2014_UCI_Road_World_Championships_–_Women's_junior_road_race

2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race

2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race

Cycling race


The Women's junior road race of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 26 September 2014. The course of the race was 72.80 km (45.24 mi) with the start and finish in Ponferrada.[2]

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In a sprint finish of some eighteen riders, defending champion Amalie Dideriksen of Denmark was able to retain her title, repeating the feat of Great Britain pair Nicole Cooke in 2000 and 2001, and Lucy Garner in 2011 and 2012. Dideriksen out-sprinted Italy's Sofia Bertizzolo, the European champion, for the gold medal, with Agnieszka Skalniak of Poland taking the bronze medal.

Qualification

All National Federations were allowed to enter eight riders for the race, with a maximum of four riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.[3]

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Course

The race was held on the same circuit as the other road races and consisted of four laps. The circuit was 18.20 km (11.31 mi) long and included two hills. The total climbing was 306 m (1,004 ft) per lap and the maximum incline was 10.7%.[4]

The first 4 km (2.5 mi) were flat, after which the climb to Alto de Montearenas started, with an average gradient of 8%. After a few hundred metres the ascent flattened and the remaining 5.1 km (3.2 mi) were at an average gradient of 3.5%. Next was a descent, with the steepest point after 11 km (6.8 mi) at a 16% negative gradient.

The Alto de Compostilla was a short climb of 1.1 km (0.68 mi), at an average gradient is 6.5% with some of the steepest parts at 11%. The remaining distance of 4.5 km (2.8 mi) was downhill thereafter, prior to the finish in Ponferrada.[5]

Schedule

All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).[6]

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Participating nations

93 cyclists from 35 nations took part in the women's junior road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.[7]

  • Australia Australia (3)
  • Austria Austria (2)
  • Belgium Belgium (4)
  • Brazil Brazil (2)
  • Canada Canada (4)
  • Colombia Colombia (2)
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic (2)
  • Denmark Denmark (2)
  • Egypt Egypt (2)
  • Estonia Estonia (1)
  • France France (4)
  • Germany Germany (4)
  • United Kingdom Great Britain (4)
  • Republic of Ireland Ireland (1)
  • Italy Italy (5)
  • Japan Japan (2)
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (4)
  • Latvia Latvia (1)
  • Lithuania Lithuania (3)
  • Mauritius Mauritius (1)
  • Mexico Mexico (3)
  • Netherlands Netherlands (4)
  • Poland Poland (4)
  • Romania Romania (1)
  • Russia Russia (4)
  • Serbia Serbia (1)
  • Slovakia Slovakia (1)
  • Slovenia Slovenia (1)
  • South Africa South Africa (3)
  • Spain Spain (4) (host)
  • Sweden Sweden (3)
  • Switzerland Switzerland (3)
  • Turkey Turkey (3)
  • United States United States (4)
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (1)

Prize money

The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of 3,450.[8]

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Final classification

Of the race's 93 entrants, 85 riders completed the full distance of 72.8 km (45.2 mi).[1]

Agnieszka Skalniak finished third in the race.
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References

  1. "Results / Résultats: Women Juniors Road Race / Course en ligne Femmes Junior" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-29. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. "Racing Programme". mundialciclismoponferrada. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. "Competition Guide Appendices" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. "HILLS PROFILES" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. "Road race elite women (course)" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  6. "Sport Competition Schedule" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. "Start List / Liste de départ: Women Juniors Road Race / Course en ligne Femmes Junior" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  8. "Competitions Guide" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

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