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

Women's junior road race
2014 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates26 September 2014
Stages1
Distance72.80 km (45.24 mi)
Winning time2h 02' 59"[1]
Medalists
   Gold  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN)
   Silver  Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA)
   Bronze  Agnieszka Skalniak (POL)
Events at the 2014 UCI
Road World Championships
Participating nations
Qualification
Elite events
Elite road racemenwomen
Elite time trialmenwomen
Elite team time trialmenwomen
Under-23 events
Under-23 road racemen
Under-23 time trialmen
Junior events
Junior road racemenwomen
Junior time trialmenwomen

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
See also: 2014 UCI Road World Championships – 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]

Champion Name
Outgoing World Champion Amalie Dideriksen (DEN)
African Champion Monique Gerber (RSA)
Pan American Champion Karen Flores (MEX)
Asian Champion Nadezhda Geneleva (KAZ)
European Champion Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA)
Oceanian Elizabeth Stannard (NZL)

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]

Date Time Event
26 September 201409:00–11:10Women's junior road race
26 September 201411:30Victory ceremony

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

Prize money

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

Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Amount[8] €1,533 €1,150 €767 €3,450

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.
Rank Rider Country Time
1 Amalie Dideriksen  Denmark 2h 02' 59"
2 Sofia Bertizzolo  Italy s.t.
3 Agnieszka Skalniak  Poland s.t.
4 Nikola Nosková  Czech Republic s.t.
5 Lisa Klein  Germany s.t.
6 Gréta Richioud  France s.t.
7 Jeanne Korevaar  Netherlands s.t.
8 Jelena Erić  Serbia s.t.
9 Saartje Vandenbroucke  Belgium s.t.
10 Mathilde Cartal  France s.t.
11 Alexandra Manly  Australia s.t.
12 Daria Pikulik  Poland s.t.
13 Kiyoka Sakaguchi  Japan s.t.
14 Inga Rodieck  Germany s.t.
15 Sina Frei   Switzerland s.t.
16 Lenny Druyts  Belgium s.t.
17 Janelle Cole  United States s.t.
18 Yumi Kajihara  Japan s.t.
19 Liah Harvie  Canada + 3"
20 Katia Ragusa  Italy + 3"
21 Svetlana Ryabova  Kazakhstan + 6"
22 Faina Potapova  Kazakhstan + 11"
23 Paula Patino  Colombia + 11"
24 Sofia Beggin  Italy + 13"
25 Soline Lamboley  France + 15"
26 Maria Calderón  Spain + 15"
27 Pernille Mathiesen  Denmark + 15"
28 Dafne Theroux-Izquierdo  Canada + 15"
29 Angela Adelsberger  Austria + 15"
30 Camila Valbuena  Colombia + 15"
31 Cristina Martínez  Spain + 15"
32 Nikola Zdráhalová  Czech Republic + 15"
33 Laurence Dumais  Canada + 15"
34 Nikol Plosaj  Poland + 15"
35 Macey Stewart  Australia + 20"
36 Emma White  United States + 28"
37 Mel Lowther  Great Britain + 28"
38 Yarely Salazar  Mexico + 28"
39 Jip van den Bos  Netherlands + 30"
40 Endija Rutule  Latvia + 1' 32"
41 Bethany Hayward  Great Britain + 1' 42"
42 Sara Wackermann  Italy + 2' 18"
43 Maria Kantsyber  Russia + 2' 19"
44 Rocío García  Spain + 2' 19"
45 Madeleine Boutet  United States + 4' 10"
46 Hannah Swan  United States + 4' 10"
47 Julia Scheidegger   Switzerland + 6' 27"
48 Eva Maria Palm  Belgium + 7' 40"
49 Aline Seitz   Switzerland + 7' 49"
50 Milda Aužbikavičiūtė  Lithuania + 7' 49"
51 Megan Barker  Great Britain + 7' 49"
52 Anna-Leeza Hull  Australia + 7' 53"
53 Ellinor Huusko  Sweden + 9' 43"
54 Chanella Stougje  Netherlands + 9' 43"
55 Wiebke Rodieck  Germany + 9' 43"
56 Fanny Zambon  France + 9' 43"
57 Ema Manikaitė  Lithuania + 9' 43"
58 Marta Łach  Poland + 9' 43"
59 Katja Jeretina  Slovenia + 9' 43"
60 Brenda Santoyo  Mexico + 9' 43"
61 Viktoria Popova  Russia + 9' 43"
62 Karen Flores  Mexico + 9' 43"
63 Ernesta Strainytė  Lithuania + 9' 43"
64 Christina Schweinberger  Austria + 9' 43"
65 Anastasiia Pliaskina  Russia + 9' 43"
66 Sara Poidevin  Canada + 9' 43"
67 Coral Casado  Spain + 9' 43"
68 Jacqueline Dietrich  Germany + 9' 43"
69 Catherine Colyn  South Africa + 9' 43"
70 Daria Egorova  Russia + 9' 48"
71 Kimberley Le Court  Mauritius + 10' 22"
72 Nicole Nesti  Italy + 10' 37"
73 Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed  Egypt + 11' 18"
74 Aafke Soet  Netherlands + 12' 06"
75 Ana Paula Casetta  Brazil + 14' 16"
76 Linda Halleröd  Sweden + 15' 03"
77 Yekaterina Yuraitis  Kazakhstan + 16' 17"
78 Nadezhda Geneleva  Kazakhstan + 16' 21"
79 Mari-Liis Mõttus  Estonia + 16' 21"
80 Michelle Benson  South Africa + 16' 21"
81 Renata da Silva Lopes  Brazil + 16' 21"
82 Marike Tache  Romania + 16' 21"
83 Ayşe Çakır  Turkey + 16' 21"
84 Ekaterina Knebeleva  Uzbekistan + 16' 21"
85 Monique Gerber  South Africa + 16' 34"
Grace Garner  Great Britain DNF
Menatalla Essam Ragab  Egypt DNF
Gamze Kıyas  Turkey DNF
Julia Karlsson  Sweden DNF
Josie Knight  Ireland DNF
Fien Delbaere  Belgium DNF
Zeynep Ezgi Tekinoğlu  Turkey DNF
Tereza Medveďová  Slovakia DNF

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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