2020 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race

The Women's road race of the 2020 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 26 September 2020 in Imola, Italy.[2] Annemiek van Vleuten was the defending champion.[3]

Women's road race
2020 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates26 September 2020
Stages1
Distance143 km (88.86 mi)
Winning time4h 09' 57"[1]
Medalists
   Gold  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
   Silver  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
   Bronze  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Events at the 2020 UCI
Road World Championships
Elite events
Elite road racemenwomen
Elite time trialmenwomen

Anna van der Breggen from the Netherlands became the first rider in 25 years to win both the road race and time trial titles at a single World Championships, after a 40-kilometre (25-mile) solo attack.[4] She finished 80 seconds clear of her closest competitors,[5] to win her second world title in three years. The silver medal went to compatriot van Vleuten, who was riding the race with a brace on a fractured wrist – having completed a U-turn on competing in the race – following a crash the week prior at the Giro Rosa.[6][7][8] The bronze medal was taken by Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini, losing out to van Vleuten in a two-up sprint.[4][5]

Final classification

Following the withdrawals of Chloé Dygert and Rotem Gafinovitz after the time trial two days prior to the race, 143 cyclists were listed to start the 143-kilometre (89 mi)-long course.[9] Three further riders did not start the race, therefore 140 riders competed; 105 completed the full distance.[1]

References
  1. "Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Road Race". Tissot Timing. Tissot. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "Road World Championships 2020 route: Maps and profiles for revised events". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. Skelton, Jack (28 September 2019). "Road World Championships: Annemiek van Vleuten wins first women's world road title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. Frattini, Kirsten (26 September 2020). "Anna van der Breggen wins elite women's world title at Imola World Championships". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Road World Championships: Anna van der Breggen wins women's road race for rare double". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. "Giro Rosa: Race leader Annemiek van Vleuten will miss worlds after suffering broken wrist". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. "Van Vleuten not ruling out World Championships participation despite broken wrist". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. Farrand, Stephen (25 September 2020). "Van Vleuten cleared to ride UCI World Championships road race". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. "2020 UCI Road World Championships - Start list - Women Elite Road Race" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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