The Women's road race of the 2017 UCI Road World Championships is a cycling event that took place on 23 September 2017 in Bergen, Norway.[2] It was won by Chantal Blaak of the Netherlands, ahead of Australian Katrin Garfoot and the defending champion, Amalie Dideriksen of Denmark.[3]
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| Dates | 23 September 2017 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 in Bergen, Norway | |||||||||
| Distance | 152.8 km (94.95 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 06' 30"[1] | |||||||||
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Course edit
The race started and finished on the Festplassen in Bergen, with the riders completing eight laps of a circuit 19.1 kilometres (11.9 miles) in length.[4] The main feature of the circuit was the climb of Salmon Hill, about 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) into the lap; the climb was 1.5 kilometres (0.93 miles) long at an average gradient of 6.4%. At 152.8 kilometres (94.9 miles), the 2017 women's road race was the longest in the championships' history, surpassing the previous record of 140.05 kilometres (87.02 miles) in 2013.[5]
Qualification edit
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 15 August 2017. The first five nations in this classification qualified seven riders to start, the next ten nations qualified six riders to start and the next five nations qualified five riders to start.[6] All other nations had the possibility to send three riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.[7]
Continental champions edit
| Champion | Name | Note |
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| Outgoing World Champion |  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) |
Competed |
| African Champion |  Aurelie Halbwachs (MRI)
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| Asian Champion |  Yang Qianyu (HKG)
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| European Champion |  Marianne Vos (NED)
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| Pan American Champion |  Paola Muñoz (CHI)
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| Oceanian Champion |  Lisen Hockings (AUS) |
Did not compete |
UCI World Ranking by Nations edit
Rankings as at 15 August 2017.
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Participating nations edit
153 cyclists from 47 nations were entered in the women's road race, however Cuba's sole representative Marlies Mejías did not start the race. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[1]
Argentina (2)
Australia (7)
Austria (3)
Azerbaijan (1)
Belgium (4)
Brazil (1)
Canada (6)
Chile (2)
Colombia (3)
Cuba (1) (did not start)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Denmark (7)
Ethiopia (2)
Finland (2)
France (6)
Germany (6)
Great Britain (7)
Greece (1)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (2)
Ireland (1)
Israel (3)
Italy (7)
Japan (2)
Kazakhstan (3)
Lithuania (3)
Luxembourg (4)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (2)
Netherlands (8)
New Zealand (2)
Norway (6)
Paraguay (1)
Poland (6)
Romania (1)
Russia (5)
Serbia (1)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (3)
South Africa (2)
Spain (6)
Sweden (5)
Switzerland (3)
Ukraine (1)
United States (7)
Final classification edit
Of the race's 153 entrants, 77 riders completed the full distance of 152.8 kilometres (94.9 miles).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Femmes Elite". Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "World Championships WE – Road Race". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Chantal Blaak nets elite women's road race world title despite crash". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Countdown to the road races". Bergen2017.no. Bergen 2017 AS. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
The women's race will go a distance of 152,8 km, including 8 laps on the 19.1 km long circuit.
- ^ "Technical Guide – 2017 UCI Road World Championships" (PDF). UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 16 September 2017. p. 51. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Qualification system for the 2017 UCI Road World Championships" (PDF). UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 July 2017. p. 6. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Quota allocation for the Bergen 2017 UCI Road World Championships" (PDF). UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.