Cycling race
Cycling race
The Women's road race of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 25 September 2021 from Antwerp to Leuven, Belgium.[1][2] Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands was the defending champion.[3]
The race was won by Italian Elisa Balsamo in a bunch sprint ahead of three time world champion Marianne Vos from the Netherlands, and Katarzyna Niewiadoma from Poland.[4]
Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 17 August 2021.[5]
UCI World Rankings
The following nations qualified.[6]
Criterium
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Rank
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Number of riders
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Nations
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To enter
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To start
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UCI World Ranking by Nations
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1-5
|
|
7
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Netherlands Italy Denmark Germany Australia
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6-14
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|
6
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Belgium United States Great Britain South Africa Poland
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15-19
|
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5
|
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UCI World Ranking by Individuals (if not already qualified)
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1–200
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2
|
1
|
—
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Continental champions
Final classification
Of the race's 162 entrants, 117 riders completed the full distance of 157.7-kilometre (98.0 mi).[7][8]
References