2019 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race

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Women's road race
2019 UCI Road World Championships
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Race details
Dates28 September 2019
Stages1 in Harrogate, England
Distance149.4 km (92.83 mi)
Winning time4h 06' 05" [1]
Medalists
 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)
 Silver medal icon.svg Silver Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Anna van der Breggen  (NED)
 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Amanda Spratt  (AUS)
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The Women's road race of the 2019 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 28 September 2019 in Yorkshire, England. It started in Bradford and finished in Harrogate, after three laps in Harrogate. [2]

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Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten won the race, after a solo breakaway for more than 100 kilometres (62 miles). Defending champion Anna van der Breggen, also of the Netherlands, finished as runner-up, with Australian cyclist Amanda Spratt finishing in third. [3]

Qualification

Participating nations

152 cyclists from 49 nations were entered in the women's road race, however Luxembourg's Anne-Sophie Harsch did not start the event. [1] The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses. [4]

Final classification

Of the race's 152 entrants, 88 riders completed the full distance of 149.4 kilometres (92.8 miles). [1]

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References

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