| Women's cycling road race at the 2018 Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Vila-seca Urban Circuit 88 km (54.7 mi) | |||||||||
| Date | 27 June | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:35:29 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 2018 Mediterranean Games | ||
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Road cycling | ||
| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
The women's road race was one of 4 cycling events of the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona. The race started and finished on 27 June at the Vila-seca Urban Circuit and was won by Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy. [1]
The following NOCs had entered riders to compete in the road race event. [2]
In the table below, "s.t." indicates that the rider crossed the finish line in the same group as the cyclist before him, and was therefore credited with the same finishing time. Under UCI regulations for one-day road races (article 2.3.039), "Any rider finishing in a time exceeding that of the winner by more than 8% shall not be placed". [3]
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Mediterranean Games Cycling Champions in Women's Road Race | |
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