UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race

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Women's road race
Jersey rainbow.svg
Rainbow jersey
Race details
DateEnd of season
DisciplineOne-day road race
OrganiserUCI
History
First edition1958
Editions66 (as of 2024)
Most winsFlag of France.svg  Jeannie Longo  (FRA)(5 wins)
Most recentFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)

The UCI Road World Championships Elite Women's Road Race is a one-day event for professional cyclists that takes place annually. The winner is considered the World Cycling Champion (or World Road Cycling Champion) and earns the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey for a full year in road race or stage events. The event is a single 'mass start' road race with the winner being the first across the line at the completion of the full race distance. The road race is contested by riders organized by national cycling teams as opposed to commercially sponsored or trade teams, which is the standard in professional cycling.

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History

The UCI Road World Championships for women made its debut in Reims, France in 1958. Due to the Summer Olympics, the Road World Championships were not held in 1984, 1988 and 1992.

Until about 1990, the race varied in length from a low of 46.6 km in 1966 to around 72 km (30 to 50 miles). From 1991, the race length began to gradually increase, first to 79 km (Stuttgart, Germany), and then to over 100 km in 1996 (Lugano, Switzerland). Since 2010, the course has varied in length between 130 kilometres (81 mi) and 160 kilometres (99 mi).

The event can be held over either a relatively flat course which favors cycling sprinters or over a hilly course which favors more of a climbing specialist or all-round type of cyclist. It usually involves laps of a circuit, albeit with fewer laps than the Elite Men's race.

From 2022 to 2024, competitors in this race under the age of 23 at the end of the previous year were also competing for honours in their own classification.

Historically, European nations have dominated this event.

Results

YearGoldSilverBronze
Women road race medallists [1]
1958Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Elsy Jacobs  (LUX)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Novikova  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mariya Loukchina  (URS)
1959Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yvonne Reynders  (BEL)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aino Puronen  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vera Gorbatcheva  (URS)
1960Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Beryl Burton  (GBR)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rosa Sels  (BEL)Flag of East Germany.svg  Elisabeth Kleinhaus  (GDR)
1961Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yvonne Reynders  (BEL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Beryl Burton  (GBR)Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Elsy Jacobs  (LUX)
1962Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marie-Rose Gaillard  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yvonne Reynders  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marie-Therese Naessens  (BEL)
1963Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yvonne Reynders  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rosa Sels  (BEL)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aino Puronen  (URS)
1964Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Emīlija Sonka  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Yudina  (URS)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rosa Sels  (BEL)
1965Flag of East Germany.svg  Elisabeth Eicholz  (GDR)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yvonne Reynders  (BEL)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aino Puronen  (URS)
1966Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yvonne Reynders  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Keetie van Oosten-Hage  (NED)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aino Puronen  (URS)
1967Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Beryl Burton  (GBR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyubov Zadorojnala  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anna Konkina  (URS)
1968Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Keetie van Oosten-Hage  (NED)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Baiba Caune  (URS)Flag of Italy.svg  Morena Tartagni  (ITA)
1969Flag of the United States.svg  Audrey McElmury  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bernadette Swinnerton  (GBR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nina Trofimova  (URS)
1970Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anna Konkina  (URS)Flag of Italy.svg  Morena Tartagni  (ITA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Raisa Obodovskaia  (URS)
1971Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anna Konkina  (URS)Flag of Italy.svg  Morena Tartagni  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Keetie van Oosten-Hage  (NED)
1972Flag of France.svg  Geneviève Gambillon  (FRA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyubov Zadorojnala  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anna Konkina  (URS)
1973Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nicole Vandenbroeck  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Keetie van Oosten-Hage  (NED)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentina Rebrovskala  (URS)
1974Flag of France.svg  Geneviève Gambillon  (FRA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Baiba Caune  (URS)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Keetie van Oosten-Hage  (NED)
1975Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tineke Fopma  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Geneviève Gambillon  (FRA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Keetie van Oosten-Hage  (NED)
1976Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Keetie van Oosten-Hage  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Laura Bissoli  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yvonne Reynders  (BEL)
1977Flag of France.svg  Josiane Bost  (FRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Connie Carpenter  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Minnie Brinkhof  (NED)
1978Flag of Germany.svg  Beate Habetz  (FRG)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Keetie van Oosten-Hage  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Eva Lorenzo  (ITA)
1979Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Petra de Bruijn  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jen De Smet  (BEL)Flag of Germany.svg  Beate Habetz  (FRG)
1980Flag of the United States.svg  Beth Heiden  (USA)Flag of Sweden.svg  Tullikke Jahre  (SWE)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mandy Jones  (GBR)
1981Flag of Germany.svg  Ute Enzenauer  (FRG)Flag of France.svg  Jeannie Longo  (FRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Connie Carpenter  (USA)
1982 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mandy Jones  (GBR)Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Canins  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gerda Sierens  (BEL)
1983Flag of Sweden.svg  Marianne Berglund  (SWE)Flag of the United States.svg  Rebecca Twigg  (USA)Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Canins  (ITA)
1984No race
1985Flag of France.svg  Jeannie Longo  (FRA)Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Canins  (ITA)Flag of Germany.svg  Sandra Schumacher  (FRG)
1986Flag of France.svg  Jeannie Longo  (FRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Janelle Parks  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alla Jakovleva  (URS)
1987Flag of France.svg  Jeannie Longo  (FRA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Heleen Hage  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Connie Meyer  (NED)
1988No race
1989Flag of France.svg  Jeannie Longo  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Catherine Marsal  (FRA)Flag of Italy.svg  Maria Canins  (ITA)
1990Flag of France.svg  Catherine Marsal  (FRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Ruthie Matthes  (USA)Flag of Italy.svg  Luisa Seghezzi  (ITA)
1991Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Leontien van Moorsel  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Inga Thompson  (USA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alison Sydor  (CAN)
1992No race
1993Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Leontien van Moorsel  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Jeannie Longo  (FRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Laura Charameda  (USA)
1994Flag of Norway.svg  Monica Valvik  (NOR)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Patsy Maegerman  (BEL)Flag of the United States.svg  Jeanne Golay  (USA)
1995Flag of France.svg  Jeannie Longo  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Catherine Marsal  (FRA)Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Edita Pučinskaitė  (LTU)
1996 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Barbara Heeb  (SUI)Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Rasa Polikevičiūtė  (LTU)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Linda Jackson  (CAN)
1997Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandra Cappellotto  (ITA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Elizabeth Tadich  (AUS)Flag of France.svg  Catherine Marsal  (FRA)
1998 Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Diana Žiliūtė  (LTU)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Leontien van Moorsel  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Hanka Kupfernagel  (GER)
1999 Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Edita Pučinskaitė  (LTU)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Anna Wilson  (AUS)Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Diana Žiliūtė  (LTU)
2000Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Zinaida Stahurskaia  (BLR)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Chantal Beltman  (NED)Flag of Sweden.svg  Madeleine Lindberg  (SWE)
2001Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Rasa Polikevičiūtė  (LTU)Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Edita Pučinskaitė  (LTU)Flag of France.svg  Jeannie Longo  (FRA)
2002Flag of Sweden.svg  Susanne Ljungskog  (SWE)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nicole Brändli  (SUI)Flag of Spain.svg  Joane Somarriba  (ESP)
2003Flag of Sweden.svg  Susanne Ljungskog  (SWE)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mirjam Melchers  (NED)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nicole Cooke  (GBR)
2004 Flag of Germany.svg  Judith Arndt  (GER)Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Tatiana Guderzo  (ITA)Flag of Norway.svg  Anita Valen  (NOR)
2005 Flag of Germany.svg  Regina Schleicher  (GER)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nicole Cooke  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Oenone Wood  (AUS)
2006 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nicole Cooke  (GBR)
2007 Flag of Italy.svg  Marta Bastianelli  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA)
2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nicole Cooke  (GBR)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Judith Arndt  (GER)
2009 Flag of Italy.svg  Tatiana Guderzo  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Noemi Cantele  (ITA)
2010 Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE)
2011 Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)
2012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rachel Neylan  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)
2013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE)Flag of Italy.svg  Rossella Ratto  (ITA)
2014 Flag of France.svg  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot  (FRA)Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER)Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE)
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lizzie Armitstead  (GBR)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  Megan Guarnier  (USA)
2016 Flag of Denmark.svg  Amalie Dideriksen  (DEN)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)Flag of Finland.svg  Lotta Lepistö  (FIN)
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Chantal Blaak  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Katrin Garfoot  (AUS)Flag of Denmark.svg  Amalie Dideriksen  (DEN)
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Amanda Spratt  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Tatiana Guderzo  (ITA)
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Amanda Spratt  (AUS)
2020 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)
2021 Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Balsamo  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL)
2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of Italy.svg  Silvia Persico  (ITA)
2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED)Flag of Denmark.svg  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig  (DEN)
2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)Flag of the United States.svg  Chloe Dygert  (USA)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)

Most successful riders

Updated after the 2024 UCI Road World Championships

RankName and countryGoldSilverBronzeTotalWinning years
1Flag of France.svg  Jeannie Longo  (FRA)52181985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yvonne Reynders  (BEL)42171959, 1961, 1963, 1966
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)36092006, 2012, 2013
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Keetie van Oosten-Hage  (NED)23381968, 1976
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED)22042018, 2020
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Beryl Burton  (GBR)21031960, 1967
Flag of France.svg  Geneviève Gambillon  (FRA)21031972, 1974
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Leontien van Moorsel  (NED)21031991, 1993
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)21032019, 2022
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL)21032023, 2024
11Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anna Konkina  (URS)20241970, 1971
12Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Bronzini  (ITA)20132010, 2011

Medalists per nation

Updated after the 2024 UCI Road World Championships

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1418537
2Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)105217
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)87419
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)661325
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)53311
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)42511
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)371121
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)3238
9Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)3227
10Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)26412
11Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1102
12Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1023
13Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1012
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)1012
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1012
16Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)1001
17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)0527
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0022
19Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0011
Totals (21 entries)646464192

References

  1. ↑ "UCI Road World Championships, Women Elite – Road race" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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