2015 World Road Cycling Championships
82nd edition: Sept 20 - Sept 27, 2015
Elite Women's Road Race
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September 26: Elite Women's Road Race, 129.8 km/ 80.6 miles
Elizabeth Armitstead is the new Elite Women's World Champion
The race: There can be no doubt. None. Today Elizabeth Armitstead was the finest, most capable woman road racer in the world and truly deserved winning the rainbow jersey.
This was an aggressive race, with numerous attacks flying off the front and being brought back to the field.
In the final lap Armitstead tried to go clear a couple of times, but in the end, was in a lead group of nine that rolled to the finish. After those attacks one would have thought Armitstead would no longer have a sharp turn of speed.
But, in the final rush to the line she drove hard at the front to clearly win the race and become the world champion.
Complete Results:
129.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.189 km/hr
| 1 | ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth | GREAT BRITAIN | 3hr 23min 56sec |
| 2 | VAN DER BREGGEN Anna | NETHERLANDS | s.t. |
| 3 | GUARNIER Megan | U.S.A. | s.t. |
| 4 | LONGO BORGHINI Elisa | ITALY | s.t. |
| 5 | JOHANSSON Emma | SWEDEN | s.t. |
| 6 | FERRAND PREVOT Pauline | FRANCE | s.t. |
| 7 | NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna | POLAND | s.t. |
| 8 | AMIALIUSIK Alena | BELARUS | s.t. |
| 9 | NEFF Jolanda | SWITZERLAND | s.t. |
| 10 | VAN DIJK Ellen | NETHERLANDS | @ 9sec |
| 11 | NUMAINVILLE Joelle | CANADA | s.t. |
| 12 | WORRACK Trixi | GERMANY | s.t. |
| 13 | CANUEL Karol-Ann | CANADA | s.t. |
| 14 | MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh | SOUTH AFRICA | s.t. |
| 15 | MAJERUS Christine | LUXEMBOURG | s.t. |
| 16 | BRAND Lucinda | NETHERLANDS | s.t. |
| 17 | CROMWELL Tiffany | AUSTRALIA | s.t. |
| 18 | CECCHINI Elena | ITALY | 17 |
| 19 | NEYLAN Rachel | AUSTRALIA | s.t. |
| 20 | WILLIAMS Lizzie | AUSTRALIA | s.t. |
| 21 | JASINSKA Malgorzata | POLAND | s.t. |
| 22 | VILLUMSEN Linda Melanie | NEW ZEALAND | s.t. |
| 23 | SCANDOLARA Valentina | ITALY | 19 |
| 24 | STEVENS Evelyn | U.S.A. | s.t. |
| 25 | DIDERIKSEN Amalie | DENMARK | 31 |
| 26 | FAHLIN Emilia | SWEDEN | s.t. |
| 27 | BRONZINI Giorgia | ITALY | 36 |
| 28 | KITCHEN Lauren | AUSTRALIA | 46 |
| 29 | GARFOOT Katrin | AUSTRALIA | s.t. |
| 30 | BRENNAUER Lisa | GERMANY | 49 |
| 31 | KASPER Romy | GERMANY | 51 |
| 32 | KIRCHMANN Leah | CANADA | 52 |
| 33 | SOLOVEI Ganna | UKRAINE | s.t. |
| 34 | TUSLAITE Daiva | LITHUANIA | s.t. |
| 35 | LELEIVYTE Rasa | LITHUANIA | s.t. |
| 36 | JACKSON Alison | CANADA | s.t. |
| 37 | MOBERG Emilie | NORWAY | s.t. |
| 38 | PENUELA Diana | COLOMBIA | s.t. |
| 39 | RIVERA Coryn | U.S.A. | s.t. |
| 40 | LEPISTO Lotta | FINLAND | s.t. |
| 41 | KUCHINSKAYA Elena | RUSSIA | s.t. |
| 42 | BUJAK Eugenia | POLAND | s.t. |
| 43 | DREXEL Ingrid | MEXICO | s.t. |
| 44 | ANTOSHINA Tatiana | RUSSIA | s.t. |
| 45 | BIANNIC Aude | FRANCE | s.t. |
| 46 | PIETERS Amy | NETHERLANDS | s.t. |
| 47 | KACHELHOFFER An-Li | SOUTH AFRICA | s.t. |
| 48 | SPRATT Amanda | AUSTRALIA | s.t. |
| 49 | D'HOORE Jolien | BELGIUM | s.t. |
| 50 | ROWNEY Loren | AUSTRALIA | s.t. |
| 51 | SANTESTEBAN Ane | SPAIN | s.t. |
| 52 | PLICHTA Anna | POLAND | s.t. |
| 53 | CORDON Audrey | FRANCE | s.t. |
| 54 | RATTO Rossella | ITALY | s.t. |
| 55 | PIPES Lenore | GUAM | s.t. |
| 56 | SHEKEL Olga | UKRAINE | +1:11 |
| 57 | BATAGELJ Polona | SLOVENIA | +1:16 |
| 58 | POTOKINA Anna | RUSSIA | +1:25 |
| 59 | KOZONCHUK Oksana | RUSSIA | s.t. |
| 60 | ELVIN Gracie | AUSTRALIA | s.t. |
| 61 | BLAAK Chantal | NETHERLANDS | +1:37 |
| 62 | GUDERZO Tatiana | ITALY | +2:33 |
| 63 | YONAMINE Eri | JAPAN | +3:33 |
| 64 | ERIC Jelena | SERBIA | +4:52 |
| 65 | ZUR Monika | POLAND | +5:41 |
| 66 | PINTAR Ursa | SLOVENIA | s.t. |
| 67 | SLAPPENDEL Iris | NETHERLANDS | s.t. |
| 68 | LOZANO Laura Camila | COLOMBIA | s.t. |
| 69 | VEKEMANS Anisha | BELGIUM | s.t. |
| 70 | BRZEZNA Monika | POLAND | s.t. |
| 71 | DILLON Olivia | IRELAND | s.t. |
| 72 | KIESANOWSKI Joanne | NEW ZEALAND | s.t. |
| 73 | GULUMA ORTIZ Serika | COLOMBIA | s.t. |
| 74 | NILSSON Hanna | SWEDEN | s.t. |
| 75 | MOLLEBRO Camilla | DENMARK | s.t. |
| 76 | BASTIANELLI Marta | ITALY | s.t. |
| 77 | WILES Tayler | U.S.A. | s.t. |
| 78 | BUCHANAN Rushlee | NEW ZEALAND | s.t. |
| 79 | SIMMONDS Hayley | GREAT BRITAIN | s.t. |
| 80 | SCHWEIZER Doris | SWITZERLAND | s.t. |
| 81 | KNETEMANN Roxane | NETHERLANDS | +7:34 |
| 82 | VASILIEVA Svetlana | RUSSIA | +10:11 |
| 83 | REIS Daniela | PORTUGAL | s.t. |
| 84 | ERIKA Varela | MEXICO | s.t. |
| 85 | MUNOZ Paola | CHILE | s.t. |
| 86 | KOMANSKI Lauren | U.S.A. | s.t. |
| 87 | GIRUBUNTU Jeanne D'Arc | RWANDA | +11:37 |
| 88 | GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla | SPAIN | +14:00 |
| LICHTENBERG Claudia | GERMANY | DNF | |
| MUSTONEN-LICHAN Sara | SWEDEN | DNF | |
| BARNES Alice | GREAT BRITAIN | DNF | |
| LORVIK Ingrid | NORWAY | DNF | |
| RITTER Martina | AUSTRIA | DNF | |
| SANCHIS CHAFER Anna | SPAIN | DNF | |
| RIVAT Amélie | FRANCE | DNF | |
| POHL Stephanie | GERMANY | DNF | |
| GARNER Lucy | GREAT BRITAIN | DNF | |
| TUVSHINJARGAL Enkhjargal | MONGOLIA | DNF | |
| LAIZANE Lija | LATVIA | DNF | |
| BASH Paz | ISRAEL | DNF | |
| NUNEZ Miryan | ECUADOR | DNF | |
| JOHNSEN Cecilie Gotaas | NORWAY | DNF | |
| BECKER Charlotte | GERMANY | DNF | |
| RIABCHENKO Tetiana | UKRAINE | DNF | |
| HAMMES Kathrin | GERMANY | DNF | |
| OLDS Shelley | U.S.A. | DNF | |
| DOM Annelies | BELGIUM | DNF | |
| JEULAND Pascale | FRANCE | DNF | |
| FOURNIER Roxane | FRANCE | DNF | |
| SAIFUTDINOVA Natalya | KAZAKHSTAN | DNF | |
| NECKAROVA Zuzana | CZECH REPUBLIC | DNF | |
| STANDER Cherise | SOUTH AFRICA | DNF | |
| DELZENNE Elise | FRANCE | DNF | |
| DAAMS Jessie | BELGIUM | DNF | |
| HANNES Kaat | BELGIUM | DNF | |
| WALKER Jessie | GREAT BRITAIN | DNF | |
| STEPHENS Lauren | U.S.A. | DNF | |
| HANSELMANN Nicole | SWITZERLAND | DNF | |
| BERTINE Kathryn | SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | DNF | |
| CHANPENG Nontasin | THAILAND | DNF | |
| DE VUYST Sofie | BELGIUM | DNF | |
| RAMSDEN Denise | CANADA | DNF | |
| WEAVER Molly | GREAT BRITAIN | DNF | |
| MEDVEDOVA Tereza | SLOVAKIA | DNF | |
| EGOROVA Daria | RUSSIA | DNF | |
| CESAR Yennifer | VENEZUELA | DNF | |
| MENA Milagro | COSTA RICA | DNF | |
| WILKOS Katarzyna | POLAND | DNF | |
| MEADE Fiona | IRELAND | DNF | |
| DEMYDOVA Olena | UKRAINE | DNF | |
| BJORNSRUD Miriam | NORWAY | DNF | |
| RIJKES Sarah | AUSTRIA | DNF | |
| MANEEPHAN Jutatip | THAILAND | DNF | |
| RIVERA Solymar | PUERTO RICO | DNF | |
| VAINIONPAA Laura | FINLAND | DNS |
Elite Women's Road race photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
The British team is presented
Team France
The Italians
New Zealand
UCI boss Brian Cookson
The Americans line up
The peloton is ready to race.
And they're off.
Something has gone wrong for Giorgia Bronzini (2010, 2011 world champion) as she talks to Rosella Ratto
Ratto gives Bronzini a ride.
A break has gone clear
They drive for the line
Elizabeth Armitstead gets the gold medal
Giorgia Bronzini finishes on foot
New world champion Elizabeth Armitstead
The podium, from left: Anna Van der Breggen (2nd), Elizabeth Armitstead, Megan Guarnier (3rd)
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