Dates 26 September 2014 Distance 72.80 km (45.24 mi) 02 ! Silver Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) | Stages 1 Winning time 2h 02' 59" | |
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01 ! Gold Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) | ||
The Women's junior road race of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 26 September 2014. The course of the race was 72.80 km (45.24 mi) with the start and finish in Ponferrada.
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In a sprint finish of some eighteen riders, defending champion Amalie Dideriksen of Denmark was able to retain her title, repeating the feat of Great Britain pair Nicole Cooke in 2000 and 2001, and Lucy Garner in 2011 and 2012. Dideriksen out-sprinted Italy's Sofia Bertizzolo, the European champion, for the gold medal, with Agnieszka Skalniak of Poland taking the bronze medal.
Qualification
All National Federations were allowed to enter eight riders for the race, with a maximum of four riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.
Course
The race was held on the same circuit as the other road races and consisted of four laps. The circuit was 18.20 km (11.31 mi) long and included two hills. The total climbing was 306 m (1,004 ft) per lap and the maximum incline was 10.7%.
The first 4 km (2.5 mi) were flat, after which the climb to Alto de Montearenas started, with an average gradient of 8%. After a few hundred metres the ascent flattened and the remaining 5.1 km (3.2 mi) were at an average gradient of 3.5%. Next was a descent, with the steepest point after 11 km (6.8 mi) at a 16% negative gradient.
The Alto de Compostilla was a short climb of 1.1 km (0.68 mi), at an average gradient is 6.5% with some of the steepest parts at 11%. The remaining distance of 4.5 km (2.8 mi) was downhill thereafter, prior to the finish in Ponferrada.
Schedule
All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Participating nations
93 cyclists from 35 nations took part in the women's junior road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.
Prize money
The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €3,450.
Final classification
Of the race's 93 entrants, 85 riders completed the full distance of 72.8 km (45.2 mi).