2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's junior road race


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 with the start and finish in Ponferrada.
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.
ChampionName
Outgoing World Champion
African Champion
Pan American Champion
Asian Champion
European Champion
Oceanian

Course

The race was held on the same circuit as the other road races and consisted of four laps. The circuit was long and included two hills. The total climbing was per lap and the maximum incline was 10.7%.
The first 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 were at an average gradient of 3.5%. Next was a descent, with the steepest point after at a 16% negative gradient.
The Alto de Compostilla was a short climb of, at an average gradient is 6.5% with some of the steepest parts at 11%. The remaining distance of was downhill thereafter, prior to the finish in Ponferrada.

Schedule

All times are in Central European Time.
DateTimeEvent
26 September 201409:00–11:10Women's junior road race
26 September 201411:30Victory ceremony

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.
The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €3,450.
Position1st2nd3rdTotal
Amount€1,533€1,150€767€3,450

Final classification

Of the race's 93 entrants, 85 riders completed the full distance of.
finished third in the race.
RankRiderCountryTime
1Amalie Dideriksen
2Sofia Bertizzolo
3Agnieszka Skalniaks.t.
4Nikola Noskovás.t.
5Lisa Kleins.t.
6Gréta Richiouds.t.
7Jeanne Korevaars.t.
8Jelena Erićs.t.
9Saartje Vandenbrouckes.t.
10Mathilde Cartals.t.
11Alexandra Manlys.t.
12Daria Pikuliks.t.
13Kiyoka Sakaguchis.t.
14Inga Rodiecks.t.
15Sina Freis.t.
16Lenny Druytss.t.
17Janelle Coles.t.
18Yumi Kajiharas.t.
19Liah Harvie+ 3"
20Katia Ragusa+ 3"
21Svetlana Ryabova+ 6"
22Faina Potapova+ 11"
23Paula Patino+ 11"
24Sofia Beggin+ 13"
25Soline Lamboley+ 15"
26Maria Calderón+ 15"
27Pernille Mathiesen+ 15"
28Dafne Theroux-Izquierdo+ 15"
29Angela Adelsberger+ 15"
30Camila Valbuena+ 15"
31Cristina Martínez+ 15"
32Nikola Zdráhalová+ 15"
33Laurence Dumais+ 15"
34Nikol Plosaj+ 15"
35Macey Stewart+ 20"
36Emma White+ 28"
37Mel Lowther+ 28"
38Yarely Salazar+ 28"
39Jip van den Bos+ 30"
40Endija Rutule+ 1' 32"
41Bethany Hayward+ 1' 42"
42Sara Wackermann+ 2' 18"
43Maria Kantsyber+ 2' 19"
44Rocío García+ 2' 19"
45Madeleine Boutet+ 4' 10"
46Hannah Swan+ 4' 10"
47Julia Scheidegger+ 6' 27"
48Eva Maria Palm+ 7' 40"
49Aline Seitz+ 7' 49"
50Milda Aužbikavičiūtė+ 7' 49"
51Megan Barker+ 7' 49"
52Anna-Leeza Hull+ 7' 53"
53Ellinor Huusko+ 9' 43"
54Chanella Stougje+ 9' 43"
55Wiebke Rodieck+ 9' 43"
56Fanny Zambon+ 9' 43"
57Ema Manikaitė+ 9' 43"
58Marta Łach+ 9' 43"
59Katja Jeretina+ 9' 43"
60Brenda Santoyo+ 9' 43"
61Viktoria Popova+ 9' 43"
62Karen Flores+ 9' 43"
63Ernesta Strainytė+ 9' 43"
64Christina Schweinberger+ 9' 43"
65Anastasiia Pliaskina+ 9' 43"
66Sara Poidevin+ 9' 43"
67Coral Casado+ 9' 43"
68Jacqueline Dietrich+ 9' 43"
69Catherine Colyn+ 9' 43"
70Daria Egorova+ 9' 48"
71Kimberley Le Court+ 10' 22"
72Nicole Nesti+ 10' 37"
73Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed+ 11' 18"
74Aafke Soet+ 12' 06"
75Ana Paula Casetta+ 14' 16"
76Linda Halleröd+ 15' 03"
77Yekaterina Yuraitis+ 16' 17"
78Nadezhda Geneleva+ 16' 21"
79Mari-Liis Mõttus+ 16' 21"
80Michelle Benson+ 16' 21"
81Renata da Silva Lopes+ 16' 21"
82Marike Tache+ 16' 21"
83Ayşe Çakır+ 16' 21"
84Ekaterina Knebeleva+ 16' 21"
85Monique Gerber+ 16' 34"
Grace Garner
Menatalla Essam RagabDNF
Gamze KıyasDNF
Julia KarlssonDNF
Josie KnightDNF
Fien DelbaereDNF
Zeynep Ezgi TekinoğluDNF
Tereza MedveďováDNF