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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | End of season |
| Discipline | One-day road race |
| Organiser | UCI |
| History | |
| Most wins |  Jeannie Longo (FRA) (5 wins) |
| Most recent |  Anna van der Breggen (NED) |
The UCI Road World Championships (for Women) is an annual event that is recognized as the world championship for road race and time trial events for women. In 2019 the champion was Annemiek van Vleuten.[1]
History
The UCI Road World Championships for women made its debut in Reims, France in 1958.
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). The 2008 edition, held in Varese in Italy, was the longest at that time at 138.8 km.
Due to the Summer Olympics, the Road World Championships were not held in 1984, 1988 and 1992.
European nations have dominated this event.
Results
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Elsy Jacobs (LUX) |  Tamara Novikova (URS) | Mariya Loukchina (URS) |
| 1959 | .svg.png){kind=small} Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Aino Puronen (URS) | Vera Gorbatcheva (URS) |
| 1960 |  Beryl Burton (GBR) | Rosa Sels (BEL) |  Elisabeth Kleinhaus (GDR) |
| 1961 | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Beryl Burton (GBR) | Elsy Jacobs (LUX) |
| 1962 | Marie-Rose Gaillard (BEL) | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Marie-Therese Naessens (BEL) |
| 1963 | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Rosa Sels (BEL) | Aino Puronen (URS) |
| 1964 | Emma Sonka (URS) | Galina Yudina (URS) | Rosa Sels (BEL) |
| 1965 | Elisabeth Eicholz (GDR) | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Aino Puronen (URS) |
| 1966 | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Aino Puronen (URS) |
| 1967 | Beryl Burton (GBR) | Lyubov Zadorojnala (URS) | Anna Konkina (URS) |
| 1968 | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Baiba Caune (URS) |  Morena Tartagni (ITA) |
| 1969 |  Audrey McElmury (USA) | Bernadette Swinnerton (GBR) | Nina Trofimova (URS) |
| 1970 | Anna Konkina (URS) | Morena Tartagni (ITA) | Raisa Obodovskaia (URS) |
| 1971 | Anna Konkina (URS) | Morena Tartagni (ITA) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) |
| 1972 | Geneviève Gambillon (FRA) | Lyubov Zadorojnala (URS) | Anna Konkina (URS) |
| 1973 | Nicole Vandenbroeck (BEL) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Valentina Rebrovskala (URS) |
| 1974 | Geneviève Gambillon (FRA) | Baiba Caune (URS) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) |
| 1975 | Tineke Fopma (NED) | Geneviève Gambillon (FRA) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) |
| 1976 | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Laura Bissoli (ITA) | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) |
| 1977 | Josiane Bost (FRA) | Connie Carpenter (USA) | Minnie Brinkhof (NED) |
| 1978 |  Beate Habetz (FRG) | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | Eva Lorenzo (ITA) |
| 1979 | Petra de Bruijn (NED) | Jen De Smet (BEL) | Beate Habetz (FRG) |
| 1980 | Beth Heiden (USA) |  Tullikke Jahre (SWE) | Mandy Jones (GBR) |
| 1981 | Ute Enzenauer (FRG) | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Connie Carpenter (USA) |
| 1982 | Mandy Jones (GBR) | Maria Canins (ITA) | Gerda Sierens (BEL) |
| 1983 | Marianne Berglund (SWE) | Rebecca Twigg (USA) | Maria Canins (ITA) |
| 1984 | No race | ||
| 1985 | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Maria Canins (ITA) | Sandra Schumacher (FRG) |
| 1986 | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Janelle Parks (USA) | Alla Jakovleva (URS) |
| 1987 | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Heleen Hage (NED) | Connie Meyer (NED) |
| 1988 | No race | ||
| 1989 | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Catherine Marsal (FRA) | Maria Canins (ITA) |
| 1990 | Catherine Marsal (FRA) | Ruthie Matthes (USA) | Luisa Seghezzi (ITA) |
| 1991 | Leontien van Moorsel (NED) | Inga Thompson (USA) | .svg.png){kind=small} Alison Sydor (CAN) |
| 1992 | No race | ||
| 1993 | Leontien van Moorsel (NED) | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Laura Charameda (USA) |
| 1994 |  Monica Valvik (NOR) | Patsy Maegerman (BEL) | Jeanne Golay (USA) |
| 1995 | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | Catherine Marsal (FRA) | .svg.png){kind=small} Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) |
| 1996 |  Barbara Heeb (SUI) | Rasa Polikevičiūtė (LTU) | Linda Jackson (CAN) |
| 1997 | Alessandra Cappellotto (ITA) | .svg.png){kind=small} Elizabeth Tadich (AUS) | Catherine Marsal (FRA) |
| 1998 | Diana Žiliūtė (LTU) | Leontien van Moorsel (NED) | Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) |
| 1999 | Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) | Anna Wilson (AUS) | Diana Žiliūtė (LTU) |
| 2000 | .svg.png){kind=small} Zinaida Stahurskaia (BLR) | Chantal Beltman (NED) | Madeleine Lindberg (SWE) |
| 2001 | Rasa Polikevičiūtė (LTU) | Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) | Jeannie Longo (FRA) |
| 2002 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Nicole Brändli (SUI) |  Joane Somarriba (ESP) |
| 2003 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Mirjam Melchers (NED) | Nicole Cooke (GBR) |
| 2004 | Judith Arndt (GER) | .svg.png){kind=small} Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | Anita Valen (NOR) |
| 2005 | Regina Schleicher (GER) | Nicole Cooke (GBR) | Oenone Wood (AUS) |
| 2006 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Nicole Cooke (GBR) |
| 2007 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Marianne Vos (NED) | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) |
| 2008 | Nicole Cooke (GBR) | Marianne Vos (NED) | Judith Arndt (GER) |
| 2009 | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | Marianne Vos (NED) | Noemi Cantele (ITA) |
| 2010 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Marianne Vos (NED) | Emma Johansson (SWE) |
| 2011 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Marianne Vos (NED) | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
| 2012 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rachel Neylan (AUS) | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
| 2013 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Rossella Ratto (ITA) |
| 2014 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Emma Johansson (SWE) |
| 2015 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Megan Guarnier (USA) |
| 2016 |  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) | Kirsten Wild (NED) |  Lotta Lepistö (FIN) |
| 2017 | Chantal Blaak (NED) | Katrin Garfoot (AUS) | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) |
| 2018 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) |
| 2019 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Amanda Spratt (AUS) |
| 2020 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
Most successful riders
Updated after the 2020 UCI Road World Championships
| Rank | Name and country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeannie Longo (FRA) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995 |
| 2 | Yvonne Reynders (BEL) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966 |
| 3 | Marianne Vos (NED) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2006, 2012, 2013 |
| 4 | Keetie van Oosten-Hage (NED) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1968, 1976 |
| 5 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2018, 2020 |
| 6 | Beryl Burton (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1960, 1967 |
| Geneviève Gambillon (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1972, 1974 | |
| Leontien van Moorsel (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1991, 1993 | |
| 9 | Anna Konkina (URS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1970, 1971 |
| 10 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2010, 2011 |
| 11 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
Medalists per nation
Updated after the 2020 UCI Road World Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 13 | 16 | 5 | 34 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Belgium (BEL) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 |  Russia (RUS) | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | United States (USA) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 nations) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 180 | |
- (*) Record
^ Includes West Germany, East Germany
+ Includes Soviet Union
References
- ^ Long, Jonny (2019-09-30). "Annemiek van Vleuten posts Strava data from her magnificent 100km solo ride that claimed world title". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "UCI Road World Championships, Women Elite – Road race" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 21 September 2015.