The Women's junior road race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 25, 2015. The course of the race was 64.8 km (40.3 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.[2]
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| Dates | September 25, 2015 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 64.8 km (40.26 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1h 42' 16"[1] | |||||||||
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As they did in the time trial event, American duo Chloé Dygert and Emma White finished with the gold and silver medals respectively. Dygert won the race by 83 seconds over White, to become the first rider since Nicole Cooke in 2001 to win both junior titles in the same year. The podium was completed by Poland's Agnieszka Skalniak, a further five seconds in arrears.[1][3][4]
Qualification edit
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. The outgoing World Champion, Amalie Dideriksen, did not compete as she was no longer eligible to contest junior races.[5]
| Champion | Name |
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| African Champion |  Helen Mitchell (RSA)
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| Pan American Champion |  Karen Flores (MEX)
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| Asian Champion |  Yumi Kajihara (JPN)
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| European Champion |  Nadia Quagliotto (ITA)
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| Oceanian |  Kristina Clonan (AUS)
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Course edit
The junior women rode four laps on the road race circuit. The length of the circuit was 16.2 km (10.1 mi) and had a total elevation of 103 meters (338 feet). All road races took place on a challenging, technical and inner-city road circuit. The circuit headed west from Downtown Richmond, working its way onto Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America". Cyclists took a 180-degree turn at the Jefferson Davis monument and then maneuvered through the Uptown district and Virginia Commonwealth University. Halfway through the circuit, the race headed down into Shockoe Bottom before following the canal and passing Great Shiplock Park, the start of the Virginia Capital Trail. A sharp, off-camber turn at Rocketts Landing brought the riders to the narrow, twisty, cobbled 200 meters (660 feet) climb up to Libby Hill Park in the historic Church Hill neighborhood. A quick descent, followed by three hard turns led to a 100 meters (330 feet) climb up 23rd Street. Once atop this steep cobbled hill, riders descended into Shockoe Bottom. This led them to the final 300 meters (980 feet) climb on Governor Street. At the top, the rider had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.
Schedule edit
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).[6]
| Date | Time | Event |
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| September 25, 2015 | 10:00–11:50 | Women's junior road race |
Participating nations edit
74 cyclists from 28 nations took part in the women's junior road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[7]
Australia (2)
Belgium (4)
Canada (4)
Colombia (2)
Costa Rica (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Denmark (1)
Ecuador (2)
France (4)
Germany (4)
Great Britain (4)
Ireland (1)
Italy (5)
Japan (1)
Lithuania (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (1)
Netherlands (4)
Norway (2)
New Zealand (3)
Poland (4)
Puerto Rico (1)
Russia (4)
Spain (4)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (4)
United States (4) (host)
Zimbabwe (2)
Prize money edit
The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €3,450.[8]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
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| Amount[8] | €1,533 | €1,150 | €767 | €3,450 |
Final classification edit
Of the race's 74 entrants, 67 riders completed the full distance of 64.8 km (40.3 mi).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Final Results / Résultat final: Women Juniors Road Race / Course en ligne Femmes Junior" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Time Trial Circuit". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ^ Wynn, Nigel (September 25, 2015). "Chloé Dygert does the double: wins World Champs junior road race and time trial". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ Woods, David (September 25, 2015). "Brownsburg cyclist Chloé Dygert wins 2nd gold medal". The Indianapolis Star. Karen Ferguson, Gannett Company. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Competition Guide Appendices" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Race Schedule". Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ ENTRIES/START LISTS/RESULTS
- ^ a b "Competitions Guide" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved September 5, 2015.[permanent dead link]