The women's cycling road race was one of the road cycling events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and took place on 26 March 2006 in Melbourne, Australia, on a route through the Royal Botanic Gardens.
The course was , with nine laps raced. The total race length was . Natalie Bates from Australia won the gold medal in the race, with Oenone Wood winning the silver medal. Reigning champion Nicole Cooke, who was the only Welsh cyclist in the race, won the bronze medal.
Melissa Holt from New Zealand was the only cyclist who did not finish the race due to an injury. During the sixth lap of the race, Holt crashed into Olivia Gollan. Gollan, who lost concentration, clipped Nicole Cooke's wheel, and hit the tarmac, with Holt ploughing into Gollan and going over the handlebars. Holt was taken to the hospital with a collarbone fracture.
Results The notation "s.t." indicates that the rider crossed the finish line in the same group as the one receiving the time above her, and was therefore credited with the same finishing time. The notation "DNF" indicates that the rider did not finish the race.
Rank Rider Time 2:56:08 2:59:13 4 5 62:59:15 72:59:27 82:59:29 9 102:59:32 11 12 13 14 15 16 2:59:35 17 2:59:39 18 193:00:09 20 213:01:40 223:01:51 233:02:11 243:03:17 253:03:27 26 273:05:03 283:09:28 293:11:50
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