The Women's road race of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 25 September 2021 from Antwerp to Leuven, Belgium. Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands was the defending champion.
The race was won by Italian Elisa Balsamo in a bunch sprint ahead of three time world champion Marianne Vos from the Netherlands, and Katarzyna Niewiadoma from Poland.
Qualification Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 17 August 2021.
UCI World Rankings The following nations qualified.
Criterium Rank Number of riders Nations To enter To start UCI World Ranking by Nations 1-5 7 6-14 6 15-19 5 UCI World Ranking by Individuals(if not already qualified) 1–200 2 1
Continental champions Name Country Reason Anna Kiesenhofer Olympic Champion Anna van der Breggen Outgoing World Champion Carla Oberholzer African Champion Lina Hernández Pan American Champion
Final classification
Of the race's 162 entrants, 117 riders completed the full distance of .
Rank Rider Country Time 1 Elisa Balsamo 3h 52' 27" 2 Marianne Vos + 0" 3 Katarzyna Niewiadoma + 1" 4 Kata Blanka Vas + 1" 5 Arlenis Sierra + 1" 6 Alison Jackson + 1" 7 Demi Vollering + 1" 8 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig + 1" 9 Lisa Brennauer + 1" 10 Coryn Rivera + 1" 11 Ashleigh Moolman + 1" 12 Alena Amialiusik + 1" 13 Elise Chabbey + 1" 14 Elizabeth Deignan + 1" 15 Sina Frei + 1" 16 Lotte Kopecky + 1" 17 Elisa Longo Borghini + 1" 18 Ellen van Dijk + 8" 19 Annemiek van Vleuten + 8" 20 Marta Cavalli + 15" 21 Ruth Winder + 17" 22 Marta Bastianelli + 17" 23 Maria Giulia Confalonieri + 29" 24 Rachel Neylan + 45" 25 Anna Henderson + 49" 26 Ella Harris + 49" 27 Audrey Cordon-Ragot + 49" 28 Špela Kern + 50" 29 Mavi García + 50" 30 Amy Pieters + 50" 31 Karol-Ann Canuel + 50" 32 Chantal van den Broek-Blaak + 50" 33 Christine Majerus + 50" 34 Jolien D'Hoore + 1'21" 35 Pfeiffer Georgi + 1'21" 36 Lucinda Brand + 3'01" 37 Franziska Koch + 3'29" 38 Sarah Roy + 3'31" 39 Ane Santesteban + 3'31" 40 Anna Shackley + 3'31" 41 Tiffany Cromwell + 3'31" 42 Paula Patiño + 3'31" 43 Hanna Nilsson + 3'31" 44 Omer Shapira + 3'31" 45 Aude Biannic + 3'34" 46 Juliette Labous + 3'34" 47 Anne Dorthe Ysland + 6'23" 48 Jesse Vandenbulcke + 7'31" 49 Eugénie Duval + 7'31" 50 Évita Muzic + 7'31" 51 Karolina Kumiega + 7'31" 52 Kristen Faulkner + 8'22" 53 Marta Lach + 8'50" 54 Rasa Leleivytė + 8'50" 55 Eider Merino + 8'55" 56 Leah Thomas + 9'13" 57 Hanna Solovey + 9'13" 58 Eugenia Bujak + 9'13" 59 Shari Bossuyt + 9'13" 60 Jarmila Machačová + 9'13" 61 Hayley Preen + 9'13" 62 Noemi Rüegg + 9'13" 63 Leah Kirchmann + 9'13" 64 Michaela Drummond + 9'13" 65 Amalie Dideriksen + 9'13" 66 Lisa Klein + 9'13" 67 Sarah Rijkes + 9'13" 68 Marta Jaskulska + 9'13" 69 Sara Martín + 9'13" 70 Anastasiya Kolesava + 9'13" 71 Tayler Wiles + 9'13" 72 Aurela Nerlo + 9'13" 73 Nathalie Eklund + 9'13" 74 Kathrin Hammes + 9'13" 75 Susanne Andersen + 9'13" 76 Valerie Demey + 9'13" 77 Lourdes Oyarbide + 9'13" 78 Ingvild Gåskjenn + 9'13" 79 Julie Leth + 9'13" 80 Stine Borgli + 9'13" 81 Sheyla Gutiérrez + 9'13"
Rank Rider Country Time 82 Emma Jørgensen + 9'13" 83 Katrine Aalerud + 9'13" 84 Alice Barnes + 9'13" 85 Eri Yonamine + 9'13" 86 Rotem Gafinovitz + 9'13" 87 Romy Kasper + 9'25" 88 Lea Lin Teutenberg + 9'25" 89 Anna van der Breggen + 9'30" 90 Marlen Reusser + 9'30" 91 Niamh Fisher-Black + 9'30" 92 Lauretta Hanson + 9'30" 93 Amanda Spratt + 9'30" 94 Vittoria Guazzini + 9'30" 95 Elena Cecchini + 9'30" 96 Marita Jensen + 13'21" 97 Karolina Karasiewicz + 13'21" 98 Diana Peñuela + 13'21" 99 Lizbeth Salazar + 13'21" 100 Phetdarin Somrat + 13'21" 101 Julia Borgström + 13'21" 102 Trine Holmsgaard + 13'21" 103 Daniela Campos + 13'21" 104 Christina Schweinberger + 13'21" 105 Caroline Baur + 13'21" 106 Lauren Stephens + 13'21" 107 Valeriya Kononenko + 13'21" 108 Dana Rožlapa + 13'21" 109 Roxane Fournier + 13'21" 110 Jelena Erić + 13'21" 111 Jessica Allen + 13'21" 112 Frances Janse van Rensburg + 18'47 113 Yuliia Biriukova + 18'47 114 Yanina Kuskova + 18'47 115 Inga Češulienė + 18'47 116 Nina Berton + 22'01" 117 Yeny Lorena Colmenares + 22'01" Joss Lowden DNF Henrietta Christie DNF Chloe Hosking DNF Kim de Baat DNF Kathrin Schweinberger DNF Verena Eberhardt DNF Teniel Campbell DNF Fernanda Yapura DNF Urška Žigart DNF Maria Martins DNF Lina Hernández DNF Erika Botero DNF Nicole Koller DNF Kerry Jonker DNF Sara Penton DNF Paola Muñoz DNF Tiffany Keep DNF Aidi Gerde Tuisk DNF Valentine Nzayisenga DNF Tereza Medveďová DNF Chaniporn Batriya DNF Bríet Kristý Gunnarsdóttir DNF Desiet Kidane DNF Urška Bravec DNF Caroline Andersson DNF Agua Marina Espínola DNF Tamara Dronova Russian Cycling Federation DNF Shaknoza Abdullaeva DNF Liane Lippert DNF Emilie Moberg DNF Megan Armitage DNF Rebecca Koerner DNF Thayná Araújo de Lima DNF Agusta Edda Bjornsdóttir DNF Courteney Webb DNF Luciana Roland DNF Bisrat Gebremeskel DNF Diane Ingabire DNF Kamonrada Khaoplot DNF Elín Björg Björnsdóttir DNF Ayan Khankishiyeva DNF Anna Kulikova DNF Lina Svarinska DNF Stephanie Subercaseaux DNF Adyam Tesfalem DNF
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