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

The Women's road race of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 27 September 2014. The course of the race was 127.40 km (79.16 mi) with the start and finish in Ponferrada. Marianne Vos was the defending champion, having won the world title in 2012 and 2013.
The world title was won by France's Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in a sprint finish, becoming the first French woman since Jeannie Longo in 1995 to win the women's world title. The silver medal went to Germany's Lisa Brennauer – the world time trial champion – having narrowly been beaten by Ferrand-Prévot in a photo finish, while Emma Johansson of Sweden won the bronze medal. Vos could only finish tenth in the race – the first time since the 2005 Championships that Vos had not won a medal – after her attack on the final climb (along with Johansson, Lizzie Armitstead and Elisa Longo Borghini) was negated in the closing kilometres, which led to a regrouping of 15 riders prior to the final sprint.

## Qualification

Qualification was based mainly on the 2014 UCI Nation Ranking as of 15 August 2014. The first five nations in this classification qualified seven riders to start, the next ten nations qualified six riders to start and the next five nations qualified five riders to start. Other nations and non ranked nations had the possibility to send three riders to start.
* Netherlands (7)
* Italy (7)
* United States (7)
* Sweden (7)
* Germany (7)
* United Kingdom (6)
* Russia (6)
* France (6)
* Belgium (6)
* Australia (6)
* Canada (6)
* Belarus (6)
* Brazil (6)
* New Zealand (6)
* Poland (6)
* South Africa (5)
* Switzerland (5)
* Ukraine (5)
* Norway (5)
* Venezuela (5)
* Other nations (3)
Moreover, the outgoing World Champion and continental champions were also able to take part in the race on top of the nation numbers.
| Champion | Name | Note |
| Outgoing World Champion | Marianne Vos (NED) | |
| African Champion | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | |
| European Champion (under-23) | Sabrina Stultiens (NED) | |
| Pan American Champion | Arlenis Sierra (CUB) | Did not participate |
| Asian Champion | Hsiao Mei-yu (TPE) | Did not participate |
| Oceanian Champion | Jessica Allen (AUS) | Did not participate |

## Course

The race was held on the same circuit as the other road races and consisted of seven laps. The circuit was 18.20 km (11.31 mi) long and included two hills. The total climbing was 306 m (1,004 ft) per lap and the maximum incline was 10.7%.
The first 4 km (2.5 mi) 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 5.1 km (3.2 mi) were at an average gradient of 3.5%. Next was a descent, with the steepest point after 11 km (6.8 mi) at a 16% negative gradient.
The Alto de Compostilla was a short climb of 1.1 km (0.68 mi), at an average gradient is 6.5% with some of the steepest parts at 11%. The remaining distance of 4.5 km (2.8 mi) was downhill thereafter, prior to the finish in Ponferrada.

## Schedule

All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Event |
| 27 September 2014 | 14:00–17:20 | Women's road race |
| 27 September 2014 | 17:40 | Victory ceremony |

## Participating nations

134 cyclists from 39 nations took part in the women's road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.
* Australia (6)
* Austria (2)
* Belgium (6)
* Belarus (2)
* Brazil (3)
* Canada (4)
* Colombia (2)
* Croatia (2)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Estonia (2)
* Finland (2)
* France (6)
* Germany (7)
* Great Britain (6)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Israel (2)
* Italy (7)
* Japan (2)
* Latvia (2)
* Lithuania (3)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Mexico (2)
* Netherlands (9)
* New Zealand (4)
* Norway (3)
* Poland (6)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (6)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
* Slovenia (3)
* South Africa (3)
* Spain (3) (host)
* Sweden (6)
* Switzerland (5)
* Ukraine (2)
* United States (7)

## Prize money

The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers, with a total prize money of €16,101.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| Amount | €7,667 | €5,367 | €3,067 | €16,101 |

## Results
### Final classification

Of the race's 134 entrants, 59 riders completed the full distance of 127.4 km (79.2 mi).
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time |
| 1 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | France | 3h 29' 21" |
| 2 | Lisa Brennauer | Germany | s.t. |
| 3 | Emma Johansson | Sweden | s.t. |
| 4 | Giorgia Bronzini | Italy | s.t. |
| 5 | Tiffany Cromwell | Australia | s.t. |
| 6 | Shelley Olds | United States | s.t. |
| 7 | Lizzie Armitstead | Great Britain | s.t. |
| 8 | Linda Villumsen | New Zealand | s.t. |
| 9 | Hanna Solovey | Ukraine | s.t. |
| 10 | Marianne Vos | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 11 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma | Poland | s.t. |
| 12 | Evelyn Stevens | United States | + 3" |
| 13 | Rossella Ratto | Italy | + 3" |
| 14 | Elisa Longo Borghini | Italy | + 3" |
| 15 | Claudia Lichtenberg | Germany | + 6" |
| 16 | Audrey Cordon | France | + 41" |
| 17 | Chantal Blaak | Netherlands | + 41" |
| 18 | Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska | Poland | + 41" |
| 19 | Małgorzata Jasińska | Poland | + 41" |
| 20 | Ashleigh Moolman | South Africa | + 41" |
| 21 | Elena Kuchinskaya | Russia | + 41" |
| 22 | Eri Yonamine | Japan | + 41" |
| 23 | Doris Schweizer | Switzerland | + 41" |
| 24 | Rachel Neylan | Australia | + 41" |
| 25 | Flávia Oliveira | Brazil | + 41" |
| 26 | Anna Sanchis | Spain | + 41" |
| 27 | Sofie De Vuyst | Belgium | + 47" |
| 28 | Tatyana Riabchenko | Ukraine | + 47" |
| 29 | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands | + 47" |
| 30 | Ane Santesteban | Spain | + 47" |
| 31 | Christine Majerus | Luxembourg | + 47" |
| 32 | Trixi Worrack | Germany | + 47" |
| 33 | Lucinda Brand | Netherlands | + 47" |
| 34 | Kelly Druyts | Belgium | + 1' 10" |
| 35 | Sérika Gulumá | Colombia | + 1' 10" |
| 36 | Jessenia Meneses | Colombia | + 1' 24" |
| 37 | Tatiana Guderzo | Italy | + 2' 41" |
| 38 | Annie Last | Great Britain | + 3' 06" |
| 39 | Julie Leth | Denmark | + 3' 06" |
| 40 | Maaike Polspoel | Belgium | + 3' 06" |
| 41 | Lauren Hall | United States | + 5' 30" |
| 42 | Emilie Moberg | Norway | + 5' 46" |
| 43 | Élise Delzenne | France | + 5' 46" |
| 44 | Amélie Rivat | France | + 5' 46" |
| 45 | Polona Batagelj | Slovenia | + 5' 46" |
| 46 | Špela Kern | Slovenia | + 5' 46" |
| 47 | Megan Guarnier | United States | + 5' 46" |
| 48 | Katrin Garfoot | Australia | + 5' 46" |
| 49 | Sara Mustonen | Sweden | + 5' 51" |
| 50 | Alexandra Burchenkova | Russia | + 5' 51" |
| 51 | Anastasia Chulkova | Russia | + 5' 51" |
| 52 | Mayuko Hagiwara | Japan | + 5' 51" |
| 53 | Charlotte Becker | Germany | + 5' 51" |
| 54 | Sari Saarelainen | Finland | + 8' 38" |
| 55 | Elena Cecchini | Italy | + 8' 45" |
| 56 | Sabrina Stultiens | Netherlands | + 11' 06" |
| 57 | Carlee Taylor | Australia | + 11' 44" |
| 58 | Verónica Leal | Mexico | + 11' 44" |
| 59 | Paz Bash | Israel | + 12' 28" |

### Riders who failed to finish

75 riders failed to finish the race.
| Rider | Country |
| Uênia Fernandes de Souza | Brazil |
| An-Li Kachelhoffer | South Africa |
| Anna Christian | Great Britain |
| Stephanie Pohl | Germany |
| Hannah Barnes | Great Britain |
| Susanna Zorzi | Italy |
| Alison Powers | United States |
| Amy Pieters | Netherlands |
| Iris Slappendel | Netherlands |
| Sara Olsson | Sweden |
| Valentina Scandolara | Italy |
| Daiva Tušlaitė | Lithuania |
| Lija Laizāne | Latvia |
| Kataržina Sosna | Lithuania |
| Jacqueline Hahn | Austria |
| Ewelina Szybiak | Poland |
| Désirée Ehrler | Switzerland |
| Tatiana Antoshina | Russia |
| Emilia Fahlin | Sweden |
| Tayler Wiles | United States |
| Lotta Lepistö | Finland |
| Joanne Kiesanowski | New Zealand |
| Eline Gleditsch Brustad | Norway |
| Aude Biannic | France |
| Romy Kasper | Germany |
| Loren Rowney | Australia |
| Ksenyia Tuhai | Belarus |
| Émilie Aubry | Switzerland |
| Lex Albrecht | Canada |
| Nicole Hanselmann | Switzerland |
| Martina Ritter | Austria |
| Linda Indergand | Switzerland |
| Linnea Sjöblom | Sweden |
| Reta Trotman | New Zealand |
| Dana Rožlapa | Latvia |
| Kathryn Bertine | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Liisa Ehrberg | Estonia |
| Daniela Reis | Portugal |
| Rider | Country |
| Mia Radotić | Croatia |
| Varvara Fasoi | Greece |
| Alice Barnes | Great Britain |
| Lucy Garner | Great Britain |
| Corinna Lechner | Germany |
| Eugénie Duval | France |
| Lavinia Rolea | Romania |
| Alena Amialiusik | Belarus |
| Eugenia Bujak | Poland |
| Roxane Knetemann | Netherlands |
| Heidi Dalton | South Africa |
| Antonela Ferenčić | Croatia |
| Milda Jankauskaitė | Lithuania |
| Ana Teresa Casas | Mexico |
| Veronika Kormos | Hungary |
| Liisi Rist | Estonia |
| Diána Szurominé Pulsfort | Hungary |
| Shani Bloch | Israel |
| Urša Pintar | Slovenia |
| Alexandra Nessmar | Sweden |
| Annelies Van Doorslaer | Belgium |
| Miriam Bjørnsrud | Norway |
| Jessie Daams | Belgium |
| Oxana Kozonchuk | Russia |
| Anna Plichta | Poland |
| Joëlle Numainville | Canada |
| Lizzie Williams | Australia |
| Ann-Sophie Duyck | Belgium |
| Leah Kirchmann | Canada |
| Thalita de Jong | Netherlands |
| Mara Abbott | United States |
| Karol-Ann Canuel | Canada |
| Anastasiia Iakovenko | Russia |
| Martina Sáblíková | Czech Republic |
| Sheyla Gutiérrez | Spain |
| Emily Collins | New Zealand |
| Clemilda Fernandes | Brazil |