# 2013 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race

The Women's road race of the 2013 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 28 September 2013 in the region of Tuscany, Italy.
The course of the race was 140.05 km (87.02 mi) from the town of Montecatini Terme to the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence.

## Qualification

Qualification was based mainly on the 2013 UCI Nation Ranking as of 15 August 2013. The first five nations in this classification qualified 7 riders to start, the next ten nations qualified 6 riders to start and the next 5 nations qualified 5 riders to start. Other nations and non ranked nations had the possibility to send 3 riders to start.
* Netherlands (7)
* Italy (7)
* Australia (7)
* United States (7)
* Sweden (7)
* Germany (6)
* Great Britain (6)
* Russia (6)
* Belgium (6)
* Poland (6)
* New Zealand (6)
* Canada (6)
* France (6)
* South Africa (6)
* Belarus (6)
* Brazil (5)
* Colombia (5)
* Ukraine (5)
* Lithuania (5)
* Luxembourg (5)
* All other National Federations (3)
Moreover, the outgoing World Champion and continental champions were able to take part in the race.
* Outgoing World Champion: Marianne Vos (NED)
* African Champion: Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)
* American Champion: Alenis Sierra (CUB)
* Asian Champion: Mei Yu Hsia (TPE)
* European Champion: Susanna Zorzi (ITA)
* Oceanian Champion: Amy Bradley (AUS)

## Participating nations

141 riders from 43 nations participated in the women's road race.
* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Belarus
* Brazil
* Canada
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Spain
* Finland
* France
* Great Britain
* Germany
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Jordan
* Japan
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Mexico
* Mongolia
* Netherlands
* Norway
* New Zealand
* Paraguay
* Poland
* South Africa
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Serbia
* Switzerland
* Sweden
* Thailand
* Ukraine
* United States
* Venezuela

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| 28 September 2013 | 14:15–17:50 | Women's road race |
| 28 September 2013 | 18:10 | Victory ceremony |
Source

## Results
### Final classification

Of the race's 141 entrants, 46 riders completed the full distance of 140.05 km (87.02 mi).
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time |
| | Marianne Vos | Netherlands | 3h 44' 00" |
| | Emma Johansson | Sweden | + 15" |
| | Rossella Ratto | Italy | + 15" |
| 4 | Anna van der Breggen | Netherlands | + 33" |
| 5 | Evelyn Stevens | United States | + 46" |
| 6 | Linda Villumsen | New Zealand | + 50" |
| 7 | Tatiana Guderzo | Italy | + 52" |
| 8 | Elisa Longo Borghini | Italy | + 52" |
| 9 | Tiffany Cromwell | Australia | + 1' 40" |
| 10 | Tatiana Antoshina | Russia | + 1' 40" |
| 11 | Elena Kuchinskaya | Russia | + 2' 41" |
| 12 | Claudia Häusler | Germany | + 3' 34" |
| 13 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | France | + 4' 20" |
| 14 | Megan Guarnier | United States | + 4' 41" |
| 15 | Annemiek van Vleuten | Netherlands | + 5' 03" |
| 16 | Ellen van Dijk | Netherlands | + 5' 03" |
| 17 | Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska | Poland | + 5' 03" |
| 18 | Maja Włoszczowska | Poland | + 5' 05" |
| 19 | Lizzie Armitstead | Great Britain | + 5' 28" |
| 20 | Trixi Worrack | Germany | + 5' 28" |
| 21 | Eugenia Bujak | Poland | + 5' 28" |
| 22 | Ashleigh Moolman | South Africa | + 5' 28" |
| 23 | Flávia Oliveira | Brazil | + 5' 28" |
| 24 | Francesca Cauz | Italy | + 5' 30" |
| 25 | Carlee Taylor | Australia | + 5' 30" |
| 26 | Giorgia Bronzini | Italy | + 5' 35" |
| 27 | Lucinda Brand | Netherlands | + 6' 44" |
| 28 | Valentina Scandolara | Italy | + 7' 40" |
| 29 | Jolanda Neff | Switzerland | + 7' 40" |
| 30 | Oxana Kozonchuk | Russia | + 7' 40" |
| 31 | Shara Gillow | Australia | + 7' 40" |
| 32 | Kristin McGrath | United States | + 7' 40" |
| 33 | Karol-Ann Canuel | Canada | + 7' 40" |
| 34 | Edwige Pitel | France | + 7' 40" |
| 35 | Doris Schweizer | Switzerland | + 7' 46" |
| 36 | Tetyana Ryabchenko | Ukraine | + 8' 51" |
| 37 | Mara Abbott | United States | + 9' 40" |
| 38 | Miriam Bjørnsrud | Norway | + 12' 09" |
| 39 | Liesbet De Vocht | Belgium | + 12' 09" |
| 40 | Eri Yonamine | Japan | + 12' 09" |
| 41 | Susanna Zorzi | Italy | + 12' 09" |
| 42 | Inga Čilvinaitė | Lithuania | + 12' 09" |
| 43 | Anastasia Chulkova | Russia | + 13' 00" |
| 44 | Andrea Dvorak | United States | + 13' 00" |
| 45 | Yevheniya Vysotska | Ukraine | + 13' 00" |
| 46 | Anna Sanchis | Spain | + 13' 00" |

### Riders who failed to finish

95 riders failed to finish the race.
| Rider | Country |
| Noemi Cantele | Italy |
| Hanna Solovey | Ukraine |
| Audrey Cordon | France |
| Madelene Olsson | Sweden |
| Jo Kiesanowski | New Zealand |
| Natalia Boyarskaya | Russia |
| Lorena Vargas | Colombia |
| Maaike Polspoel | Belgium |
| Reta Trotman | New Zealand |
| Tüvshinjargalyn Enkhjargal | Mongolia |
| Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen | Norway |
| Paz Bash | Israel |
| Uênia Fernandes de Souza | Brazil |
| Aude Biannic | France |
| Amanda Spratt | Australia |
| Élise Delzenne | France |
| Olivia Dillon | Ireland |
| Melanie Späth | Ireland |
| Ingrid Lorvik | Norway |
| Julie Leth | Denmark |
| Daiva Tušlaitė | Lithuania |
| Diana Peñuela | Colombia |
| Agnė Šilinytė | Lithuania |
| Špela Kern | Slovenia |
| Małgorzata Jasińska | Poland |
| Patricia Schwager | Switzerland |
| Lex Albrecht | Canada |
| Romy Kasper | Germany |
| Lisa Brennauer | Germany |
| Leah Kirchmann | Canada |
| Ane Santesteban | Spain |
| Denise Ramsden | Canada |
| Polona Batagelj | Slovenia |
| Urša Pintar | Slovenia |
| Carolina Rodríguez | Mexico |
| Amy Cure | Australia |
| Gracie Elvin | Australia |
| Christine Majerus | Luxembourg |
| Annelies Van Doorslaer | Belgium |
| Sofie De Vuyst | Belgium |
| Esther Fennel | Germany |
| Andrea Graus | Austria |
| Martina Ritter | Austria |
| Daniela Pintarelli | Austria |
| Sara Mustonen | Sweden |
| Joëlle Numainville | Canada |
| Amy Pieters | Netherlands |
| Minami Uwano | Japan |
| Rider | Country |
| Ana Fagua | Colombia |
| Lilibeth Chacón | Venezuela |
| Belén López | Spain |
| Vita Heine | Latvia |
| Katarzyna Niewiadoma | Poland |
| Sari Saarelainen | Finland |
| Íngrid Drexel | Mexico |
| Jessie Daams | Belgium |
| Kirsten Wild | Netherlands |
| Katie Colclough | Great Britain |
| Nikki Harris | Great Britain |
| Loes Gunnewijk | Netherlands |
| Yelyzaveta Oshurkova | Ukraine |
| Silvija Latožaitė | Lithuania |
| Ivanna Borovychenko | Ukraine |
| Katarzyna Pawłowska | Poland |
| Lauren Kitchen | Australia |
| Martina Růžičková | Czech Republic |
| Ana Teresa Casas | Mexico |
| Edith Guillén | Costa Rica |
| Diána Szurominé Pulsfort | Hungary |
| Chanpeng Nontasin | Thailand |
| Jutatip Maneephan | Thailand |
| Antonela Ferenčić | Croatia |
| Clemilda Fernandes | Brazil |
| Supaksorn Nuntana | Thailand |
| Kathryn Bertine | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Véronique Fortin | Canada |
| Kataržina Sosna | Lithuania |
| Christel Ferrier-Bruneau | France |
| Emilia Fahlin | Sweden |
| Jessica Kihlbom | Sweden |
| Céline Van Severen | Belgium |
| Svetlana Stolbova | Russia |
| Hanna Nilsson | Sweden |
| Martina Thomasson | Sweden |
| Elke Gebhardt | Germany |
| Karen Doljak | Paraguay |
| Carmen Small | United States |
| Jade Wilcoxson | United States |
| Lucy Garner | Great Britain |
| Emily Collins | New Zealand |
| Tereza Trefná | Czech Republic |
| Lotta Lepistö | Finland |
| Samah Khaled | Jordan |
| Cindi Di Natale | Argentina |
| Dragana Kovačević | Serbia |