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

The Women's junior road race of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 26 September 2014. The course of the race was 72.80 km (45.24 mi) with the start and finish in Ponferrada.
In a sprint finish of some eighteen riders, defending champion Amalie Dideriksen of Denmark was able to retain her title, repeating the feat of Great Britain pair Nicole Cooke in 2000 and 2001, and Lucy Garner in 2011 and 2012. Dideriksen out-sprinted Italy's Sofia Bertizzolo, the European champion, for the gold medal, with Agnieszka Skalniak of Poland taking the bronze medal.

## Qualification

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.
| Champion | Name |
| Outgoing World Champion | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) |
| African Champion | Monique Gerber (RSA) |
| Pan American Champion | Karen Flores (MEX) |
| Asian Champion | Nadezhda Geneleva (KAZ) |
| European Champion | Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) |
| Oceanian | Elizabeth Stannard (NZL) |

## Course

The race was held on the same circuit as the other road races and consisted of four 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 |
| 26 September 2014 | 09:00–11:10 | Women's junior road race |
| 26 September 2014 | 11:30 | Victory ceremony |

## Participating nations

93 cyclists from 35 nations took part in the women's junior road race. The numbers of cyclists per nation are shown in parentheses.
* Australia (3)
* Austria (2)
* Belgium (4)
* Brazil (2)
* Canada (4)
* Colombia (2)
* Czech Republic (2)
* Denmark (2)
* Egypt (2)
* Estonia (1)
* France (4)
* Germany (4)
* Great Britain (4)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (5)
* Japan (2)
* Kazakhstan (4)
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (3)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (3)
* Netherlands (4)
* Poland (4)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (4)
* Serbia (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (3)
* Spain (4) (host)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (3)
* Turkey (3)
* United States (4)
* Uzbekistan (1)

## Prize money

The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of €3,450.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| Amount | €1,533 | €1,150 | €767 | €3,450 |

## Final classification

Of the race's 93 entrants, 85 riders completed the full distance of 72.8 km (45.2 mi).
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time |
| 1 | Amalie Dideriksen | Denmark | 2h 02' 59" |
| 2 | Sofia Bertizzolo | Italy | s.t. |
| 3 | Agnieszka Skalniak | Poland | s.t. |
| 4 | Nikola Nosková | Czech Republic | s.t. |
| 5 | Lisa Klein | Germany | s.t. |
| 6 | Gréta Richioud | France | s.t. |
| 7 | Jeanne Korevaar | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 8 | Jelena Erić | Serbia | s.t. |
| 9 | Saartje Vandenbroucke | Belgium | s.t. |
| 10 | Mathilde Cartal | France | s.t. |
| 11 | Alexandra Manly | Australia | s.t. |
| 12 | Daria Pikulik | Poland | s.t. |
| 13 | Kiyoka Sakaguchi | Japan | s.t. |
| 14 | Inga Rodieck | Germany | s.t. |
| 15 | Sina Frei | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 16 | Lenny Druyts | Belgium | s.t. |
| 17 | Janelle Cole | United States | s.t. |
| 18 | Yumi Kajihara | Japan | s.t. |
| 19 | Liah Harvie | Canada | + 3" |
| 20 | Katia Ragusa | Italy | + 3" |
| 21 | Svetlana Ryabova | Kazakhstan | + 6" |
| 22 | Faina Potapova | Kazakhstan | + 11" |
| 23 | Paula Patiño | Colombia | + 11" |
| 24 | Sofia Beggin | Italy | + 13" |
| 25 | Soline Lamboley | France | + 15" |
| 26 | Maria Calderón | Spain | + 15" |
| 27 | Pernille Mathiesen | Denmark | + 15" |
| 28 | Dafne Theroux-Izquierdo | Canada | + 15" |
| 29 | Angela Adelsberger | Austria | + 15" |
| 30 | Camila Valbuena | Colombia | + 15" |
| 31 | Cristina Martínez | Spain | + 15" |
| 32 | Nikola Zdráhalová | Czech Republic | + 15" |
| 33 | Laurence Dumais | Canada | + 15" |
| 34 | Nikol Płosaj | Poland | + 15" |
| 35 | Macey Stewart | Australia | + 20" |
| 36 | Emma White | United States | + 28" |
| 37 | Mel Lowther | Great Britain | + 28" |
| 38 | Yarely Salazar | Mexico | + 28" |
| 39 | Jip van den Bos | Netherlands | + 30" |
| 40 | Endija Rutule | Latvia | + 1' 32" |
| 41 | Bethany Hayward | Great Britain | + 1' 42" |
| 42 | Sara Wackermann | Italy | + 2' 18" |
| 43 | Maria Kantsyber | Russia | + 2' 19" |
| 44 | Rocío García | Spain | + 2' 19" |
| 45 | Madeleine Boutet | United States | + 4' 10" |
| 46 | Hannah Swan | United States | + 4' 10" |
| 47 | Julia Scheidegger | Switzerland | + 6' 27" |
| 48 | Eva Maria Palm | Belgium | + 7' 40" |
| 49 | Aline Seitz | Switzerland | + 7' 49" |
| 50 | Milda Aužbikavičiūtė | Lithuania | + 7' 49" |
| 51 | Megan Barker | Great Britain | + 7' 49" |
| 52 | Anna-Leeza Hull | Australia | + 7' 53" |
| 53 | Ellinor Huusko | Sweden | + 9' 43" |
| 54 | Chanella Stougje | Netherlands | + 9' 43" |
| 55 | Wiebke Rodieck | Germany | + 9' 43" |
| 56 | Fanny Zambon | France | + 9' 43" |
| 57 | Ema Manikaitė | Lithuania | + 9' 43" |
| 58 | Marta Łach | Poland | + 9' 43" |
| 59 | Katja Jeretina | Slovenia | + 9' 43" |
| 60 | Brenda Santoyo | Mexico | + 9' 43" |
| 61 | Viktoria Popova | Russia | + 9' 43" |
| 62 | Karen Flores | Mexico | + 9' 43" |
| 63 | Ernesta Strainytė | Lithuania | + 9' 43" |
| 64 | Christina Schweinberger | Austria | + 9' 43" |
| 65 | Anastasiia Pliaskina | Russia | + 9' 43" |
| 66 | Sara Poidevin | Canada | + 9' 43" |
| 67 | Coral Casado | Spain | + 9' 43" |
| 68 | Jacqueline Dietrich | Germany | + 9' 43" |
| 69 | Catherine Colyn | South Africa | + 9' 43" |
| 70 | Daria Egorova | Russia | + 9' 48" |
| 71 | Kimberley Le Court | Mauritius | + 10' 22" |
| 72 | Nicole Nesti | Italy | + 10' 37" |
| 73 | Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed | Egypt | + 11' 18" |
| 74 | Aafke Soet | Netherlands | + 12' 06" |
| 75 | Ana Paula Casetta | Brazil | + 14' 16" |
| 76 | Linda Halleröd | Sweden | + 15' 03" |
| 77 | Yekaterina Yuraitis | Kazakhstan | + 16' 17" |
| 78 | Nadezhda Geneleva | Kazakhstan | + 16' 21" |
| 79 | Mari-Liis Mõttus | Estonia | + 16' 21" |
| 80 | Michelle Benson | South Africa | + 16' 21" |
| 81 | Renata da Silva Lopes | Brazil | + 16' 21" |
| 82 | Marike Tache | Romania | + 16' 21" |
| 83 | Ayşe Çakır | Turkey | + 16' 21" |
| 84 | Ekaterina Knebeleva | Uzbekistan | + 16' 21" |
| 85 | Monique Gerber | South Africa | + 16' 34" |
| | Grace Garner | Great Britain | DNF |
| | Menatalla Essam Ragab | Egypt | DNF |
| | Gamze Kıyas | Turkey | DNF |
| | Julia Karlsson | Sweden | DNF |
| | Josie Knight | Ireland | DNF |
| | Fien Delbaere | Belgium | DNF |
| | Zeynep Ezgi Tekinoğlu | Turkey | DNF |
| | Tereza Medveďová | Slovakia | DNF |