2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
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The Women's road race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 26, 2015. The course of the race was 129.6 km (80.5 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.[2] Pauline Ferrand-Prévot was the defending champion, having won the world title in 2014.
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Race details | ||||||||||
Dates | September 26, 2015 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 in Richmond (USA) | |||||||||
Distance | 129.6 km (80.53 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 3h 23' 56"[1] | |||||||||
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In a sprint finish of a select group of nine riders, Great Britain's Lizzie Armitstead added the rainbow jersey to her UCI Women's Road World Cup overall victory, out-sprinting Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen by just over a wheel's length.[1][3][4] The podium was completed by home rider Megan Guarnier, the first American to podium in the event since 1994.[5][6]