The 2007 UCI Road World Championships

2007 UCI Road World Championships

The 2007 UCI Road World Championships took place in Stuttgart, Germany, between September 25 and September 30, 2007. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23...

 - Women's Road Race took place on September 29, 2007 around the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 city of Stuttgart

Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

. The race started at 9:00.

The race was won by Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 Marta Bastianelli

Marta Bastianelli

Marta Bastianelli is an Italian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Velletri, near Rome.-Professional career:...

, who broke away 15 km from the finish and held a gap over the chasing group. Last year's champion Marianne Vos

Marianne Vos

Marianne Vos, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer and track racer. After winning a junior European and world championship in road racing, she continued in senior cycling by becoming world champion in cyclo-cross and road racing at the age of 19. Vos added track racing world championships...

 of the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 took silver with Giorgia Bronzini

Giorgia Bronzini

Giorgia Bronzini is an Italian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Piacenza. She is the current Road World Champion.-Notable results:20032004...

 of Italy taking bronze to cap a dominant performance by the Italian team. It was Bastianelli's first victory of the season.

Race

Although the sun was out at the start of the race, the road were still wet and treacherous. The first victim of the conditions was Toni Bradshaw of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, this was the first of many early crashes, which included Zulfiya Zabirova

Zulfiya Zabirova

Zulfiya Zabirova is a Russian professional cycle racer who won the Gold medal in the time trial event in the 1996 Olympics and later, in 2002, won the World Time Trial Championship.-Biography:...

.

The race started at a gentle pace but the climbs immediately stretched out the field. Rosario Rodriguez

Rosario Rodriguez

Rosario Isabel Rodríguez Echavarria is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He debuted on September 1, 1989 with the Reds and against his future team, the Pirates...

 of Spain attacked but was not successful, so the front of the peloton remained quiet. The first lap was completed in just over 33 minutes, with an average speed of 34.709 km/h.

The second lap was equally uneventful, except for Christine Thorburn of the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 who suffered a slight mechanical. Her cahin came off on an uphill section, bringing her to a standstill and impeding the progress of several other riders. The second lap was completed in 33'07", an average speed of 34.604 km/h.

The Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

lian Clemilda Fernandes Silva

Clemilda Fernandes Silva

Clemilda Fernandes Silva is a Brazilian cycle racer who presently competes with the Chirio Forno d'Asolo team. She scored three consecutive wins in the Copa América de Ciclismo in 2005, 2006 and 2007....

 attempted to attack on the third lap, but was marked by the strongest teams. The peloton completed the third lap marginally slower, in 33'32" (average speed 34.494 km/h).

The Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 rider Tatiana Guderzo

Tatiana Guderzo

Tatiana Guderzo is an Italian professional cyclist. She won the world road race championship on 26 September 2009 at Mendrisio, Switzerland.-Palmarès:20022004...

 launched an attack on lap four. Katheryn Curi

Katheryn Curi

Katheryn Curi Mattis is an American racing cyclist who rides for the Webcor Builders Women's Professional Cycling Team. She won the United States National Road Race Championships in Park City, Utah in June 2005 . In February 2008 she won the Geelong World Cup thereby claiming the UCI World Cup...

 (USA), Oxana Kozonchuk (Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

) and Hanka Kupfernagel

Hanka Kupfernagel

Hanka Kupfernagel is a German professional cycle racer. Currently her primary focus is cyclocross racing, however, she has won major road, track and mountain bike races...

 (Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

) responded immediately. Kupfernagel marked attacks throughout the race, attempting to ensure a sprint finish for team mate Judith Arndt

Judith Arndt

Judith Arndt is a German professional cyclist for the T-Mobile Women cycling team. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 m pursuit event at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she was 20...

, Kupfernagel had already won a gold medal in the time trial

2007 UCI Road World Championships - Women's Time Trial

The Women's Individual Time Trial at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships took place on September 26. The Championships were hosted by the German city of Stuttgart, and featured two laps of an urban circuit, amounting to 25.1 kilometres of racing against the clock.Three-time world cyclo-cross...

. Trixi Worrack

Trixi Worrack

Beatrix Worrack is an elite professional road racing cyclist and the 2003 German national road race champion...

 was the second rider to drop her chain on a climb, but a passing team-mate gave her a little push to get her going again. Lap four was completed nearly a minute faster than the previous lap, with an average speed 34.66 km/h.

It was Guderzo who attacked again on the fifth lap, with the first serious attack of the race. She quickly built 10 second lead, which was then extended to 20 seconds. Other riders began to attack including Spaniards, Australians and Swiss riders, but the German team was trying to keep the race under control and no others were able to get away. Guderzo was within the bunch's sights when an advertising barrier was blown over, bringing down several riders, including Priska Doppmann

Priska Doppmann

Priska Doppmann is a Swiss road racing cyclist, born in Cham. She finished 7th in the Women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Currently, she is a manager for the women's team .-Palmarès:1999...

, Maribel Moreno Allue, Regina Bruins and Edita Pučinskaitė

Edita Pucinskaite

Edita Pučinskaitė is a Lithuanian racing cyclist. For many years, she has been one of the top competitors in women's racing on the international level with a victory in the World Road Race Championships in 1999 and several very high finishes in major tours, World Championship competition and on...

. The peloton's rhythm was sufficiently disrupted so that Guderzo was once more able to increase her lead.

With two laps to go, Guderzo had a second lead, but it was never more than 25 seconds. Noemi Cantele

Noemi Cantele

Noemi Cantele is a professional road bicycle racer. She rides for in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar and UCI Women's World Cup.- Palmarès :2009- External links :*...

 was 43 seconds behind having been caught up in the crash, but with the help of her team she quickly caught up. It was the turn of the American team set the pace, as Amber Neben

Amber Neben

Amber Neben is an American racing cyclist who won the UCI world time trial championship in 2008 and the U.S. national road race championship in 2003. She is the only active American female cyclist to win multiple UCI category 1 stage races, having won the Gracia Tour in 2002, theTour du Montreal...

 attacked, but Cantele went with her, driving the break as they caught and passed Guderzo, gaining 25 seconds on the bunch. But the gap began to fall as the bunch worked hard up the climbs, catching Neben and Cantele two kilometres before the start of the final lap. This penultimae lap had been the fastest so far, completed in 31'37", an average speed of 36.246 km/h.

Defending champion Marianne Vos and Cantele attacked on the first climb of the final lap, and built small lead. It was Marta Bastianelli

Marta Bastianelli

Marta Bastianelli is an Italian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Velletri, near Rome.-Professional career:...

's turn to attack from the front of the bunch, she did so strongly, taking advantage of other riders' hesitation. A group of around a dozen riders was able to catch back up to the second group, which consisted of seven riders.

Bastianelli increased her lead to 20 seconds, and despite a brief problem with her chain, she was soon approximately 15 seconds ahead of the small chase group made up of 22 riders. She had wanted to avoid sprinting head to head with Marianne Vos; her tactics worked as she crossed the line first. Vos came in to take the bunch sprint and second position, just in front of Giorgia Bronzini

Giorgia Bronzini

Giorgia Bronzini is an Italian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Piacenza. She is the current Road World Champion.-Notable results:20032004...

.

Final classification

September 29, 2007: Stuttgart, 133.7 km

Rank	Rider	Country	Time
	Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli is an Italian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Velletri, near Rome.-Professional career:...		3h 46'34
	Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Marianne Vos, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer and track racer. After winning a junior European and world championship in road racing, she continued in senior cycling by becoming world champion in cyclo-cross and road racing at the age of 19. Vos added track racing world championships...		at 0'06"
	Giorgia Bronzini Giorgia Bronzini Giorgia Bronzini is an Italian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Piacenza. She is the current Road World Champion.-Notable results:20032004...		s.t.
4	Svetlana Bubnekova		s.t.
5	Noemi Cantele Noemi Cantele Noemi Cantele is a professional road bicycle racer. She rides for in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar and UCI Women's World Cup.- Palmarès :2009- External links :*...		s.t.
6	Emma Johannsson		s.t.
7	Marina Jaunatre		s.t.
8	Oenone Wood Oenone Wood Oenone Wood, born on 24 September 1980 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is a retired professional cyclist, who commenced her cycling career in 2001 at the age of 21....		s.t.
9	Alex Wrubleski		s.t.
10	Emma Pooley Emma Pooley Emma Jane Pooley is an English professional cyclist and Olympic silver medallist currently riding for . Pooley was the 2010 World Time Trial Champion and is a former British Road Race and Time Trial Champion.-Biography:...		s.t.
11	Maryline Salvetat Maryline Salvetat Maryline Salvetat is a French cyclist born in Castres. She participates in road cycling as well as in cyclo-cross and mountain biking. In 2002, 2004 and 2005 she became French national champion in cyclo-cross...		s.t.
12	Lieselot Decroix		s.t.
13	Kristin Armstrong Kristin Armstrong Kristin Armstrong is a professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the Women's Time Trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Before temporarily retiring to start a family in 2009, she rode for in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar ...		s.t.
14	Maribel Moreno		s.t.
15	Joanne Kiesanowski		s.t.
16	Amber Neben Amber Neben Amber Neben is an American racing cyclist who won the UCI world time trial championship in 2008 and the U.S. national road race championship in 2003. She is the only active American female cyclist to win multiple UCI category 1 stage races, having won the Gracia Tour in 2002, theTour du Montreal...		s.t.
17	Erinne Willock		s.t.
18	Trixi Worrack Trixi Worrack Beatrix Worrack is an elite professional road racing cyclist and the 2003 German national road race champion...		at 0'14"
19	Sereina Trachsel		at 0'53"
20	Chantal Beltman Chantal Beltman Chantal Beltman is a Dutch professional cyclist. She is part of the 2008 Team High Road Women team. In 2007 this was called the T-Mobile Women cycling team. In 2006, Beltman raced for Vrienden van het Platteland team...		at 0'54"
21	Judith Arndt Judith Arndt Judith Arndt is a German professional cyclist for the T-Mobile Women cycling team. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 m pursuit event at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she was 20...		at 0'58"
22	Edwige Pitel		at 1'06"
23	Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli		s.t.
24	Rasa Polikevičiūtė Rasa Polikeviciute Rasa Polikevičiūtė is a Lithuanian cycle racer. She was one of the first in a long line of Lithuanian cyclists who, together, established Lithuania as one of the powerhouses of women's cycle racing in the 1990s and beyond...		s.t.
25	Anita Valen Anita Valen Anita Valen is a Norwegian cyclist.She was born in Porsgrunn, and is the sister of Monica Valvik. She is married to Gerrit de Vries....		at 1'09"
26	Priska Doppmann Priska Doppmann Priska Doppmann is a Swiss road racing cyclist, born in Cham. She finished 7th in the Women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Currently, she is a manager for the women's team .-Palmarès:1999...		s.t.
27	Maja Adamsen		s.t.
28	Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel		s.t.
29	Karen Steurs		s.t.
30	Catherine Hare		s.t.
31	Clemilda Fernandes		s.t.
32	Leigh Hobson		s.t.
33	Julia Martisova		s.t.
34	Lang Meng		s.t.
35	Min Gao Gao Min (cyclist) Gao Min, born is a Chinese road racing cyclist. She finished 16th in the Women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Palmarès:2002200320072008-References:* Beijing 2008 Team China...		s.t.
36	Tereza Hurikova		s.t.
37	Fei Wang		s.t.
38	Elodie Touffet		s.t.
39	Lorian Graham		s.t.
40	Grete Treier Grete Treier Grete Treier is an Estonian road bicycle racer.She finished 30th in the road race at the 2008 Olympic Games.-References:...		s.t.
41	Andrea Graus		s.t.

Rank	Rider	Country	Time
42	Zulfiya Zabirova Zulfiya Zabirova Zulfiya Zabirova is a Russian professional cycle racer who won the Gold medal in the time trial event in the 1996 Olympics and later, in 2002, won the World Time Trial Championship.-Biography:...		s.t.
43	Verónica Leal		s.t.
44	Christine Thorburn		s.t.
45	Mara Abbott Mara Abbott Mara Abbott is an American professional women's bicycle racer who currently rides for the Diadora-Pasta Zara-Manhattan team. In 2010, Abbott became the first American ever to win the Giro Donne, one of the Grand Tours of women's bicycle racing.-Background:Abbott was born and still lives in...		s.t.
46	Claudia Häusler Claudia Häusler Claudia Häusler is a German professional cyclist. She has been part of the 2006 and 2007 Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung team. She now rides for . In 2009, she won the Tour de l'Aude, a race which has been called the "women's Tour de France."-Notable results:20062007-External links:*...		at 2'44"
47	An Van Rie An Van Rie An Van Rie is a racing cyclist who was born in Menen, Belgium.-Palmarés:2005200620072008-External links:*...		s.t.
48	Lohse Rasmussen Dorte		s.t.
49	Sufen Ma		s.t.
50	Suzanne de Goede Suzanne de Goede Suzanne de Goede is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She is currently part of the Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung cycling team.-Palmarès:20002002...		s.t.
51	Andrea Bosman		s.t.
52	Luisa Tamanini		s.t.
53	Karin Thürig Karin Thürig Karin Thürig is a Swiss professional racing cyclist and triathlete. She is the sister of fellow professional cyclist Andrea Thürig.-Cycling:2001200220032004...		s.t.
54	Diana Žiliūtė Diana Žiliute Diana Žiliūtė is a Lithuanian racing cyclist who dominated the sport in the late 1990s, and continues to be a formidable force in road cycling to this day....		s.t.
55	Hanka Kupfernagel Hanka Kupfernagel Hanka Kupfernagel is a German professional cycle racer. Currently her primary focus is cyclocross racing, however, she has won major road, track and mountain bike races...		s.t.
56	Nikki Egyed		at 3'11"
57	Rachel Heal Rachel Heal Rachel Heal is an English racing cyclist.She joined British Cycling's World Class Performance Plan in 2001 when she gave up her job to become a full-time cyclist. She turned professional and rode for the Belgian Farm Frites-Hartol team after obtaining a degree in chemical engineering from...		at 5'36"
58	Alona Andruk		at 5'43"
59	Sofie Goor		at 6'01"
60	Edita Pučinskaitė Edita Pucinskaite Edita Pučinskaitė is a Lithuanian racing cyclist. For many years, she has been one of the top competitors in women's racing on the international level with a victory in the World Road Race Championships in 1999 and several very high finishes in major tours, World Championship competition and on...		at 10'39"
61	Martavila Josana		s.t.
62	Jolanta Polikevičiūtė Jolanta Polikevičiūtė Jolanta Polikevičiūtė is a retired female road racing cyclist from Lithuania, who competed in three Summer Olympics for her native country: 1996, 2004 and 2008. She is the twin sister of Rasa Polikevičiūtė, who also had a professional career in women's cycling.-References:*...		s.t.
63	Tatsiana Sharakova Tatsiana Sharakova Tatsiana Sharakova is a Belarusian professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2001:5º in National Championship, Road, Elite, Belarus 2004:2º in European Championship, Track, Pursuit, U23...		s.t.
64	Rosane Kirch Rosane Kirch Rosane Kirch is a female professional road cyclist from Brazil.-Career:200320042005200620072008...		s.t.
65	Oxana Kashchyshyna		at 12'04"
66	Oxana Kozonchuk		at 12'08"
67	Siobhan Dervan Siobhan Dervan Siobhan Dervan-Horgan is an Irish racing cyclist. She is the current Irish National Road Race Champion, a title she holds for the fourth consecutive year. Dervan finished 24th in the 2008 UCI Women's Road Race World Championships, an improvement on her 67th position the previous year. She did not...		at 12'38"
68	Grace Verbeke		s.t.
69	Jennifer Hohl		at 12'40"
70	Patricia Schwager		s.t.
71	Monika Schachl		s.t.
72	Eneritz Iturriagaechevarria Mazaga		s.t.
73	Rosara Joseph Rosara Joseph Rosara Joseph is a New Zealand cyclist who won a silver medal for New Zealand in the Women's mountain bike racing event at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games...		at 14'24"
74	Daniela Pintarelli		s.t.
75	Sylwia Kapusta		at 16'56"
76	Giuseppina Grassi Herrera		s.t.
77	Michelle Hyland		s.t.
78	Rasa Leleivyte Rasa Leleivytė Rasa Leleivytė is a professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for the Vaiano - Solaristech.- Major achievements :200520062007...		s.t.
79	Veronika Sprügl		s.t.
80	Yolandi Du Toit		s.t.
81	A. Madrinan Villegas		at 20'59"

Did not finish

61 riders failed to finish the race.

Rider	Country
Olivia Gollan
Emma Rickards
Eva Lutz
Tatiana Guderzo Tatiana Guderzo Tatiana Guderzo is an Italian professional cyclist. She won the world road race championship on 26 September 2009 at Mendrisio, Switzerland.-Palmarès:20022004...
Monia Baccaille Monia Baccaille Monia Baccaille is an Italian professional cyclist. She is part of the 2006 Saccarelli EMU Marsciano team.-Notable results:2005*Tour of Flanders for Women 2006*Coppa de Laghi...
Irene Van Den Broek
Luise Keller
Regina Bruins Regina Bruins Regina Bruins is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. She rides for .-External links:...
Ludivine Henrion
Christine Majerus
Miho Oki
Aleksandra Wnuczek
Alena Konecna
Kateryna Krasova
Małgorzata Jasińska
Christiane Soeder Christiane Soeder Christiane Soeder is a German-born Austrian road racing cyclist and former duathlete who now lives in Vienna. She finished 4th in Olympic road race with a time of 3h 32′ 28...
Katheryn Curi Katheryn Curi Katheryn Curi Mattis is an American racing cyclist who rides for the Webcor Builders Women's Professional Cycling Team. She won the United States National Road Race Championships in Park City, Utah in June 2005 . In February 2008 she won the Geelong World Cup thereby claiming the UCI World Cup...
Lauren Franges Lauren Franges Lauren Franges is an American professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:200120042005-External links:...
Anne Samplonius
Annette Beutler
Carissa Wilkes
Magali Mocquery
Meifang Li
Sara Carrigan Sara Carrigan Sara Carrigan OAM is a professional cyclist from Australia, who commenced her cycling career in 1996 at the age of fifteen and is currently a member of the Belgian Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam....
Natalia Boyarskaya Natalia Boyarskaya Natalia Boyarskaya is an Russian professional racing cyclist. She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Boyarskaya broke away from the main peloton in the road race and managed to build up a lead of 59 seconds, but had to stop when she couldn't see which way to choose...
Sara Mustonen
Daiva Tuslaite
Rosario Rodriguez Maria
Iosune Murillo Elkano
Jarmila Machacova Jarmila Machacová Jarmila Machačová is a Czech professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2006:2º in Sydney, Scratch 3º in National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite, Czech Republic , Bratislava...
Li Liu Yong

Rider	Country
Yolandi Van Der
Laura Lepasalu
Aurelie Halbwachs
Lyubov Dombitskaya
Olessya Atrashkevich
Chapookam Monrudee
Nontasin Chanpeng
Viena Balen
Martina Ruzickova
Elizabeth Armitstead
Evelyn Garcia Evelyn García Evelyn García Marroquín is a Salvadoran cycle racer who rides for the Fenixs team. She is something of an all-rounder, having won time-trials and mountain stages in the past. She has won the Vuelta a El Salvador on two occasions, the only woman yet to do so, in 2004 and 2007...
Elena Novikova
Elizaveta Bochkaryova
Tatiana Antoshina
Monika Grzebinoga
Hye Lee Min
Trine Schmidt Trine Schmidt Trine Schmidt is a Danish professional racing cyclist for .- Palmarès :2003Trine Schmidt is a Danish professional racing cyclist for .- Palmarès :2003...
Anastasia Pastourmatzi
Thatsani Wichana
Helen Wyman Helen Wyman Helen Wyman is a British cyclist for the KONA/FSA Factory Team. She participates in both road cycling as cyclo-cross and since she began competing at the age of 14, Wyman has represented her country at many international events including World Cups and World Championships...
Paulina Brzeźna Paulina Brzezna Paulina Brzeźna is a Polish professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :20052006...
Dragana Kovacevic
Tanja Slater
Susanne Ljungskog Susanne Ljungskog Susanne Ljungskog is a Swedish cyclist. A four-time Olympian , she won the world road race championship in 2002 and 2003. The same years, she was UCI points champion...
Arantzazu Azpiroz
Tina Mayolo Pic
Fernandes Janildes
Uenia Fernandes Uenia Fernandes Da Souza Uenia Fernandes Da Souza is a female professional racing cyclist from Brazil.-Career highlights:200520072008-External links:...
Nathalie Lamborelle
Toni Bradshaw