2016 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
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The Women's road race of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Doha, Qatar on 15 October 2016.[2] The course of the race was 134.1 km (83.3 mi) with the start and finish in Doha.[2] Lizzie Deignan was the defending champion, having won the world title in 2015.[3] Deignan was unable to defend her title, as she finished fourth in the bunch sprint finish.[4]
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Race details | ||||||||||
Dates | 15 October 2016 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 in Doha, Qatar | |||||||||
Distance | 134.1 km (83.33 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 3h 10' 27"[1] | |||||||||
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The gold medal and rainbow jersey went to 20-year-old Danish rider Amalie Dideriksen,[5] who became the youngest rider in a decade to win the title, and only the fifth rider to win both the junior and elite world titles,[6] having won the junior title in 2013 and 2014.[7] She finished ahead of Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands, while the bronze medal went to Finland's Lotta Lepistö.[8]