{"id":170649,"date":"2025-09-26T15:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/170649\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:35:07","slug":"uci-road-world-championships-2025-womens-elite-road-race-start-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/170649\/","title":{"rendered":"UCI Road World Championships 2025 women’s elite road race start list"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a week’s racing in Rwanda, the UCI Road World Championships<\/a> head into their final weekend with the two blue ribbon events: the women’s and men’s elite<\/a> road races.<\/p>\n

The women’s race comes first, scheduled for this Saturday 27 September, and will see 104 riders from 44 nations competing around the streets of Kigali.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The route<\/a> for the race comprises 11 laps of a local circuit, with a jagged, sawtooth profile, looping over the C\u00f4te de Kigali Golf (0.8km at 8.3%) and the cobbled C\u00f4te de Kimihurura (1.3km at 6.3%). The riders will tackle 3,350m of elevation in total, the most of any women’s road race at the Worlds in the professional era.<\/p>\n

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The winner of the last two editions, Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky<\/a>, will not defend her title<\/a> in Rwanda. “She’s not convinced she’s 100% ready. It’s largely a mental issue,” national coach Ludwig Willems told WielerFlits<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Last week, Kopecky suffered vertebral fractures in her back, meaning she will also miss October’s UCI Track World Championships.<\/p>\n

In the absence of the defending champion, there is guaranteed be a change in hands of the rainbow jersey in Kigali, with a number of contenders plotting their bids.<\/p>\n

Due to the challenging course, eyes will be on the peloton’s best climbers, namely Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift<\/a> champion Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/a> (France), Vuelta Femenina<\/a> winner Demi Vollering<\/a> (Netherlands), and last year’s Tour winner Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney<\/a> (Poland).<\/p>\n

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Great Britain decided not to field a team in the event<\/a>. The squad selectors instead chose to prioritise the under-23 women’s race, which was won by France’s C\u00e9lia Gery<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The full start list, including each rider’s bib number and country, is listed below.<\/p>\n

For more information about the course, head over to our route guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want to follow the race live? Find out your streaming options through our how-to-watch page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Women’s elite road race start listSwipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n

Bib number<\/p>\n

Rider<\/p>\n

Country<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Marieke Meert<\/p>\n

Belgium<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Julie Van de Velde<\/p>\n

Belgium<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Margot Vanpachtenbeke<\/p>\n

Belgium<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Femke de Vries<\/p>\n

Netherlands<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Yara Kastelijn<\/p>\n

Netherlands<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Riejanne Markus<\/p>\n

Netherlands<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Pauliena Rooijakkers<\/p>\n

Netherlands<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Shirin van Anrooij<\/p>\n

Netherlands<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Anna van der Breggen<\/p>\n

Netherlands<\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

Demi Vollering<\/p>\n

Netherlands<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Francesca Barale<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

Eleonora Gasparrini<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

Elisa Longo Borghini<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

Barbara Malcotti<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

16<\/p>\n

Soraya Paladin<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

Silvia Persico<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

Monica Trinca Colonel<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

19<\/p>\n

Ginia Caluori<\/p>\n

Switzerland<\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

Elise Chabbey<\/p>\n

Switzerland<\/p>\n

21<\/p>\n

Jasmin Liechti<\/p>\n

Switzerland<\/p>\n

22<\/p>\n

Marlen Reusser<\/p>\n

Switzerland<\/p>\n

23<\/p>\n

Noemi R\u00fcegg<\/p>\n

Switzerland<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

L\u00e9a Curinier<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

25<\/p>\n

Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

26<\/p>\n

C\u00e9drine Kerbaol<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

27<\/p>\n

Juliette Labous<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

28<\/p>\n

Marie Le Net<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

29<\/p>\n

\u00c9vita Muzic<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

30<\/p>\n

Maeva Squiban<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

31<\/p>\n

Marta Lach<\/p>\n

Poland<\/p>\n

32<\/p>\n

Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney<\/p>\n

Poland<\/p>\n

33<\/p>\n

Karolina Perekitko<\/p>\n

Poland<\/p>\n

34<\/p>\n

Mireia Benito<\/p>\n

Spain<\/p>\n

35<\/p>\n

Mavi Garc\u00eda<\/p>\n

Spain<\/p>\n

36<\/p>\n

Alicia Gonz\u00e1lez Blanco<\/p>\n

Spain<\/p>\n

37<\/p>\n

Sara Mart\u00edn<\/p>\n

Spain<\/p>\n

38<\/p>\n

Usoa Ostolaza<\/p>\n

Spain<\/p>\n

39<\/p>\n

Ana Santesteban<\/p>\n

Spain<\/p>\n

40<\/p>\n

Chlo\u00e9 Dygert<\/p>\n

United States<\/p>\n

41<\/p>\n

Ruth Edwards<\/p>\n

United States<\/p>\n

42<\/p>\n

Niamh Fisher-Black<\/p>\n

New Zealand<\/p>\n

43<\/p>\n

Ella Wyllie<\/p>\n

New Zealand<\/p>\n

44<\/p>\n

Franziska Koch<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

45<\/p>\n

Liane Lippert<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

46<\/p>\n

Antonia Niedermaier<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

47<\/p>\n

Katrine Aalerud<\/p>\n

Norway<\/p>\n

48<\/p>\n

Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset<\/p>\n

Norway<\/p>\n

49<\/p>\n

Brodie Chapman<\/p>\n

Australia<\/p>\n

50<\/p>\n

Lauretta Hanson<\/p>\n

Australia<\/p>\n

51<\/p>\n

Alexandra Manly<\/p>\n

Australia<\/p>\n

52<\/p>\n

Ruby Roseman-Gannon<\/p>\n

Australia<\/p>\n

53<\/p>\n

Amanda Spratt<\/p>\n

Australia<\/p>\n

54<\/p>\n

Olivia Baril<\/p>\n

Canada<\/p>\n

55<\/p>\n

Emilie Fortin<\/p>\n

Canada<\/p>\n

56<\/p>\n

Alison Jackson<\/p>\n

Canada<\/p>\n

57<\/p>\n

Laury Milette<\/p>\n

Canada<\/p>\n

58<\/p>\n

Magdeleine Vallieres<\/p>\n

Canada<\/p>\n

59<\/p>\n

Carina Schrempf<\/p>\n

Austria<\/p>\n

60<\/p>\n

Lucie de Marigny – Lagesse<\/p>\n

Mauritius<\/p>\n

61<\/p>\n

Aurelie Halbwachs<\/p>\n

Mauritius<\/p>\n

62<\/p>\n

Kim Le Court Pienaar<\/p>\n

Mauritius<\/p>\n

63<\/p>\n

Ur\u0161ka \u017digart<\/p>\n

Slovenia<\/p>\n

64<\/p>\n

Paula Pati\u00f1o<\/p>\n

Colombia<\/p>\n

65<\/p>\n

Diana Pe\u00f1uela<\/p>\n

Colombia<\/p>\n

66<\/p>\n

Minke Solbj\u00f8rk Anderson<\/p>\n

Denmark<\/p>\n

68<\/p>\n

S\u2019annara Grove<\/p>\n

South Africa<\/p>\n

69<\/p>\n

Maude Le Roux<\/p>\n

South Africa<\/p>\n

70<\/p>\n

Ashleigh Moolman Pasio<\/p>\n

South Africa<\/p>\n

71<\/p>\n

Caroline Andersson<\/p>\n

Sweden<\/p>\n

72<\/p>\n

Blanka Vas<\/p>\n

Hungary<\/p>\n

73<\/p>\n

Diane Ingabire<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/p>\n

74<\/p>\n

Violette Irakoze Neza<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/p>\n

75<\/p>\n

Xaveline Nirere<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/p>\n

76<\/p>\n

Valentine Nzayisenga<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/p>\n

77<\/p>\n

Yuliia Biriukova<\/p>\n

Ukraine<\/p>\n

78<\/p>\n

Olha Kulynych<\/p>\n

Ukraine<\/p>\n

79<\/p>\n

Yanina Kuskova<\/p>\n

Uzbekistan<\/p>\n

80<\/p>\n

Wing Yee Leung<\/p>\n

Hong Kong<\/p>\n

81<\/p>\n

Varvara Fasoi<\/p>\n

Greece<\/p>\n

82<\/p>\n

Teniel Campbell<\/p>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/p>\n

83<\/p>\n

Lilibeth Chacon Garcia<\/p>\n

Venezuela<\/p>\n

84<\/p>\n

Luyao Zeng<\/p>\n

China<\/p>\n

85<\/p>\n

Hao Zhang<\/p>\n

China<\/p>\n

86<\/p>\n

Brhan Abrha<\/p>\n

Ethiopia<\/p>\n

87<\/p>\n

Haftu Reda<\/p>\n

Ethiopia<\/p>\n

88<\/p>\n

Serkalem Watango<\/p>\n

Ethiopia<\/p>\n

89<\/p>\n

Yulduz Hashimi<\/p>\n

Afghanistan<\/p>\n

90<\/p>\n

Jasmin Soto Lopez<\/p>\n

Guatemala<\/p>\n

91<\/p>\n

Akpeiil Ossim<\/p>\n

Kazakhstan<\/p>\n

92<\/p>\n

Faina Potapova<\/p>\n

Kazakhstan<\/p>\n

93<\/p>\n

Namukasa Trinitah<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/p>\n

94<\/p>\n

Hermionne Ahouissou<\/p>\n

Benin<\/p>\n

95<\/p>\n

Rainatou Kpovihouede<\/p>\n

Benin<\/p>\n

96<\/p>\n

Romina Hinojosa Cruz<\/p>\n

Mexico<\/p>\n

97<\/p>\n

Nancy Akinyi<\/p>\n

Kenya<\/p>\n

98<\/p>\n

Monica Kiplagat<\/p>\n

Kenya<\/p>\n

99<\/p>\n

Kendra Tabu<\/p>\n

Kenya<\/p>\n

100<\/p>\n

Jamila Abdullah<\/p>\n

Tanzania<\/p>\n

101<\/p>\n

Anta Ndiaye<\/p>\n

Senegal<\/p>\n

102<\/p>\n

Dodo Humberto I\u00e9<\/p>\n

Guinea-Bissau<\/p>\n

103<\/p>\n

Lobopo Kono<\/p>\n

Botswana<\/p>\n

104<\/p>\n

Natalia Frolova<\/p>\n

AIN<\/p>\n

105<\/p>\n

Mamadama Bangoura<\/p>\n

Guinea<\/p>\n

106<\/p>\n

Najma Najma<\/p>\n

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