2023 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
| 2023 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 13 August 2023 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 in Balloch, Great Britain | |||||||||
| Distance | 154.1 km (95.75 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 02' 12" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships | |||
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| Elite events | |||
| Elite road race | men | ||
| Elite time trial | men | women | |
| Elite team relay | mixed | ||
| Under-23 events | |||
| Under-23 road race | men | women | |
| Under-23 time trial | men | women | |
| Junior events | |||
| Junior road race | men | women | |
| Junior time trial | men | women | |
The women's road race of the 2023 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 13 August 2023 in Balloch, Great Britain.[1] The race was won by Belgian Lotte Kopecky for the first time.[2]
Qualification
Qualification was based mainly on the UCI World Ranking by nations as of 30 June 2023.[3]
UCI World Rankings
The following nations qualified.[4]
| Nations | Riders |
|---|---|
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7 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
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 France
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 Italy
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 Netherlands
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6 |
 Denmark
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 Germany
| |
 Great Britain
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 New Zealand
| |
 Poland
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 South Africa
| |
 Spain
| |
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 United States
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 Neutral athletes of Russian sporting nationality
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5 |
 Austria
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 Cuba
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 Norway
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 Uzbekistan
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Continental champions
| Name | Country | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Annemiek van Vleuten | Netherlands
|
Incumbent World Champion |
| Ese Ukpeseraye |  Nigeria
|
African Champion |
| Skylar Schneider | United States
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Panamerican Champion |
| Nguyễn Thị Thật |  Vietnam
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Asian Champion |
Participating nations
210 cyclists from 71 nations competed in the event. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[5]
Argentina (2)
Algeria (1)- Australia (7)
- Austria (5)
- Belgium (7)
Bermuda (1)
Brazil (1)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Burkina Faso (1)- Canada (6)
Chile (1)
China (3)
Colombia (3)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (3)- Denmark (6)
Ecuador (1)
Finland (1)- France (7)
- Germany (6)
- Great Britain (6)
Greece (1)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (2)
Indonesia (1)
Ireland (3)
Israel (2)- Italy (7)
Japan (2)
Kazakhstan (3)
Latvia (2)
Luxembourg (3)
Mauritius (3)
Morocco (1)
Namibia (2)- Netherlands (8)
- New Zealand (5)
- Nigeria (3)
- Norway (5)
Paraguay (1)- Poland (6)
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Portugal (2)
Rwanda (3)
Serbia (1)
Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (3)- South Africa (6)
- Spain (5)
Sweden (3)- Switzerland (6)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (3)
United Arab Emirates (1)- United States (7)
- Uzbekistan (5)
Venezuela (2)
Zimbabwe (2)
Final classification
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References
- ^ "90th World Championships – Road Race". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Whittle, Jeremy (13 August 2023). "Lotte Kopecky takes third world title in Glasgow in elite women's road race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Qualification System for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – Road" (PDF). Union Cycliste International. Union Cycliste International. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – Road Quota Allocation" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Road Race Women's Elite 2023 Start List". ProcyclingStats. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
