Italian Elisa Balsamo won the junior women’s world road race championship race Friday in Doha, Qatar, sprinting home ahead of American Skylar Schneider who was second.
“Unbelievable.” said Balsamo. “A big thank you to my teammates. They were so beautiful and strong. It’s our title, not only mine. This is great, not only for us, but for the whole of Italian female cycling.”
Complete results
- 1. Elisa BALSAMO, (ITA), in 1:53:04
- 2. Skylar SCHNEIDER, (USA), at :00
- 3. Susanne ANDERSEN, (NOR), at :00
- 4. Karolina Perekitko, (POL), at :00
- 5. Letizia PATERNOSTER, (ITA), at :00
- 6. Emma NORSGAARD, (DEN), at :00
- 7. Franziska BRAUßE, (GER), at :00
- 8. Sandra ALONSO, (ESP), at :00
- 9. Liane LIPPERT, (GER), at :00
- 10. Simone EG, (DEN), at :00
Balsamo was led-out expertly by her Italian teammates, Letizia Paternoster and Lisa Morzenti, into the final kilometer.
Schneider was well-positioned on Balsamo’s wheel in the sprint, but could not come around in the final 100 meters. The 18-year-old came close to her first medal on Monday in the time trial but finished fourth, nine seconds out of third.
Norwegian Susanne Anderson rounded out the podium in third at the end of the 74.5km race.
The race was split very early by a large crash that saw 22 riders go clear. A few key pre-race favorites were forced to chase, off the back: Julliete Labous (France), Chloe Morgan (Australia), and Arianna Pruisscher (Netherlands).
Despite a few late moves on the final lap, including one by Spain’s Miriam Gardachal, the race stayed together for the sprint, from a peloton that had grown to 56 riders.
“The attacks were tough throughout the race. The whole peloton was moving closely. I narrowly avoided a crash in the first few kilometers. Elisa had a perfect ride out in the final stretch and she deserved to win,” said Andersen.
Complete results
- 1. Elisa BALSAMO, (ITA), in 1:53:04
- 2. Skylar SCHNEIDER, (USA), at :00
- 3. Susanne ANDERSEN, (NOR), at :00
- 4. Karolina Perekitko, (POL), at :00
- 5. Letizia PATERNOSTER, (ITA), at :00
- 6. Emma NORSGAARD, (DEN), at :00
- 7. Franziska BRAUßE, (GER), at :00
- 8. Sandra ALONSO, (ESP), at :00
- 9. Liane LIPPERT, (GER), at :00
- 10. Simone EG, (DEN), at :00
- 11. Karlijn SWINKELS, (NED), at :00
- 12. Nikola RÓZYNSKA, (POL), at :00
- 13. Karin PENKO, (SLO), at :00
- 14. Maggie COLES-LYSTER, (CAN), at :00
- 15. Maaike BOOGAARD, (NED), at :00
- 16. Fleur NAGENGAST, (NED), at :00
- 17. Maja PERINOVIC, (CRO), at :00
- 18. Léna Mettraux, (SUI), at :00
- 19. Kristina STOLBOVA, (RUS), at :00
- 20. Claire FABER, (LUX), at :00
- 21. Clara COPPONI, (FRA), at :00
- 22. Ingvild GÅSKJENN, (NOR), at :00
- 23. Andrea RAMÍREZ, (MEX), at :00
- 24. Devaney COLLIER, (CAN), at :00
- 25. Aurela Nerlo, (POL), at :00
- 26. Typhaine LAURANCE, (FRA), at :00
- 27. Wiktoria PIKULIK, (POL), at :00
- 28. Mikayla HARVEY, (NZL), at :00
- 29. Nina HRUZEVYCH, (UKR), at :00
- 30. Tatiana DUEÑAS, (COL), at :00
- 31. Erin ATTWELL, (CAN), at :00
- 32. Julyn AGUILA, (MEX), at :00
- 33. Lea Lin TEUTENBERG, (GER), at :00
- 34. Sara MARTÍN, (ESP), at :00
- 35. Yumena HOSOYA, (JPN), at :00
- 36. Pauline ROY, (SUI), at :00
- 37. Svenja WÜTHRICH, (SUI), at :00
- 38. Christa RIFFEL, (GER), at :00
- 39. Laurie JUSSAUME, (CAN), at :00
- 40. Chiara CONSONNI, (ITA), at :00
- 41. Hannah STEFFEN, (GER), at :00
- 42. Lotte ROTMAN, (BEL), at :00
- 43. Clara LUNDMARK, (SWE), at :00
- 44. Jaime GUNNING, (AUS), at :00
- 45. Febe SCHOKKAERT, (BEL), at :00
- 46. Miriam GARDACHAL, (ESP), at :00
- 47. Summer MOAK, (USA), at :00
- 48. Irina IVANOVA, (RUS), at :00
- 49. Nicolene MARAIS, (RSA), at :00
- 50. Juliette LABOUS, (FRA), at :00
- 51. Kanyarat KESTHONGLANG, (THA), at :00
- 52. Johanne MARCHER, (DEN), at :00
- 53. Pauline CLOUARD, (FRA), at :00
- 54. Megan HEATH, (USA), at :12
- 55. Anastasiia MUZALEVSKAIA, (RUS), at :18
- 56. Lisa MORZENTI, (ITA), at :45
- 57. Yin Yin LI, (HKG), at 7:59
- 58. Madeleine FASNACHT, (AUS), at 7:59
- 59. Jiahuan YANG, (CHN), at 7:59
- 60. Josipa ŠINTIC, (CRO), at 7:59
- 61. Arianna PRUISSCHER, (NED), at 10:02
- 62. Karina KASENOVA, (RUS), at 10:02
- 63. Katja KERPAN, (SLO), at 10:02
- 64. Hajdi ZAJC, (SLO), at 10:02
- 65. Hannah ARENSMAN, (USA), at 10:02
- 66. Yin ZHANG, (CHN), at 10:02
- 67. Adela SAFAROVA, (CZE), at 10:02
- 68. Martina FIDANZA, (ITA), at 10:02
- 69. Cinthya COVARRUBIAS, (MEX), at 10:02
- 70. Misuzu SHIMOYAMA, (JPN), at 10:02
- 71. Chaniporn BATRIYA, (THA), at 10:02
- 72. Maialen ARAMENDIA, (ESP), at 10:02
- 73. Hoi Wah LEUNG, (HKG), at 10:02
- 74. Madeleine PARK, (NZL), at 10:02
- DNF Chloe MORAN, (AUS)
- DNF Maeva PARET PEINTRE, (FRA)
- DNF Nicole STEIGENGA, (NED)
- DNF Lynette Benson, (RSA)
- DNF Yue CHANG, (CHN)
- DNF Ana Marina HERROS, (MEX)
- DNS Anne-Sophie HARSCH, (LUX)
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