Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Riders road race – women
The Olympic road race women is held on Sunday 7 August. Title defender Marianne Vos faces strong competition by the likes of World Champion Elizabeth Armitstead and former World Champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list for the women's road race at the Summer Olympics in Rio.
On a tough course these women are to compete the gold medal.
Start list Olympic Road Race for women, in Rio
Countries with four riders
Australia: Gracie Elvin, Katrin Garfoot, Rachel Neylan, Amanda Spratt
Germany: Lisa Brennauer, Romy Kasper, Claudia Lichtenberg, Trixi Worrack
Italy: Elisa Longo Borghini, Giorgia Bronzini, Tatiana Guderzo, Elena Cecchini
Netherlands: Marianne Vos, Anna van der Breggen, Ellen van Dijk, Annemiek van Vleuten
United States: Mara Abbott, Kristin Armstrong, Megan Guarnier, Evelyn Stevens
Countries with three riders
Belgium: Ann-Sophie Duyck, Lotte Kopecky, Anisha Vekemans
Canada: Karol-Ann Canuel, Leah Kirchmann, Tara Whitten
Great Britain: Elizabeth Armitstead, Nikki Harris, Emma Pooley
Poland: Katarzyna Niewiadoma, Malgorzata Jasinska, Anna Plichta
Sweden: Emma Johansson, Sara Mustonen, Emilia Fahlin
Countries with two riders
Brazil: Clemilda Fernandes, Flávia Oliveira
France: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Audrey Cordon
Luxembourg: Christine Majerus, Chantal Hoffmann
Countries with one rider
Austria: Martina Ritter
Azerbaijan: Olena Pavlukhina
Belarus: Alena Amialiusik
Chile: Paola Munoz Grandon
Chinese Taipei: Ting Ying Huang
Colombia: Ana Christina Sanabria Sanchez
Cuba: Arlenis Sierra
Cyprus: Antri Christoforou
Spain: Ane Santesteban
Finland: Lotta Lepistö
Israel: Shani Bloch
Japan: Eri Yonamine
Lithuania: Daiva Tuslaite
Mexico: Carolina Rodriguez Gutierrez
Namibia: Vera Adrian
New Zealand: Linda Villumsen
Norway: Vita Heine
Slovenia: Polona Batagelj
South Africa: Ashleigh Moolman
South Korea: Ah Reum Na
Spain: Ane Santesteban
Switzerland: Jolanda Neff
Thailand: Jutatip Maneephan
Ukraine: Hanna Solovey
Venezuela: Yennifer Cesar
Watch the highlights of recent races here:
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