September 27, 2014 (Ponferrada, Spain) – On Day 2 of the road races, Germany’s Jonas Bokeloh was rewarded for his efforts in the Junior Men’s race while Pauline Ferrand Prevot (France) saw her patience pay off as she claimed the Elite Women’s road title in the final bunch sprint to the line. Both races saw their share of crashes but the women’s race was especially marred on the second lap as a massive pile up took down dozens of riders with some sent to hospital including three Canadians – video of crash here.
Junior Men’s RR
Bokeloh, the German Junior champ, was determined to do well in the 127.4km contest despite attacking on the penultimate lap and being reeled in. He stayed near the front and worked with leaders to chase down the final attack by Switzerland’s Gino Maeder and Russian Stepan Kurianov catching them with merely 150 meters to go.
In the final bunch sprint to the line Bokeloh had saved enough for just the right moment when it counted to claim the gold. Alexander Kulkovsky (RUS) took the silver while Pter Lenderink (NED) won the bronze.
“I actually wasn’t hoping for this result at all, I was just trying to make the top ten,” said Bokeloh. “Winning today was a surprise though when we were sprinting in the last 100 meters and our lungs were burning, I wanted this badly.”
It was a tough day in the saddle of Team Canada as Jean-Simon D’Anjou finished 82nd and Derek Gee ended up 96th while both Pier-Andre Cote and reigning Canadian Junior national road champ, Edward Walsh, who had been sick both DNF’d – check our interviews with all four riders and coach Luc Arsenault here.
Full results here.
Elite Women’s RR
All eyes were on Marianne Vos (Ned) to take her third consecutive and fourth world title today in a slug-fest against former champ, Giorgia Bronzini (Italy), but fate had other plans. A fateful massive crash on the second lap at the 93.6km mark took down Vos as well as many others including three Canadians – Karol-Ann Canuel, Leah Kirchmann and Joelle Numainville.
Canuel, Kirchmann and Numainville along with others were sent to the hospital with the former two suffering more severe injuries – Canuel a broken pelvis, and Kirchmann a broken collarbone. Numainville was not injured but there were concerns about a previous concussion. Lex Albrecht hurt her elbow but was able to continue however abandoned later on Lap 5 – read more on their injuries here.
A reduced peloton forged ahead with Italy, Germany and the Netherlands still looking strong and all attacks were chased down as Slovenia’s Spela Kern was the first to attack and get caught. Then the USA’s Alison Powers tried her luck as did Rachel Neylan (Aus) but the peloton was too strong.
As the rain began on the final lap Chantal Blaak (Ned) and Italy’s Rosella Ratto animated things as did Germany’s Trixi Worrack but in the end four serious contenders emerged in what looked like the final selection – Vos, Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita), Emma Johansson (Swe), and Lizzie Armitstead (GBR).
Johansson tested her rival’s legs but then the foursome hesitated too long to make their final move playing cat-and-mouse. The chasing peloton, which included several top sprinters like Bronzini, Prevot, Lisa Brennaur (Ger) and Shelly Olds (USA), caught them setting up the final bunch sprint that saw Prevot take the gold, Brennaur the silver and Johansson the bronze – full results below.
Results
1. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (France) 3:29:21
2. Lisa Brennauer (Germany)
3. Emma Johansson (Sweden)
4. Giorgia Bronzini (Italy)
5. Tiffany Cromwell (Australia)
6. Shelley Olds (United States Of America)
7. Elizabeth Armitstead (Great Britain)
8. Linda Melanie Villumsen (New Zealand)
9. Hanna Solovey (Ukraine)
10. Marianne Vos (Netherlands)
11. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Poland)
12. Evelyn Stevens (United States Of America) 0:03
13. Rossella Ratto (Italy)
14. Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy)
15. Claudia Housler (Germany) 0:06
16. Audrey Cordon (France) 0:41
17. Chantal Blaak (Netherlands)
18. Paulina Brzezna (Poland)
19. Malgorzta Jasinska (Poland)
20. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (South Africa)
21. Elena Kuchinskaya (Russian Federation)
22. Eri Yonamine (Japan)
23. Doris Schweizer (Switzerland)
24. Rachel Neylan (Australia)
25. Flavia Oliveira (Brazil)
26. Anna Sanchis Chafer (Spain)
27. Sofie De Vuyst (Belgium) 0:47
28. Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukraine)
29. Eleonora Van Dijk (Netherlands)
30. Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spain)
31. Christine Majerus (Luxembourg)
32. Trixi Worrack (Germany)
33. Lucinda Brand (Netherlands)
34. Kelly Druyts (Belgium) 1:10
35. Serika Guluma Ortiz (Colombia)
36. Jessenia Meneses (Colombia) 1:24
37. Tatiana Guderzo (Italy) 2:41
38. Annie Last (Great Britain) 3:06
39. Julie Leth (Denmark)
40. Maaike Polspoel (Belgium)
41. Lauren Hall (United States Of America) 5:30
42. Emilie Moberg (Norway) 5:46
43. Elise Delzenne (France)
44. AmÈlie Rivat (France)
45. Polona Batagelj (Slovenia)
46. Spela Kern (Slovenia)
47. Megan Guarnier (United States Of America)
48. Katrin Garfoot (Australia)
49. Sara Mustonen (Sweden) 5:51
50. Alexandra Burchenkova (Russian Federation)
51. Anastasiya Chulkova (Russian Federation)
52. Mayuko Hagiwara (Japan)
53. Charlotte Becker (Germany)
54. Sari Saarelainen (Finland) 8:38
55. Elena Cecchini (Italy) 8:45
56. Sabrina Stultiens (Netherlands) 0:11:06
57. Carlee Taylor (Australia) 0:11:44
58. Verunica Leal Balderas (Mexico)
59. Paz Bash (Israel) 0:12:28
DNF Uenia Fernandes Da Souza (Brazil)
DNF An-Li Pretorius (South Africa)
DNF Anna Christian (Great Britain)
DNF Stephanie Pohl (Germany)
DNF Hannah Barnes (Great Britain)
DNF Susanna Zorzi (Italy)
DNF Alison Powers (United States Of America)
DNF Amy Pieters (Netherlands)
DNF Iris Slappendel (Netherlands)
DNF Sara Olsson (Sweden)
DNF Valentina Scandolara (Italy)
DNF Daiva Tuslaite (Lithuania)
DNF Lija Laizane (Latvia)
DNF Katazina Sosna (Lithuania)
DNF Jacqueline Hahn (Austria)
DNF Ewelina Szybiak (Poland)
DNF Desiree Ehrler (Switzerland)
DNF Tatiana Antoshina (Russian Federation)
DNF Emilia Fahlin (Sweden)
DNF Tayler Wiles (United States Of America)
DNF Lotta Lepistˆ (Finland)
DNF Joanne Kiesanowski (New Zealand)
DNF Eline Gleditsch Brustad (Norway)
DNF Aude Biannic (France)
DNF Romy Kasper (Germany)
DNF Loren Rowney (Australia)
DNF Kseniya Tuhai (Belarus)
DNF Emilie Aubry (Switzerland)
DNF Lex Albrecht (Canada)
DNF Nicole Hanselmann (Switzerland)
DNF Martina Ritter (Austria)
DNF Linda Indergand (Switzerland)
DNF Linnea Sjˆblom (Sweden)
DNF Reta Trotman (New Zealand)
DNF Dana Ro ~lapa (Latvia)
DNF Kathryn Bertine SKN
DNF Liisa Ehrberg (Estonia)
DNF Daniela Reis (Portugal)
DNF Mia Radotic (Croatia)
DNF Barvara Fasoh (Greece)
DNF Alice Barnes (Great Britain)
DNF Lucy Garner (Great Britain)
DNF Corinna Lechner (Germany)
DNF EugÈnie Duval (France)
DNF Lavinia Nicoleta Rolea (Romania)
DNF Alena Amialiusik (Belarus)
DNF Eugenia Bujak (Poland)
DNF Roxane Knetemann (Netherlands)
DNF Heidi Dalton (South Africa)
DNF Antonela Ferencic (Croatia)
DNF Milda Jankauskaite (Lithuania)
DNF Ana Teresa Casas Bonilla (Mexico)
DNF Veronika Kormos (Hungary)
DNF Liisi Rist (Estonia)
DNF Di·na SzurominÈ Pulsfort (Hungary)
DNF Shani Bloch (Israel)
DNF Ursa Pintar (Slovenia)
DNF Alexandra Nessmar (Sweden)
DNF Annelies Van Doorslaer (Belgium)
DNF Miriam Bj¯rnsrud (Norway)
DNF Jessie Daams (Belgium)
DNF Oxana Kozonchuk (Russian Federation)
DNF Anna Plichta (Poland)
DNF Joelle Numainville (Canada)
DNF Lizzie Williams (Australia)
DNF Ann-Sofie Duyck (Belgium)
DNF Leah Kirchmann (Canada)
DNF Thalita De Jong (Netherlands)
DNF Mara Abbott (United States Of America)
DNF Karol-Ann Canuel (Canada)
DNF Anastasiia Iakovenko (Russian Federation)
DNF Martina Sablikova (Czech Republic)
DNF Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spain)
DNF Emily Collins (New Zealand)
DNF Clemilda Fernandes Silva (Brazil)