2016 Summer Olympics / Cycling - Road Races (Women)
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| sport | Cycling | ||||||||
| discipline | Road cycling | ||||||||
| gender | Women | ||||||||
| Attendees | 68 athletes from 39 countries | ||||||||
| Competition location | Forte de Copacabana | ||||||||
| Competition phase | 7th August 2016 | ||||||||
| Winning time | 3:51:27 h | ||||||||
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Cycling competitions at the 2016 Olympic Games |
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 Road cycling
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| Road racing | Women | Men |
| Individual time trial | Women | Men |
 Track cycling
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| sprint | Women | Men |
| Team sprint | Women | Men |
| Keirin | Women | Men |
| Omnium | Women | Men |
| Team pursuit | Women | Men |
 Mountain bike
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| run | Women | Men |
 BMX
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| run | Women | Men |
The women's road race at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place on August 7, 2016.
Olympic champion was Anna van der Breggen from the Netherlands, Emma Johansson from Sweden won silver and the Italian Elisa Longo Borghini won bronze.
Route
The distance of the women's road race was 141 kilometers. The start was at Forte de Copacabana . The course extended further west through the districts of Ipanema , Barra , and the Reserva Maripendi coastal road . After 24.8 kilometers, it was necessary to round the Pontal / Grumari course twice (49.6 km) before the route returned to the east on the same coastal road. Here the Vista Chinesa course in the Gávea district had to be driven through once. Then the race led back to Forte de Copacabana, where the finish line was.
As with all races, the race was accompanied by the police for safety, this was done by the Federal Highway Police (PRF).
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Results
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Web link
Individual evidence
- ^ Rio Olympic Games Facilities: Copacabana Region . brasil2016.gov.br. Retrieved April 1, 2016.