The women's road race was one of 18 cycling events of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The event was held on 7 August 2016 at Fort Copacabana and was won by Anna van der Breggen from the Netherlands.
Qualification
Course
The women's course was 141 km (87.6 mi) long. Starting at Fort Copacabana,[1] the peloton headed west to pass through Ipanema, Barra, and Reserva Maripendi Beaches via the coastal road leading to the 24.8 km (15.4 mi) Pontal / Grumari circuit loop.[2] After two laps of the Grumari sector 49.6 km (30.8 mi), the course returned east via the same coastal road to enter the Vista Chinesa Circuit loop at Gávea for one lap of the 25.7 km (16.0 mi) circuit before finishing back at Fort Copacabana.[3] As with all road races during the Olympic Games, law enforcement escorted the athletes to keep them and bystanders safe during the competition. The Brazilian Federal Highway Police (PRF) were assigned the duty to escort the athletes during the 2016 Olympics.
Start list
The following NOCs had qualified riders to compete in the road race event. The following riders were confirmed by their respective NOCs.

* ref:[13]
- Over time limit (OTL)
- Under UCI regulations for one-day road races (article 2.3.039), "Any rider finishing in a time exceeding that of the winner by more than 5% shall not be placed".[14]
Result



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3h 51' 27" |
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+ 4" |
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+ 20" |
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+ 1' 14" |
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Final Classification (11– 50) | ||
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+ 1' 16" |
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+ 2' 16" |
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+ 2' 19" |
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+ 4' 09" |
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+ 4' 25" |
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+ 4' 56" |
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+ 5' 07" |
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+ 6' 36" |
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+ 7' 07" |
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+ 7' 38" |
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+ 9' 35" |
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+ 9' 37" |
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+ 10' 02" |
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+ 10' 06" |
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+ 10' 40" |
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+ 11' 32" |
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+ 11' 34" |
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+ 11' 51" |
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+ 12' 07" |
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+ 17' 45" |
Over time limit | ||
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OTL |
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OTL |
Did not finish | ||
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DNF |
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DNF |
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Disqualified | ||
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DSQ |
References
- ^ "Rio Olympic Games Facilities: Copacabana Region". brasil2016.gov.br. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympic Games Facilities: Barra Region". brasil2016.gov.br. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Rio 2016 Road Cycling - Women's Race updated (PDF), UCI, 25 March 2015, p. 2
- ^ "Nationale Selecties: Olympische Spelen Rio Weg Dames / MTB / BMX" (in Dutch). belgiancycling.be. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Brasil define equipe do ciclismo de estrada para os Jogos do Rio 2016". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 9 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Ane Santesteban, la elegida: "Quería estar en Río y lo he conseguido"" (in Spanish). eurosport.es. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Cervélo-Bigla pro cycling team delighted with Olympic selection". bpct.ch. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Jeux de Rio. Bresset non, Cordon-Ragot oui" (in French). letelegramme.fr. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Pre-selectie vrouwen Olympische spelen". KNWU (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "ICO decision puts Zakarin and Zabelinskaya out of Olympic Games". cyclingnews.com. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Jolanda Neff und Nino Schurter führen das Schweizer Mountainbike-Team an den Olympischen Spielen in Rio an" (in German). swissolympic.ch. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Här är alla OS-klara svenskar till Rio 2016" (in Swedish). viasatsport.se. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Startlist Rio 2016". Cyclingfever.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ UCI Cycling Regulations, Part II: Road Races, UCI, 1 February 2012, p. 31, archived from the original on 23 June 2011
- ^ "Women's Road Race Schedule & Results – Olympic Cycling Road". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Women's Road Race – Standings". Rio2016. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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