The Women's road race of the
2010 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 2 October in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
, Australia.
For the third time in four years, an Italian rider claimed the gold medal, with
Giorgia Bronzini
Giorgia Bronzini (born 3 August 1983) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2017. She won the women's road race in the UCI Road World Championships in both 2010 and 2011 and the women's poi ...
edging out her rivals in a sprint finish. Dutch rider
Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos (; born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch multi-discipline cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's WorldTeam .
After winning a junior European and World Championship in road racing, she continued her success in senior c ...
finished second for her fourth consecutive silver medal in the event, with
Emma Johansson
Emma Karolina Johansson (born 23 September 1983) is a Swedish retired professional racing cyclist. Nicknamed ''Silver Emma'', Johansson accumulated many second and third places at major championships and one-day classics. In 2013 in women's roa ...
of Sweden taking the bronze.
Route
The race covered 127.2 km.
Final classification
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:2010 UCI Road World Championships - Women's road race
Women's road race
UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
2010 in women's road cycling