Results Elite Women’s World Championship Road Race: Ferrand-Prévot, Vollering, Reusser Stunned by Outsider

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (France), Marlen Reusser (Switzerland), and Demi Vollering (Netherlands) were stunned by an outsider Saturday in the women’s world championships road race.

Magdeliene Vallieres made the key moves when the bunch blew up in the final circuits of Kigali’s UCI championships and dropped her attacking rivals 2km from the line to make history for Canada.

The 24-year-old became the nation’s first elite world champion, female or male.

Chloé Dygert finished 17th for Team USA, while her one teammate Ruth Edwards dropped out.

The race saw only a little more than half the starters make the finish of the grueling high-altitude course.

Fifty-three riders finished while around 40 registered a “DNF.”

Vollering was the top finisher of the pre-race “bigs.” The Dutchwoman finished seventh at 1:34 as her tricky relationship with road worlds continues.

The UCI road world championships draws to a close Sunday with the men’s elite road race.

Results elite women’s world championship road race