Elite women's podium at the marathon World Championships
(Image credit: Ralf Schäuble)
Norway's Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa couldn't add the title to her impressive palmares, eventually finishing sixth.
(Image credit: Multivan Merida Biking Team)
The leading group in the women's race.
(Image credit: Multivan Merida Biking Team)
The women's race begins in St Wendel.
(Image credit: Multivan Merida Biking Team)
Sally Bigham (Great Britain) races up to eighth place after an early race mechanical.
(Image credit: Armin Küstenbrück)
Sonya Looney (United States of America) finished 30th in her first-ever world championship.
(Image credit: Armin Küstenbrück)
The Swiss racer Süss added the rainbow stripes to her palmares. Earlier this year, she won the European marathon championships. She finished in 4:33:47, with a 1:57 margin over Spitz and 2:54 over Langvad.
Full Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Esther Süss (Switzerland)
4:33:47
2
Sabine Spitz (Germany)
0:01:57
3
Annika Langvad (Denmark)
0:02:54
4
Elisabeth Brandau (Germany)
0:07:51
5
Birgit Söllner (Germany)
0:07:54
6
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Norway)
0:08:12
7
Kristine Noergaard (Denmark)
0:08:59
8
Sally Bigham (Great Britain)
0:09:56
9
Erika Dicht (Switzerland)
0:11:34
10
Anna Villar Argente (Spain)
0:11:34
11
Arielle Boek-Van Meurs (Netherlands)
0:11:59
12
Blaza Klemencic (Slovenia)
0:13:04
13
Anna-Sofie Noergaard (Denmark)
0:13:58
14
Yolande Speedy (South Africa)
0:14:23
15
Jane Nussli (Great Britain)
0:14:31
16
Emmy Thelberg (Sweden)
0:17:48
17
Barbara Kaltenhauser (Germany)
0:18:53
18
Silke Schmidt (Germany)
0:20:07
19
Adelheid Morath (Germany)
0:21:25
20
Sofia Pezzatti (Switzerland)
0:22:49
21
Michela Benzoni (Italy)
0:22:59
22
Nicoletta De Jager (Netherlands)
0:23:01
23
Annika Smail (New Zealand)
0:24:18
24
Catherine Lohri (Switzerland)
0:24:48
25
Jodie Willett (Australia)
0:31:25
26
Alexa Hüni (Germany)
0:31:29
27
Krista Park (United States Of America)
0:32:30
28
Ivonne Kraft (Germany)
0:34:16
29
Kerstin Kögler (Germany)
0:35:17
30
Sonya Looney (United States Of America)
0:36:56
31
Melanie Spath (Germany)
0:39:42
32
Anja Gradl (Germany)
0:42:33
33
Andrea Kirsic (Croatia)
0:42:59
34
Martina Thomasson (Sweden)
0:53:50
35
Manuela Werkle (Germany)
1:04:15
36
Anda Savlenko (Latvia)
1:05:17
37
Jasmin Erhardt (Germany)
1:22:31
DNF
Nina Gaessler (Germany)
Row 37 - Cell 2
DNF
Kim Saenen (Belgium)
Row 38 - Cell 2
DNF
Mona Eiberweiser (Germany)
Row 39 - Cell 2
DNF
Asa Maria Erlandsson (Sweden)
Row 40 - Cell 2
DNF
Silke Keinath (Germany)
Row 41 - Cell 2
DNF
Katrin Schwing (Germany)
Row 42 - Cell 2
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