UCI Worlds gallery- Kiwi women

Oct 5th, 10. Photo gallery of the Kiwi women in the road race at the UCI World Road Championships.

Commentary

• Two Kiwis in Top 20 women in the World
• Young Kiwis raced until exhaustion at the Worlds

The New Zealand team

Cath Cheatley

Toni Bradshaw

Linda Villumsen

Serena Sheridan

Courteney Lowe

Emma Crum

The Kiwis get support right from the start line

Kiwis called up to the start

Cheatley makes the 22% climb look easy

.. the second climb doesn't look a struggle either

Villumsen and Cheatley at opposite sides of the top class peloton

Lowe looks up to see the 400m steep climb ahead 

... and makes it to the top

Villumsen and Bradshaw enjoy the flat roads

Sheridan crests the 1st climb

... and powers up the 2nd climb

Crum was caught behind a crash after just 6km

and gritted her teeth to try and get back in touch

Bradshaw comes off the rainbow bridge

and climbs up the 2nd climb of the course

Sheridan and Bradshaw turn into the finishing straight nearing the end of the race

Cheatley passes the finish line for the 2nd to last time

Villumsen keeps close to her rivals

The girls get plenty of support along the course

They finish - Cheatley 11th and Villumsen 19th in the World