. ▁At ▁, ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁women ' s ▁road ▁race ▁was ▁the ▁longest ▁in ▁the ▁champion ships ' ▁history , ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁previous ▁record ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁Qual ification ▁was ▁based ▁mainly ▁on ▁the ▁U CI ▁World ▁Rank ing ▁by ▁nations ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁first ▁five ▁nations ▁in ▁this ▁classification ▁qualified ▁seven ▁rid ers ▁to ▁start , ▁the ▁next ▁ten ▁nations ▁qualified ▁six ▁rid ers ▁to ▁start ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁nations ▁qualified ▁five ▁rid ers ▁to ▁start . ▁All ▁other ▁nations ▁had ▁the ▁possibility ▁to ▁send ▁three ▁rid ers ▁to ▁start . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁this ▁number , ▁the ▁out going ▁World ▁Champion ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁contin ental ▁champions ▁( for ▁both ▁el ite ▁and ▁under - 2 3 ▁rid ers ) ▁were ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁part . ▁ ▁Cont inental ▁champions ▁ ▁U CI ▁World ▁Rank ing ▁by ▁Nations ▁Rank ings ▁as ▁at ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Part icip ating ▁nations ▁ 1 4 9 ▁cycl ists ▁from ▁ 4 8 ▁nations ▁were ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁road ▁race . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁cycl ists ▁per ▁nation ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁parentheses . ▁ ▁Final ▁classification ▁Of ▁the ▁race ' s ▁ 1 4 9 ▁entr ants , ▁ 8 1 ▁rid ers ▁completed ▁the ▁full ▁distance ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Road ▁race ▁page