| 2011 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 21 September 2011 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 46.4 km (28.83 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 53' 43.85" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| Events at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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| Participating nations | ||
| Elite events | ||
| Elite road race | men | women |
| Elite time trial | men | women |
| Under-23 events | ||
| Under-23 road race | men | |
| Under-23 time trial | men | |
| Junior events | ||
| Junior road race | men | women |
| Junior time trial | men | women |
The men's time trial of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 21 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
After bronze medals in both 2009 and 2010, [1] Tony Martin won his first world championship title after setting the quickest time at each of the intermediate splits, before crossing the line in a time over a minute faster than anyone else. He caught and passed the two riders who started directly before him, David Millar and Mikhail Ignatiev, and came within 45 seconds of catching a third (Taylor Phinney). [2] The silver medal went to Great Britain's Bradley Wiggins, with the bronze medal going to four-time world champion Fabian Cancellara, who trailed Wiggins by 4.76 seconds [3] after making an error in the closing stages. [4]
The riders completed two laps on a 23.2 km (14.4 mi) course in and around Copenhagen, for a total length of 46.4 km (28.8 mi). [5]