2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial

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Men's team time trial
2015 UCI Road World Championships
2015 UCI Road World Championships - Men's team time trial - BMC (3).jpg
BMC riding to victory
Race details
DatesSeptember 20, 2015
Stages1
Distance38.6 km (23.98 mi)
Winning time42' 07.97" [1]
Medalists
 Gold medal icon.svg Gold BMC Racing Team
 Silver medal icon.svg Silver Etixx–Quick-Step
 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Movistar Team
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The Men's team time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on September 20, 2015, in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It was the 31st edition of the championship, and the 4th since its reintroduction in 2012. American team BMC Racing Team were the defending champions, having won in 2014.

Contents

As they did in 2014, BMC Racing Team won the title ahead of Etixx–Quick-Step by a margin of 11.35 seconds, with the Movistar Team completing the podium, 30.11 seconds down on the winning time. [1] [2] [3]

Course

Altitude profile of the team time trial course 2015 UCI Road World Championships team time trial course profile.svg
Altitude profile of the team time trial course

The course rolled off from Henrico County at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, originally the Lakeside Wheel Club, founded in 1895 as a gathering spot for turn-of-the-century cyclists. The opening kilometers raced through Richmond's historic Northside neighborhoods leading into downtown. The course continued east of Richmond down rural Route 5, which parallels the 50-mile Virginia Capital Trail. The first few kilometers were scenic, flat, open roads that eventually narrowed and went through Richmond National Battlefield Park, a historic Civil War site. The race re-entered the city through Shockoe Bottom, eventually making a hard right turn on Governor Street to ascend 300 meters (980 feet). At the top, the teams had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish. [4]

Qualification

It was an obligation for all 2015 UCI ProTeams to participate. As well as this, invitations were sent to the 20 leading teams of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour, the top 5 leading teams of the 2015 UCI America Tour and 2015 UCI Asia Tour and the leading teams of the 2015 UCI Africa Tour and 2015 UCI Oceania Tour on August 15, 2015. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. Every participating team were allowed to register nine riders from its team roster, with the exception of stagiaires, and had to select six riders to compete in the event. [5] [6]

Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4). [7]

DateTimeEvent
September 20, 201513:30–15:30Men's team time trial

Final classification

Etixx-Quick-Step finished second 2015 UCI Road World Championships - Men's team time trial - Etixx Quick Step.jpg
Etixx–Quick-Step finished second
Orica-GreenEDGE finished fourth 2015 UCI Road World Championships - Men's team time trial - Orica.jpg
Orica–GreenEDGE finished fourth

BMC Racing won the event, beating Etixx–Quick-Step by more than 11 seconds. [1] Tinkoff–Saxo finished last, more than 8 minutes behind the race winners, after Michael Valgren and Michael Rogers touched wheels and crashed. [8]

RankTeamRidersTime
1 Flag of the United States.svg BMC Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rohan Dennis  (AUS)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Silvan Dillier  (SUI)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Stefan Küng  (SUI)
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniel Oss  (ITA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Manuel Quinziato  (ITA)
42' 07.97"
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etixx–Quick-Step Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL)
Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yves Lampaert  (BEL)
Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Niki Terpstra  (NED)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL)
+ 11.35"
3 Flag of Spain.svg Movistar Team Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Andrey Amador  (CRC)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jonathan Castroviejo  (ESP)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR)
Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP)
Flag of Italy.svg  Adriano Malori  (ITA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Jasha Sütterlin  (GER)
+ 30.11"
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Orica–GreenEDGE Flag of New Zealand.svg  Sam Bewley  (NZL)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Luke Durbridge  (AUS)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Hepburn  (AUS)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jens Mouris  (NED)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN)
+ 53.73"
5 Flag of Germany.svg Team Giant–Alpecin Flag of Germany.svg  Nikias Arndt  (GER)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Dumoulin  (NED)
Flag of the United States.svg  Chad Haga  (USA)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Tobias Ludvigsson  (SWE)
Flag of Austria.svg  Georg Preidler  (AUT)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ramon Sinkeldam  (NED)
+ 1' 03.69"
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg LottoNL–Jumbo Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Robert Gesink  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wilco Kelderman  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Leezer  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maarten Tjallingii  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jos van Emden  (NED)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sep Vanmarcke  (BEL)
+ 1' 17.03"
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lotto–Soudal Flag of Denmark.svg  Lars Bak  (DEN)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tiesj Benoot  (BEL)
Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Greg Henderson  (NZL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Wellens  (BEL)
+ 1' 26.47"
8 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lars Boom  (NED)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Hryvko  (UKR)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Tanel Kangert  (EST)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexey Lutsenko  (KAZ)
Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP)
+ 1' 37.13"
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Sky Flag of Belarus.svg  Vasil Kiryienka  (BLR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Danny Pate  (USA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Puccio  (ITA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Luke Rowe  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ian Stannard  (GBR)
Flag of Italy.svg  Elia Viviani  (ITA)
+ 1' 41.17"
10 Flag of the United States.svg Trek Factory Racing Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Coledan  (ITA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Stijn Devolder  (BEL)
Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Felline  (ITA)
Flag of Spain.svg  Markel Irizar  (ESP)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jesse Sergent  (NZL)
Flag of Austria.svg  Riccardo Zoidl  (AUT)
+ 1' 46.60"
11 Flag of France.svg FDJ Flag of France.svg  Arnaud Démare  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Geniez  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Mathieu Ladagnous  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Johan Le Bon  (FRA)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Steve Morabito  (SUI)
Flag of France.svg  Jérémy Roy  (FRA)
+ 1' 48.42"
12 Flag of the United States.svg Cannondale–Garmin Flag of Slovenia.svg  Kristijan Koren  (SLO)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sebastian Langeveld  (NED)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alan Marangoni  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Moreno Moser  (ITA)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Ramūnas Navardauskas  (LTU)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan van Baarle  (NED)
+ 1' 49.80"
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg IAM Cycling Flag of Austria.svg  Matthias Brändle  (AUT)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Stef Clement  (NED)
Flag of France.svg  Jérôme Coppel  (FRA)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Reto Hollenstein  (SUI)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Jarlinson Pantano  (COL)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Aleksejs Saramotins  (LAT)
+ 1' 57.67"
14 Flag of France.svg AG2R La Mondiale Flag of Lithuania.svg  Gediminas Bagdonas  (LTU)
Flag of France.svg  Damien Gaudin  (FRA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Patrick Gretsch  (GER)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Hugo Houle  (CAN)
Flag of France.svg  Christophe Riblon  (FRA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Johan Vansummeren  (BEL)
+ 2' 03.73"
15 Flag of Italy.svg Lampre–Merida Flag of Italy.svg  Mattia Cattaneo  (ITA)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Nelson Oliveira  (POR)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Luka Pibernik  (SLO)
Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Plaza  (ESP)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jan Polanc  (SLO)
+ 2' 07.61"
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Victor Campenaerts  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pieter Jacobs  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Oliver Naesen  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Stijn Steels  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Arthur Vanoverberghe  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jelle Wallays  (BEL)
+ 2' 19.32"
17 Flag of the United States.svg Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ryan Anderson  (CAN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jesse Anthony  (USA)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Guillaume Boivin  (CAN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Thomas Soladay  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Zirbel  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Scott Zwizanski  (USA)
+ 2' 23.90"
18 Flag of Russia.svg Team Katusha Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Chernetskiy  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Lagutin  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Porsev  (RUS)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Gatis Smukulis  (LAT)
Flag of Russia.svg  Ilnur Zakarin  (RUS)
+ 2' 33.13"
19 Flag of the United States.svg UnitedHealthcare Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Alzate  (COL)
Flag of the United States.svg  Adrian Hegyvary  (USA)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Karl Menzies  (AUS)
Flag of the United States.svg  John Murphy  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kiel Reijnen  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Bradley White  (USA)
+ 2' 56.19"
20 Flag of the United States.svg Jelly Belly–Maxxis Flag of Moldova.svg  Alexandr Braico  (MDA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Gavin Mannion  (USA)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lachlan Morton  (AUS)
Flag of the United States.svg  Fred Rodriguez  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Sheldon  (USA)
Flag of Moldova.svg  Nicolae Tanovițchii  (MDA)
+ 3' 41.63"
21 Flag of the United States.svg Hincapie Racing Team Flag of the United States.svg  Mac Brennan  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Oscar Clark  (USA)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Andžs Flaksis  (LAT)
Flag of the United States.svg  Tyler Magner  (USA)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Toms Skujiņš  (LAT)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Dion Smith  (NZL)
+ 3' 43.58"
22 Flag of the United States.svg Jamis–Hagens Berman Flag of Cuba.svg  Luis Amarán  (CUB)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Lucas Sebastián Haedo  (ARG)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Daniel Jaramillo  (COL)
Flag of the United States.svg  Stephen Leece  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Carson Miller  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  David Williams  (USA)
+ 4' 37.17"
23 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vino 4ever Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Stepan Astafyev  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Zhandos Bizhigitov  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yevgeniy Gidich  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Dmitriy Lukyanov  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexandr Shushemoin  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Oleg Zemlyakov  (KAZ)
+ 4' 43.84"
24 Flag of the United States.svg Champion System–Stan's NoTubes Flag of the United States.svg  Charles Cassin  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Drew Christopher  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Clemence  (USA)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Bryan Gomez  (COL)
Flag of the United States.svg  Max Korus  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Conor Mullervy  (USA)
+ 5' 14.51"
25 Flag of the United States.svg Lupus Racing Team Flag of France.svg  Matthieu Jeannes  (FRA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Evan Murphy  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Murphy  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Olheiser  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Stone  (USA)
Flag of France.svg  Thomas Vaubourzeix  (FRA)
+ 5' 18.72"
26 Flag of the United States.svg Astellas Cycling Team Flag of the United States.svg  Cortlan Brown  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Feehery  (USA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel Gardner  (GBR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Max Jenkins  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jake Silverberg  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jacob Sitler  (USA)
+ 5' 58.54"
27 Flag of Russia.svg Tinkoff–Saxo Flag of Italy.svg  Manuele Boaro  (ITA)
Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Bodnar  (POL)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Christopher Juul-Jensen  (DEN)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Michael Valgren  (DEN)
+ 8' 11.44"

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