2018 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial

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Women's time trial
2018 UCI Road World Championships
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Race details
Dates25 September 2018
Stages1
Distance27.7 km (17.21 mi)
Winning time34' 25.36" [1]
Medalists
 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)
 Silver medal icon.svg Silver Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Anna van der Breggen  (NED)
 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Ellen van Dijk  (NED)
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The Women's time trial of the 2018 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 25 September 2018 in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the 25th edition of the event, for which Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten was the defending champion, having won in 2017. [2] 52 riders from 34 nations entered the competition. [3]

Contents

Van Vleuten became the first rider since Judith Arndt in 2012 to defend the world time trial title, finishing almost half a minute clear of her nearest rival. [4] Just as she did in 2017, Anna van der Breggen won the silver medal, while a Dutch clean sweep of the podium placings was completed by the European champion, [5] Ellen van Dijk, a further 56.2 seconds behind van der Breggen. [1]

Qualification

All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part. [6]

ChampionNameNote
Outgoing World Champion Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)Competed
African ChampionFlag of Eritrea.svg  Mosana Debesay  (ERI)
European ChampionFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Ellen van Dijk  (NED)
Pan American ChampionFlag of the United States.svg  Amber Neben  (USA)
Oceanian ChampionFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Grace Brown  (AUS)Did not compete
Asian ChampionFlag of South Korea.svg  Lee Ju-mi  (KOR)

Participating nations

52 cyclists from 34 nations took part in the women's time trial. [3] The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses. [1]

Final classification

51 out of the race's 52 starters completed the 27.7-kilometre (17.2 mi)-long course. [1]

RankRiderTime
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)34' 25.36"
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Anna van der Breggen  (NED)+ 28.99"
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Ellen van Dijk  (NED)+ 1' 25.19"
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Leah Kirchmann  (CAN)+ 1' 26.81"
5 Flag of the United States.svg   Leah Thomas  (USA)+ 1' 32.39"
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Lucinda Brand  (NED)+ 1' 42.59"
7 Flag of the United States.svg   Amber Neben  (USA)+ 1' 47.51"
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Karol-Ann Canuel  (CAN)+ 2' 15.86"
9 Flag of Italy.svg   Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)+ 2' 17.12"
10 Flag of the United States.svg   Tayler Wiles  (USA)+ 2' 31.16"
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Georgia Williams  (NZL)+ 2' 33.28"
12 Flag of Denmark.svg   Pernille Mathiesen  (DEN)+ 2' 34.94"
13 Flag of France.svg   Juliette Labous  (FRA)+ 2' 39.83"
14 Flag of Germany.svg   Lisa Brennauer  (GER)+ 2' 48.94"
15 Flag of Germany.svg   Trixi Worrack  (GER)+ 3' 02.12"
16 Flag of Sweden.svg   Emilia Fahlin  (SWE)+ 3' 09.39"
17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Marlen Reusser  (SUI)+ 3' 11.29"
18 Flag of Denmark.svg   Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig  (DEN)+ 3' 16.65"
19 Flag of France.svg   Audrey Cordon  (FRA)+ 3' 17.49"
20 Flag of Belarus.svg   Alena Amialiusik  (BLR)+ 3' 19.94"
21 Flag of Italy.svg   Elena Pirrone  (ITA)+ 3' 31.72"
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Alice Barnes  (GBR)+ 3' 41.71"
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   Hayley Simmonds  (GBR)+ 3' 47.41"
24 Flag of Norway.svg   Vita Heine  (NOR)+ 3' 48.03"
25 Flag of Austria.svg   Martina Ritter  (AUT)+ 3' 51.20"
26 Flag of Finland.svg   Lotta Lepistö  (FIN)+ 3' 55.56"
27 Flag of Israel.svg   Omer Shapira  (ISR)+ 3' 59.14"
28 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Ann-Sophie Duyck  (BEL)+ 3' 59.79"
29 Flag of Japan.svg   Eri Yonamine  (JPN)+ 4' 00.18"
30 Flag of Spain.svg   Margarita Victoria García  (ESP)+ 4' 09.02"
31 Flag of Ukraine.svg   Olga Shekel  (UKR)+ 4' 09.03"
32 Flag of Russia.svg   Anastasiia Iakovenko  (RUS)+ 4' 10.34"
33 Flag of Ireland.svg   Kelly Murphy  (IRL)+ 4' 19.00"
34 Flag of Argentina.svg   Anabel Yapura  (ARG)+ 4' 21.38"
35 Flag of Cyprus.svg   Antri Christoforou  (CYP)+ 4' 30.72"
36 Flag of Ukraine.svg   Valeriya Kononenko  (UKR)+ 4' 34.40"
37 Flag of Austria.svg   Barbara Meyer  (AUT)+ 4' 40.87"
38 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg   Tereza Korvasová  (CZE)+ 5' 00.89"
39 Flag of Croatia.svg   Mia Radotić  (CRO)+ 5' 04.04"
40 Flag of Israel.svg   Rotem Gafinovitz  (ISR)+ 5' 09.32"
41 Flag of Ireland.svg   Eileen Burns  (IRL)+ 5' 10.81"
42 Flag of Russia.svg   Maria Novolodskaya  (RUS)+ 5' 25.92"
43 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg   Natalya Saifutdinova  (KAZ)+ 5' 46.98"
44 Flag of Greece.svg   Varvara Fasoi  (GRE)+ 6' 08.54"
45 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg   Faina Potapova  (KAZ)+ 6' 29.68"
46 Flag of Ethiopia.svg   Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru  (ETH)+ 6' 34.21"
47 Flag of Paraguay.svg   Agua Marina Espínola  (PAR)+ 6' 46.43"
48 Flag of Slovakia.svg   Tatiana Jaseková  (SVK)+ 6' 48.99"
49 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg   Teniel Campbell  (TRI)+ 7' 18.74"
50 Flag of Eritrea.svg   Mosana Debesay  (ERI)+ 7' 32.16"
51 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg   Pu Yixian  (CHN)+ 7' 37.02"
Flag of New Zealand.svg   Mikayla Harvey  (NZL)DNF

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Femmes Elite". Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. Wynn, Nigel (19 September 2017). "Annemiek van Vleuten wins elite women's time trial as Dutch dominate". Cycling Weekly . TI Media . Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Start List / Liste de départ: Women Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Femmes Elite". Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. Arthurs-Brennan, Michelle (25 September 2018). "Annemiek Van Vleuten wins UCI Road World Championships 2018 women's time trial as Dutch dominate the podium". Cycling Weekly . TI Media . Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. "Goud, zilver én brons voor Nederlandse vrouwen op WK tijdrijden" [Gold, silver and bronze for Dutch women in the time trial world championships]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. "Nations and quotas of athletes revealed for Innsbruck-Tirol, Austria" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale . Deltatre. 16 August 2018. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.