2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial explained

Men's time trial
Series:2012 UCI Road World Championships
Date:19 September 2012
Stages:1
Distance:46.2
Unit:km
Time:58' 38.76"
Speed:47.267
Type:medals
First:Tony Martin
First Nat:Germany
Second:Taylor Phinney
Second Nat:United States
Third:Vasil Kiryienka
Third Nat:Belarus
Previous:2011
Next:2013

The Men's time trial of the 2012 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 19 September 2012 in Limburg, Netherlands.

Tony Martin defended his title by one of the smallest margins in the history of the event. On his ride he caught up and overtook Alberto Contador who started two minutes ahead.[1]

Route

The riders completed a course that was 46.2km (28.7miles) starting from Heerlen and finishing in Valkenburg. There were three named climbs including the famous Cauberg that features in the Amstel Gold Race.[2] [3]

Final classification

RankRiderTime
158' 38.76"
2+ 5.37"
3+ 1' 44.99"
4+ 1' 49.37"
5+ 1' 50.56"
6+ 1' 56.44"
7+ 2' 12.49"
8+ 2' 26.06"
9+ 2' 30.00"
10+ 2' 40.54"
11+ 2' 43.69"
12+ 2' 56.24"
13+ 2' 57.13"
14+ 2' 57.27"
15+ 2' 58.15"
16+ 2' 59.65"
17+ 3' 05.29"
18+ 3' 08.16"
19+ 3' 11.99"
20+ 3' 15.29"
21+ 3' 17.88"
22+ 3' 23.38"
23+ 3' 25.89"
24+ 3' 35.66"
25+ 3' 39.35"
26+ 3' 46.06"
27+ 3' 48.78"
28+ 3' 52.35"
29+ 3' 56.58"
30+ 3' 56.96"
31+ 3' 59.21"
32+ 4' 03.43"
33+ 4' 05.98"
34+ 4' 07.06"
35+ 4' 09.84"
36+ 4' 16.85"
37+ 4' 18.37"
38+ 4' 18.79"
39+ 4' 19.25"
40+ 4' 19.82"
41+ 4' 25.93"
42+ 4' 32.23"
43+ 4' 35.63"
44+ 4' 54.59"
45+ 5' 09.20"
46+ 5' 22.86"
47+ 5' 34.37"
48+ 5' 43.45"
49+ 6' 16.66"
50+ 6' 19.04"
51+ 7' 58.00"
52+ 9' 12.93"
53+ 9' 17.91"
54+ 9' 18.85"
55+ 9' 19.66"
56+ 13' 49.29"
DNF
DNF

Notes and References

  1. News: Road World Championships: Tony Martin retains time trial title. BBC Sport. BBC. 19 September 2012. 19 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Courses. JPEG. Limburg 2012. UCI Road World Championships Limburg 2012. 19 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120602113833/http://www.limburg2012.nl/images/maps/new/09_tijdrit_heren_elite_ENG.jpg. 2 June 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Courses. PDF. Limburg 2012. UCI Road World Championships Limburg 2012. 19 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120915224733/http://www.limburg2012.nl/upload/routes/Elite_Men_Time_Trial_Heerlen.pdf. 15 September 2012. dead. dmy-all.