2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial explained

Women's time trial
Series:2014 UCI Road World Championships
Date:23 September 2014
Stages:1
Distance:29.50
Unit:km
Time:38' 48.16"[1]
Speed:45.615
Type:medals
First:Lisa Brennauer
First Nat:DEU
Second:Hanna Solovey
Second Nat:UKR
Third:Evelyn Stevens
Third Nat:USA
Previous:2013
Next:2015

The Women's time trial of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 23 September 2014. The course of the race is 29.5km (18.3miles) with the start and finish in Ponferrada.[2] [3] Ellen van Dijk was the defending champion, after winning her first world time trial title in 2013.

Germany's Lisa Brennauer won the world title, becoming the third German rider to do so after Judith Arndt and Hanka Kupfernagel. Brennauer was victorious by 18.68 seconds over the Ukraine's Hanna Solovey, with Evelyn Stevens a further 2.57 seconds behind in the bronze medal position for the United States. Van Dijk, the defending champion, could do no better than seventh place in the final standings, over a minute in arrears of Brennauer.

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.[4]

ChampionNameNote
Pan American Champion
African Champion Did not participate
Asian Champion
Oceanian Champion

Course

The course of the women's time trial was 29.5km (18.3miles) in length. The time trial started in the centre of Ponferrada and passed through La Martina, Posada del Bierzo and Carracedelo before returning to Ponferrada. The total incline of the course was 172m (564feet). A few kilometres before the finish there was a climb, with an incline of over 100m (300feet) and a maximum inclination of 7%. A short stretch before riding into Ponferrada was made for the championships.[5]

Schedule

All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).[6]

DateTimeEvent
23 September 2014 14:00–16:45 Women's time trial
23 September 2014 17:05 Victory ceremony

Participating nations

47 cyclists (from a start list of 49 riders) from 30 nations took part in the women's time trial.[1] The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[7]

Prize money

The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers, with a total prize money of 7,766.[8]

Position1st2nd3rdTotal
Amount€3,833€2,300€1,633€7,766

Final classification

[1]

RankRiderTime
138' 48.16"
2+ 18.68"
3+ 21.25"
4+ 38.29"
5+ 45.31"
6+ 51.26"
7+ 1' 11.64"
8+ 1' 14.17"
9+ 1' 14.28"
10+ 1' 15.25"
11+ 1' 23.36"
12+ 1' 25.62"
13+ 1' 35.47"
14+ 2' 06.48"
15+ 2' 14.86"
16+ 2' 27.75"
17+ 2' 29.51"
18+ 2' 30.78"
19+ 2' 33.04"
20+ 2' 37.18"
21+ 2' 42.53"
22+ 2' 57.21"
23+ 3' 01.53"
24+ 3' 09.45"
25+ 3' 30.97"
26+ 3' 34.93"
27+ 3' 35.36"
28+ 3' 40.03"
29+ 3' 48.42"
30+ 3' 59.36"
31+ 4' 04.65"
32+ 4' 11.65"
33+ 4' 16.37"
34+ 4' 27.21"
35+ 4' 35.38"
36+ 4' 38.06"
37+ 4' 39.90"
38+ 4' 40.91"
39+ 4' 49.12"
40+ 4' 55.29"
41+ 5' 03.62"
42+ 5' 14.67"
43+ 5' 43.86"
44+ 5' 44.31"
45+ 6' 04.47"
46+ 6' 15.57"
47+ 7' 48.82"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results / Résultats: Women Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Femmes Elite. Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 23 September 2014. 23 September 2014. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20150129054600/http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2014/WM/06RES00.pdf. 2015-01-29. dead.
  2. Web site: Racing Programme . mundialciclismoponferrada . 15 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141112051628/http://www.mundialciclismoponferrada.com/program-2 . 2014-11-12 . dead .
  3. Web site: Courses Elite Women ITT. mundialciclismoponferrada .com. 15 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416183244/http://www.mundialciclismoponferrada.com/elite-women-itt. 2014-04-16. dead.
  4. Web site: Competition Guide Apendixes . UCI . 15 April 2014 .
  5. Web site: Individual time trial elite women (course). mundialciclismoponferrada .com. 15 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Sport Competition Schedule. mundialciclismoponferrada.com. 2 September 2014.
  7. Web site: Start List / Liste de départ: Women Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Femmes Elite. Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 23 September 2014. 23 September 2014. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005925/http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2014/WM/06STL00.pdf. 5 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Competitions Guide. uci.ch. 5 September 2014.