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

UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial
Date:End of season
Discipline:Team time trial
Type:One-day
Organiser:UCI
Number:15
Final:2018
Mostwins:
(4 wins)

The UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial was a world championship for road bicycle racing in the discipline of team time trial. It was organized by the world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).

The national teams had 4 riders per team. The team time trial for trade teams was introduced in 2012 and had 6 riders per team.[1] The mixed team relay replaced the men's and women's team time trial events at the world championships from 2019.[2]

National teams (1987–94)

A championship for women's national teams was introduced in 1987 and held annually until 1994. There were 4 riders per team.

Medal winners

1987 Villach

Francesca Galli
Roberta Bonanomi
Imelda Chiappa
Monica Bandini
1988 Ronse

Monica Bandini
Roberta Bonanomi
Maria Canins
Francesca Galli
1989 Chambéry

Nadezhda Kibardina
Tamara Poliakova
Laima Zilporite
Natalya Melyokhina

Monica Bandini
Roberta Bonanomi
Maria Canins
Francesca Galli

Valérie Simmonnet
Cécile Odin
Catherine Marsal
Nathalie Cantet
1990 Utsunomiya

Leontien van Moorsel
Monique Knol
Cora Westland
Astrid Schop

Inga Thompson
Eve Stephenson
Phyllis Hines
Maureen Manley

Natalya Melyokhina
Nadezhda Kibardina
Valentina Polkhanova
Natalia Chipaeva
1991 Stuttgart

Marion Clignet
Nathalie Gendron
Cécile Odin
Catherine Marsal

Monique de Bruin
Monique Knol
Astrid Schop
Cora Westland

Natalya Grinina
Nadezhda Kibardina
Valentina Polkhanova
Aiga Zagorska
1992 Benidorm

Bunki Bankaitis-Davis
Eve Stephenson
Janice Bolland
Jeannie Golay

Jeannie Longo
Corinne Legal
Catherine Marsal
Cécile Odin

Nadezhda Kibardina
Natalya Grinina
Gulnara Fatkullina
Aleksandra Koliaseva
1993 Oslo

Olga Sokolova
Svetlana Boubnenkova
Aleksandra Koliaseva
Valentina Polkhanova

Eve Stephenson
Jeannie Golay
Janice Bolland
Deirdre Demet

Roberta Bonanomi
Alessandra Cappellotto
Michela Fanini
Fabiana Luperini
1994 Agrigento

Olga Sokolova
Aleksandra Koliaseva
Svetlana Boubnenkova
Valentina Polkhanova

Rasa Polikevičiūtė
Jolanta Polikevičiūtė
Diana Žiliūtė
Luda Triabaite

Deirdre Demet
Eve Stephenson
Jeannie Golay
Alison Dunlap
Source:[3]

Most successful riders

RankRiderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 2 1 3 6
2 2 0 2 4
3 2 0 1 3
4

2 0 0 2
7 1 2 1 4
8 1 1 2 4

UCI teams (2012–2018)

There was a long break until a championship for trade teams was introduced in 2012. There were 6 riders per team. The championship was held up to 2018.

Medal winners

2012 Valkenburg[4]















2013 Florence















2014 Ponferrada
















2015 Richmond















2016 Doha















2017 Bergen















2018 Innsbruck















Most successful teams

RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 4 0 0 4
2 1 3 0 4
3 1 1 0 2
4 1 0 1 2
5 0 2 1 3
6 0 1 1 2
7 0 0 2 2
8 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1

Most successful riders

RankRiderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 5 1 0 6
2 4 1 1 6
3 4 1 0 5
4 3 2 0 5
5 3 1 0 4
6 2 3 1 6
7 2 1 1 4
8 2 0 0 2
9 1 3 04
10 1 1 3 5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Much-Awaited Return of the World TTT. Peloton. John. Wilcockson. Yuzuru. Sunada. 2012-09-19.
  2. Web site: Cotton . Jim . 2021-09-21 . Mixed relay team time trial explainer: What is it, how does it work, why should we care? . 2023-07-31 . Velo . en-US.
  3. Web site: Road Cycling World Championships Women: Team Time Trial. sports123.com. 17 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Women Elite Championnats du Monde UCI (NED/CM) 16 Sep 2012 – Team time trial: Sittard – Valkenburg. UCI. 16 September 2012. 28 September 2012.