2008 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial

Women's time trial

2008 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Date		September 24, 2008
Distance		25.15 km (15.63 mi)
Winning time		33' 51" (44.571 km/h or 27.695 mph)
Medalists
	Gold	Amber Neben (USA)
	Silver	Christiane Soeder (AUT)
	Bronze	Judith Arndt (GER)

2008 UCI Road World Championships Participating nations
Elite events
List of elite cyclists
Elite road race		men		women
Elite time trial		men		women
Under-23 events
Under-23 road race		men
Under-23 time trial		men
Qualification

The Women's time trial of the 2008 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 24 September in Varese, Italy.

After finishing one place out of the medals in last World Championships, Amber Neben became gold medal winner, recording a time 7 seconds quicker than Austria's Christiane Soeder with Germany's Judith Arndt finishing behind Soeder in third.^[1]

Route

The course covered 25.2 km.^[2]

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.^[3]

Champion	Name	Note
Outgoing World Champion	Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)	Did not participate
African Champion	Lynette Burger (RSA)
Asian Champion	Li Meifang (CHN)
European Champion (under-23)	Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Oceanian Champion	Bridie O'Donnell (AUS)
Pan American Champion	Ana Paola Madrinan Villegas (COL)	Did not participate

Final classification

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Amber Neben (USA)	33' 51.35"
2	Christiane Soeder (AUT)	+ 07.56"
3	Judith Arndt (GER)	+ 22.77"
4	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	+ 23.39"
5	Kristin Armstrong (USA)	+ 25.27"
6	Karin Thurig (SUI)	+ 30.99"
7	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)	+ 57.38"
8	Emma Pooley (GBR)	+ 57.52"
9	Charlotte Becker (GER)	+ 1' 03.32"
10	Linda Villumsen (DEN)	+ 1' 05.43"
11	Anne Samplonius (CAN)	+ 1' 08.91"
12	Christine Thorburn (USA)	+ 1' 17.16"
13	Jeannie Longo (FRA)	+ 1' 20.03"
14	Emma Johansson (SWE)	+ 1' 26.31"
15	Diana Žiliūtė (LTU)	+ 1' 36.83"
16	Vicki Whitelaw (AUS)	+ 1' 36.23"
17	Julie Beveridge (CAN)	+ 1' 53.56"
18	Martina Růžičková (CZE)	+ 2' 02.24"
19	Sharon Laws (GBR)	+ 2' 03.06"
20	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	+ 2' 11.46"
21	Regina Bruins (NED)	+ 2' 14.52"
22	Pascale Schnider (SUI)	+ 2' 15.64"
23	Bridie O'Donnell (AUS)	+ 2' 17.73"
24	Alexis Rhodes (AUS)	+ 2' 21.11"
25	Kirsten Wild (NED)	+ 2' 27.84"
26	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	+ 2' 37.03"
27	Grete Treier (EST)	+ 2' 40.05"
28	Jarmila Machačová (CZE)	+ 2' 46.30"
29	An van Rie (BEL)	+ 2' 50.22"
30	Marta Vila Josana Andreu (ESP)	+ 2' 52.06"
31	Trine Schmidt (DEN)	+ 2' 59.46"
32	Eneritz Iturriaga Echevarria (ESP)	+ 3' 04.02"
33	Alexandra Burchenkova (RUS)	+ 3' 15.01"
34	Daiva Tušlaitė (LTU)	+ 3' 20.07"
35	Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)	+ 3' 31.31"
36	Anna Zugno (ITA)	+ 3' 41.23"
37	Elena Berlato (ITA)	+ 3' 55.35"
38	Bogumiła Matusiak (POL)	+ 4' 22.49"
39	Olivia Dillon (IRL)	+ 4' 25.06"
40	Hanna Talkanitsa (BLR)	+ 5' 10.88"
41	Kathryn Bertine (SKN)	+ 5' 20.61"
42	Heather Wilson (IRL)	+ 5' 22.56"
43	Polona Batagelj (SLO)	+ 8' 37.31"

References

1. "Neben knocks out favourites for gold". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
2. "September 24: Women's time trial, 25.15km". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
3. "Competition Guide Apendixes". UCI. Retrieved 15 April 2014.