2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial

Women's time trial
2015 UCI Road World Championships
Time trial Rainbow jersey
Race details
Date September 22, 2015
Distance 29.9 km (18.58 mi)
Winning time 40' 29.87"[1] (44.299 km/h or 27.526 mph)
Medalists
 Gold  Linda Villumsen (NZL)
 Silver  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
 Bronze  Lisa Brennauer (DEU)
2015 UCI Road World Championships

Participating nations
Elite events
List of elite cyclists
Elite road race   men   women
Elite time trial   men   women
Elite team time trial   men   women
Under-23 events
List of under-23 cyclists
Under-23 road race   men  
Under-23 time trial   men  
Junior events
List of junior cyclists
Junior road race   men   women
Junior time trial   men   women
 
Qualification

The Women's time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Richmond, Virginia, USA on September 22, 2015. The course of the race is 29.9 km (18.6 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.[2] Lisa Brennauer was the defending champion, after winning her first world time trial title in 2014.

New Zealand's Linda Villumsen won her first world title, after five previous medal finishes,[3] by 2.54 seconds ahead of Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands, while defending champion Brennauer finished in the bronze medal position, 5.26 seconds behind Villumsen. Australia's Katrin Garfoot finished just off the podium in fourth, 9.32 seconds off the winning time.[1][4][5] Ellen van Dijk, one of the favorites, finished disappointingly seventh. A reason for her performance was that her rear wheal was not well attached in the frame. Her wheel ran into the frame, damaging her tire and puncturing her inner tube.

Qualification

Qualification for the event

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]

Champion Name Note
Outgoing World Champion  Lisa Brennauer (GER)
Pan American Champion  Carmen Small (USA)
European Champion (under-23)  Mieke Kröger (GER)
African Champion  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Did not participate
Asian Champion  Na Ah-reum (KOR)
Oceanian Champion  Katrin Garfoot (AUS)

Olympic qualification

This time trial was also part of the qualification of the women's time trial at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The first ten nations in the time trial qualified one athlete.

Course

The individual time trial was contested on a circuit of 15 km (9.3 mi) and has a total elevation of 96 meters (315 feet). The elite women rode two laps of the circuit.

The circuit was a technical course that went through the city of Richmond. From the start, the route headed west from downtown to Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that's been named one of the "10 Great Streets in America." From there, the course made a 180-degree turn at N. Davis Avenue and continued in the opposite direction. The race then cut through the Uptown district before coming back through Virginia Commonwealth University and then crossing the James River. After a technical turnaround, the race came back across the river and worked its way through downtown Richmond, eventually heading up to ascend 300 meters (980 feet) on Governor Street. At the top, the riders had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.

Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).[7]

Date Time Event
September 22, 2015 13:30–16:45 Women's time trial

Participating nations

44 cyclists from 33 nations took part in the women's time trial. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[8]

Final classification

[1]

42 years old Kristin Armstrong was for a long time in the leading position
Ellen van Dijk, one of the favorites, had mechanical problems and finished disappointingly seventh
Rank Rider Time
1 New Zealand Linda Villumsen (NZL) 40' 29.87"
2 Netherlands Anna van der Breggen (NED) + 2.54"
3 Germany Lisa Brennauer (GER) + 5.26"
4 Australia Katrin Garfoot (AUS) + 9.32"
5 United States Kristin Armstrong (USA) + 20.58"
6 United States Evelyn Stevens (USA) + 26.58"
7 Netherlands Ellen van Dijk (NED) + 53.98"
8 Belarus Alena Amialiusik (BLR) + 1' 06.03"
9 Belgium Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) + 1' 19.20"
10 Germany Trixi Worrack (GER) + 1' 19.41"
11 Russia Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) + 1' 21.36"
12 Czech Republic Martina Sáblíková (CZE) + 1' 21.94"
13 Canada Tara Whitten (CAN) + 1' 26.23"
14 United States Carmen Small (USA) + 1' 27.59"
15 Canada Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) + 1' 32.49"
16 Ukraine Hanna Solovey (UKR) + 1' 38.50"
17 Sweden Emma Johansson (SWE) + 1' 48.06"
18 Japan Eri Yonamine (JPN) + 2' 10.35"
19 Germany Mieke Kröger (GER) + 2' 20.78"
20 Poland Katarzyna Pawłowska (POL) + 2' 23.16"
21 Luxembourg Christine Majerus (LUX) + 2' 26.33"
22 Poland Eugenia Bujak (POL) + 2' 29.32"
23 France Audrey Cordon (FRA) + 2' 39.51"
24 Switzerland Doris Schweizer (SUI) + 2' 42.79"
25 Norway Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (NOR) + 2' 47.45"
26 United Kingdom Hayley Simmonds (GBR) + 2' 54.41"
27 France Aude Biannic (FRA) + 3' 11.17"
28 Republic of Ireland Siobhan Horgan (IRL) + 3' 16.91"
29 Austria Martina Ritter (AUT) + 3' 33.01"
30 Italy Silvia Valsecchi (ITA) + 3' 34.55"
31 Russia Svetlana Vasilieva (RUS) + 3' 49.29"
32 Finland Lotta Lepistö (FIN) + 3' 54.90"
33 Germany Corinna Lechner (GER) + 3' 56.32"
34 Saint Kitts and Nevis Kathryn Bertine (SKN) + 4' 07.07"
35 El Salvador Evelyn García (ESA) + 4' 09.27"
36 Lithuania Daiva Tušlaitė (LTU) + 4' 11.17"
37 Latvia Lija Laizāne (LAT) + 4' 12.91"
38 Mongolia Tüvshinjargalyn Enkhjargal (MGL) + 4' 15.96"
39 Ukraine Olga Shekel (UKR) + 4' 16.03"
40 Spain Sheyla Gutiérrez (ESP) + 4' 40.47"
41 Denmark Camilla Møllebro (DEN) + 4' 49.84"
42 Mexico Ingrid Drexel (MEX) + 5' 24.37"
43 Colombia Sérika Guluma (COL) + 5' 52.66"
44 Rwanda Jeanne D'arc Girubuntu (RWA) + 7' 11.84"

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Women Elite Individual Time Trial > Results". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
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  3. ↑ Powlison, Spencer (September 22, 2015). "Villumsen finally claims rainbow jersey in worlds TT". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Wynn, Nigel (September 22, 2015). "Linda Villumsen wins World Championships elite women's time trial". Cycling Weekly (Time Inc. UK). Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Linda Villumsen wins time-trial gold at World Championships". BBC Sport (BBC). September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Competition Guide Apendixes" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Race Schedule". Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Start List / Liste de départ: Women Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Femmes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. Retrieved September 19, 2015.

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