Cycling at the 2015 European Games – Women's individual time trial

Women's time trial
Cycling at the 2015 European Games
Race details
Date 18 June 2015
Distance 25.8 km (16.03 mi)
Winning time 32' 26.87"
Palmares
Winner  Ellen van Dijk (NED) (Netherlands)
Second  Ganna Solovei (UKR) (Ukraine)
Third  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Netherlands)
Cycling at the
2015 European Games

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Road Race   men   women
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The women's individual time trial cycling event at the 2015 European Games in Baku took place over a distance of 25.8 km on 18 June starting and finishing at Bilgah Beach.[1] The course of the race was quite flat and not very technical with a turning point halfway.

Ellen van Dijk from the Netherlands won the time trial with force majeure ahead of Ganna Solovei from Ukraine and Annemiek van Vleuten from the Netherlands.

Race

In the morning of the competition it was sunny with a very strong wind. Because the wind was stronger than the days before, Ellen van Dijk chose another wheel for her bike before the start.

The first rider started at 10:00 with one minute between every rider. For a long time the intermediate and final times of Annemiek van Vleuten from the Netherlands, who started early in the competition, were the fastest times. The intermediate time of Hanna Solovey from Ukraine was seven seconds faster than Van Vleuten. A bit later Ellen van Dijk from the Netherlands, the main favorite who started last, was 14 seconds faster than Solovey. On the finish line the Russian Tatiana Antoshina finished just a few seconds slower than Van Vleuten. Solovey was on the finish about half a minute faster than Van Vleuten and Van Dijk was subsequently half a minute faster than Solovey. Ellen van Dijk was very pleased with her win: "It is the first European Games and that is quite special. This was a race I have been preparing for, for a long time. I have been training at high altitude. I wanted to be very strong in this period and that worked out great. It was very tough today, especially with the wind, but then again it's the same circumstances for everyone. I was able to get into a rhythm quickly and I could keep up the pace. This is what I can do, but it didn't feel particularly great on this course. It's hard to concentrate when it's only one straight road ahead. There's not much to do while riding. You just have to push and push."

Result

Course of the time trial
Rank Rider Nation Time Behind
Ellen van Dijk Netherlands32:26.87 N/A
Ganna Solovei Ukraine33:03.37+36.50
Annemiek van Vleuten Netherlands33:33.56+1:06.69
4 Tatiana Antoshina Russia33:38.73+1:11.86
5 Martina Ritter Austria33:51.77+1:24.90
6 Olena Pavlukhina Azerbaijan33:57.45+1:30.58
7 Ann-Sophie Duyck Belgium34:05.21+1:38.34
8 Alena Amialiusik Belarus34:07.32+1:40.45
9 Eugenia Bujak Poland34:38.82+2:11.95
10 Camilla Møllebro Denmark34:50.63+2:23.76
11 Tatsiana Sharakova Belarus35:03.41+2:36.54
12 Dana Rožlapa Latvia35:18.39+2:51.52
13 Sari Saarelainen Finland35:21.73+2:54.86
14 Mia Radotić Croatia35:27.80+3:00.93
15 Caroline Ryan Ireland35:29.55+3:02.68
16 Polona Batagelj Slovenia35:33.69+3:06.82
17 Annabelle Dreville France35:33.97+3:07.10
18 Aušrinė Trebaitė Lithuania35:38.19+3:11.32
19 Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen Norway35:57.58+3:30.71
20 Anna Plichta Poland36:00.51+3:33.64
21 Natalia Boyarskaya Russia36:06.34+3:39.47
22 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz Spain36:14.28+3:47.41
23 Tatiana Guderzo Italy36:18.25+3:51.38
24 Liisi Rist Estonia36:21.96+3:55.09
25 Rossella Ratto Italy36:22.26+3:55.39
26 Varvara Fasoi Greece36:24.82+3:57.95
27 Zuzana Neckářová Czech Republic36:42.48+4:15.61
28 Séverine Eraud France36:45.99+4:19.12
29 Tereza Medvedová Slovakia39:06.78+6:39.91
30 Aysenur Turgut Turkey41:53.64+9:26.77

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References

  1. "Cycling Road at the 2015 European Games". Baku 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. Full results UCI.ch
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