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

The Women's team time trial of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 21 September 2014. The course of the race was 36.15 km (22.46 mi) with the start and finish in Ponferrada.[2][3] It was the third edition of the team time trial event for UCI Women's Teams. Specialized–lululemon was the defending champion, having won both previous editions in 2012 and 2013.

Women's team time trial
2014 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates21 September 2014
Stages1
Distance36.15 km (22.46 mi)
Winning time43' 33.35"[1]
Medalists
   Gold  Specialized–lululemon (USA)
   Silver  Orica–AIS (AUS)
   Bronze  Astana BePink (ITA)
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Specialized–lululemon once again won the world title, finishing over a minute clear of their closest competitors, Orica–AIS. The bronze medal went to Astana BePink, after Rabo–Liv were severely delayed because of an incident that caused several members of the team to hit the ground.

Qualification

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Invitations were sent to the 25 leading UCI Women's Teams in the UCI Team Ranking as of 15 August 2014. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. Every participating team had the opportunity to register nine riders from its team roster, with the exception of stagiaires, and had to select six riders to compete in the event.[4]

Teams that did not accept the invitation are listed below in italics.[5]

Top 25 as of 15 August 2014[6]

# Nat Team
1   Rabo–Liv
2   Boels–Dolmans
3   Orica–AIS
4   Giant–Shimano
5   Specialized–lululemon
6   Wiggle–Honda
7   Hitec Products
8   RusVelo
9   Alé Cipollini
10   Astana BePink Womens Team
11   Estado de México-Faren
12   Lotto–Belisol Ladies
13   UnitedHealthcare
14   Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
15   Servetto Footon
16   Bigla Cycling Team
17   BTC City Ljubljana
18   S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
19   TIBCO–To The Top
20   Futurumshop.nl–Zannata
21   Poitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86
22   Lointek
23   Bizkaia–Durango
24   Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo
25   Top Girls Fassa Bortolo

Course

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The course for the women's team time trial was 36.15 km (22.46 mi) in length. The team time trial started in the centre of Ponferrada and passed through La Martina, Posada del Bierzo, Carracedelo and Cacabelos before returning to Ponferrada. The total elevation of the course was 198 m (650 ft). A few kilometres before the finish there was a climb with an incline of over 100 m (330 ft) and a maximum inclination of 7%. A short stretch before riding into Ponferrada was made for the championships.[7]

Schedule

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All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).[8]

Date Time Event
21 September 2014 10:00–11:25 Women's team time trial
21 September 2014 11:45 Victory ceremony

Prize money

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The UCI assigned premiums for the top 5 finishers with a total prize money of 49,531.[9]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total
Amount[9] €10,666 €6,666 €4,166 €2,500 €1,666 €49,531

Final classification

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[1]

Rank Team Riders Time
1   Specialized–lululemon   Chantal Blaak (NED)
  Lisa Brennauer (DEU)
  Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN)
  Carmen Small (USA)
  Evelyn Stevens (USA)
  Trixi Worrack (DEU)
43' 33.35"
2   Orica–AIS   Annette Edmondson (AUS)
  Melissa Hoskins (AUS)
  Emma Johansson (SWE)
  Jessie MacLean (AUS)
  Valentina Scandolara (ITA)
  Amanda Spratt (AUS)
+ 1' 17.56"
3   Astana BePink   Alena Amialiusik (BLR)
  Simona Frapporti (ITA)
  Doris Schweizer (SUI)
  Alison Tetrick (USA)
  Silvia Valsecchi (ITA)
  Susanna Zorzi (ITA)
+ 2' 19.64"
4   Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies   Annie Ewart (CAN)
  Lauren Hall (USA)
  Janel Holcomb (USA)
  Leah Kirchmann (CAN)
  Brianna Walle (USA)
  Jade Wilcoxson (USA)
+ 2' 25.75"
5   Boels–Dolmans   Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
  Jessie Daams (BEL)
  Romy Kasper (DEU)
  Christine Majerus (LUX)
  Katarzyna Pawłowska (POL)
  Ellen van Dijk (NED)
+ 2' 26.33"
6   UnitedHealthcare   Rushlee Buchanan (NZL)
  Cari Higgins (CAN)
  Sharon Laws (GBR)
  Alison Powers (USA)
  Lauren Tamayo (USA)
  Ruth Winder (USA)
+ 2' 43.80"
7   Bigla Cycling Team   Elke Gebhardt (DEU)
  Jacqueline Hahn (AUT)
  Nicole Hanselmann (SUI)
  Taryn Heather (AUS)
  Vera Koedooder (NED)
  Lotta Lepistö (FIN)
+ 2' 55.54"
8   Giant–Shimano   Marijn de Vries (NED)
  Claudia Lichtenberg (DEU)
  Floortje Mackaij (NED)
  Sara Mustonen (SWE)
  Amy Pieters (NED)
  Maaike Polspoel (BEL)
+ 3' 45.05"
9   Hitec Products   Miriam Bjørnsrud (NOR)
  Vita Heine (NOR)
  Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (NOR)
  Julie Leth (DEN)
  Emilie Moberg (NOR)
  Sara Olsson (SWE)
+ 4' 01.38"
10   RusVelo   Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)
  Alexandra Burchenkova (RUS)
  Anastasia Chulkova (RUS)
  Oxana Kozonchuk (RUS)
  Elena Kuchinskaya (RUS)
  Maria Savitskaya (RUS)
+ 4' 07.66"
11   TIBCO–To The Top   Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL)
  Amanda Miller (USA)
  Kendall Ryan (USA)
  Patricia Schwager (SUI)
  Lauren Stephens (USA)
  Anika Todd (CAN)
+ 4' 10.25"
12   BTC City Ljubljana   Polona Batagelj (SLO)
  Eugenia Bujak (POL)
  Urša Pintar (SLO)
  Mia Radotić (CRO)
  Martina Ritter (AUT)
  Elena Valentini (ITA)
+ 4' 19.93"
13   Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo   Gilke Croket (BEL)
  Nel de Crits (BEL)
  Demmy Druyts (BEL)
  Kelly Druyts (BEL)
  Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
  Kelly Van den Steen (BEL)
+ 5' 45.82"
14   Rabo–Liv   Lucinda Brand (NED)
  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)
  Roxane Knetemann (NED)
  Anna van der Breggen (NED)
  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
  Marianne Vos (NED)
+ 10' 05.32"

References

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  1. ^ a b "Results / Résultats: Team Time Trial Women / Contre-la-montre par équipe femmes" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Racing Programme". mundialciclismoponferrada. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Courses Elite Women ITT". mundialciclismoponferrada .com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Competition Guide Apendixes". UCI. Retrieved 15 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Elite Team Time Trial Entries Women Team Time Trial
  6. ^ UCI. "Women Elite UCI Ranking Team". UCI. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Team time trial elite women (course)" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada .com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Sport Competition Schedule" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Competitions Guide" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2014.