2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial

The Women's team time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 20, 2015. The course of the race was 38.6 km (23.98 mi) with the start and finish in Richmond.[2][3] It was the fourth edition of the team time trial event for UCI Women's Teams. Velocio–SRAM was the defending champion, having won all three previous editions in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Women's team time trial
2015 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
DatesSeptember 20, 2015
Stages1
Distance38.6 km (23.98 mi)
Winning time47' 35.72"[1]
Medalists
   Gold  Velocio–SRAM (GER)
   Silver  Boels–Dolmans (NED)
   Bronze  Rabo–Liv (NED)

Velocio–SRAM maintained their 100% record in the event, winning the gold medal by 6.66 seconds ahead of Boels–Dolmans, with Rabo–Liv rounding out the podium, 56.12 seconds behind the winning time.[1][4]

Qualification

Invitations were sent to the 25 leading UCI Women's Teams in the UCI Team Ranking as of August 15, 2015. 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.[5]

Also a few lower ranked American UCI teams were invited.

Teams that did not accept the invitation are listed below in italics.[6]

# Nat Team
1Rabo–Liv
2Boels–Dolmans
3Wiggle–Honda
4Velocio–SRAM
5Orica–AIS
6Bigla Pro Cycling Team
7Team Hitec Products
8Team Liv–Plantur
9Alé–Cipollini
10UnitedHealthcare
11Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
12Poitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86
13Team TIBCO–SVB
14Lotto–Soudal Ladies
15BePink–La Classica
16Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi
17BTC City Ljubljana
18Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo
19Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team
20Lointek
21Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air
22Servetto Footon
23Lensworld.eu–Zannata
24S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
25Aromitalia Vaiano
BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental
Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth

Course

The course rolled off from Henrico County at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, originally the Lakeside Wheel Club, founded in 1895 as a gathering spot for turn-of-the-century cyclists. The opening kilometers raced through Richmond's historic Northside neighborhoods leading into downtown. The course continued east of Richmond down rural Route 5, which parallels the 50-mile Virginia Capital Trail. The first few kilometers were scenic, flat, open roads that eventually narrowed and went through Richmond National Battlefield Park, a historic Civil War site. The race re-entered the city through Shockoe Bottom, eventually making a hard right turn on Governor Street to ascend 300 meters (980 feet). At the top, the teams had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, 680 meters (2,230 feet) to the finish.[7]

Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).[8]

Date Time Event
September 20, 201511:30–12:55Women's team time trial

Final classification

[1]

Boels Dolmans finished second
Rabo-Liv finished third
Wiggle-Honda finished fourth
Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air finished fifth
Rank Team Riders Time
1 Velocio–SRAM  Alena Amialiusik (BLR)
 Lisa Brennauer (DEU)
 Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN)
 Barbara Guarischi (ITA)
 Mieke Kröger (DEU)
 Trixi Worrack (DEU)
47' 35.72"
2 Boels–Dolmans  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
 Chantal Blaak (NED)
 Christine Majerus (LUX)
 Katarzyna Pawłowska (POL)
 Evelyn Stevens (USA)
 Ellen van Dijk (NED)
+ 6.66"
3 Rabo–Liv  Lucinda Brand (NED)
 Thalita de Jong (NED)
 Shara Gillow (AUS)
 Roxane Knetemann (NED)
 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
+ 56.12"
4 Wiggle–Honda  Audrey Cordon (FRA)
 Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
 Annette Edmondson (AUS)
 Emilia Fahlin (SWE)
 Dani King (GBR)
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
+ 1' 10.15"
5 Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air  Allie Dragoo (USA)
 Andrea Dvorak (USA)
 Lauren Hall (USA)
 Alison Jackson (CAN)
 Lauren Komanski (USA)
 Leah Thomas (USA)
+ 2' 04.88"
6 UnitedHealthcare[lower-alpha 1]  Laura Brown (CAN)
 Rushlee Buchanan (NZL)
 Cari Higgins (CAN)
 Linda Villumsen (NZL)
 Ruth Winder (USA)
+ 2' 50.66"
7 Orica–AIS  Gracie Elvin (AUS)
 Katrin Garfoot (AUS)
 Sarah Roy (AUS)
 Amanda Spratt (AUS)
 Macey Stewart (AUS)
 Lizzie Williams (AUS)
+ 2' 53.71"
8 BTC City Ljubljana  Polona Batagelj (SLO)
 Eugenia Bujak (POL)
 Corinna Lechner (DEU)
 Olena Pavlukhina (AZE)
 Urša Pintar (SLO)
 Martina Ritter (AUT)
+ 3' 02.93"
9 Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies[lower-alpha 2]  Amy Charity (USA)
 Jasmin Glaesser (CAN)
 Leah Kirchmann (CAN)
 Alison Tetrick (USA)
 Brianna Walle (USA)
+ 3' 20.61"
10 Team Hitec Products  Charlotte Becker (DEU)
 Miriam Bjørnsrud (NOR)
 Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)
 Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (NOR)
 Lauren Kitchen (AUS)
 Emilie Moberg (NOR)
+ 3' 31.69"
11 Team TIBCO–SVB  Alizée Brien (CAN)
 Emily Collins (NZL)
 Kathrin Hammes (DEU)
 Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL)
 Kendall Ryan (USA)
 Lauren Stephens (USA)
+ 3' 59.10"
12 Pepper Palace p/b The Happy Tooth  Sarah Caravella (USA)
 Lauren De Crescenzo (USA)
 Julie Emmerman (USA)
 Amy Phillips (USA)
 Tina Pic (USA)
 Amber Pierce (USA)
+ 5' 23.07"
13 BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental[lower-alpha 3]  Lindsay Bayer (USA)
 Kathryn Bertine (SKN)
 Breanne Nalder (USA)
 Shoshauna Routley (CAN)
 Jessica Uebelhart (SUI)
+ 6' 38.02"

Notes

  1. UnitedHealthcare competed with five riders after Lauren Tamayo did not start.
  2. Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies competed with five riders after Maura Kinsella was injured during the final training session on September 19.[9]
  3. BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental competed with five riders after Robin Farina did not start.

References

  1. "Results / Résultats: Team Time Trial Women / Contre-la-montre par équipe femmes" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  2. "Racing Programme". mundialciclismoponferrada. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. "Courses Elite Women ITT". mundialciclismoponferrada .com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. "Velocio-SRAM finishes strong to win team time trial in Richmond". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  5. "Competition Guide Apendixes" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  6. Elite Team Time Trial Entries Women Team Time Trial
  7. http://richmond2015.com/about/courses/team-time-trial/
  8. "Race Schedule". Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  9. Malach, Pat (September 20, 2015). "Training crash deals blow to Optum women's TTT hopes". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved September 20, 2015. Both Kinsella and Ewart will not start Sunday, but the team has alternate Alison Tetrick at its disposal.
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