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

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.

Women's road time trial
at the 2015 European Games
VenueBaku (25.8 km)
Date18 June
Competitors30 from 24 nations
Winning time32:26.87
Medalists
    Netherlands
    Ukraine
    Netherlands

Ellen van Dijk from the Netherlands won the time trial with force majeure ahead of Hanna Solovey 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."

Results

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

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References

  1. "Cycling Road – Women's Individual Time Trial – Start List" (PDF). Baku 2015. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. "Cycling Road – Women's Individual Time Trial – Results" (PDF). Baku 2015. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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