2016 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial

Women's team time trial

2016 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Date		9 October 2016
Distance		40 km (24.85 mi)
Winning time		48' 41.62"[1]
Medalists
	Gold	Boels–Dolmans
	Silver	Canyon–SRAM
	Bronze	Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling

2016 UCI Road World Championships Participating nations
Elite events
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Elite road race		men		women
Elite time trial		men		women
Elite team time trial		men		women
Under-23 events
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Under-23 road race		men
Under-23 time trial		men
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Junior time trial		men		women
Qualification

The Women's team time trial of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 9 October 2016 in Doha, Qatar.

Boels–Dolmans won the race at an average speed of 49.288 kilometres per hour (30.626 mph), 48.24 seconds faster than the German team Canyon–SRAM.^[1] The bronze medal went to Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling from Germany, almost 2 minutes behind Boels–Dolmans.^[2]

Amongst the winning riders for Boels–Dolmans, Evelyn Stevens won her fourth team time trial world championships (after 2012, 2013 and 2014), while Ellen van Dijk (after 2012 and 2013) and Karol-Ann Canuel (after 2014 and 2015) won their third titles and Chantal Blaak took her second (after 2014).

Course

The race started at the Lusail Sports Complex and finished at The Pearl-Qatar, after a flat course of 40 kilometres (25 miles). There were intermediate time checks after 13.6 kilometres (8.5 miles) and 26.4 kilometres (16.4 miles).

Qualification

The following UCI Women's Teams in the UCI Team Ranking as of 15 August 2016 were invited to take part.^[3] Teams in bold elected to compete in the race.

#	Nat	Team
1		Alé–Cipollini
2		Aromitalia Vaiano
3		Astana
4		Bepink
5		Boels–Dolmans
6		BTC City Ljubljana
7		Canyon–SRAM
8		Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
9		Colavita/Bianchi
10		Cylance Pro Cycling
11		Team Hitec Products
12		Inpa–Bianchi
13		Lares–Waowdeals
14		Lensworld–Zannata
15		Lotto–Soudal Ladies
16		Orica–AIS
17		Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team
18		Poitou–Charentes.Futuroscope.86
19		Rabo–Liv
20		Rally Cycling
21		S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
22		Servetto Footon
23		Team BMS BIRN
24		Team Liv–Plantur
25		Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
26		Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
27		Topsport Vlaanderen–Etixx
28		TWENTY16–Ridebiker
29		UnitedHealthcare
30		Wiggle High5

Preview

Only eight teams were at the start of the race.^[4] The previous four editions were won by the former Velocio–SRAM team by different riders each year.

Race

The race took place in 38 °C (100 °F) heat, with not a great atmosphere, criticised by several teams and riders.^[4]

Boels–Dolmans, with Ellen van Dijk as the main engine,^[4] were second at the first intermediate time point, 9.21 seconds behind Canyon–SRAM after 13.6 kilometres (8.5 miles). Relative to the other teams, Boels–Dolmans accelerated afterwards; the team was 24 seconds faster in the second part of the race relative to Canyon–SRAM and was 15 seconds faster at the second intermediate time point. Finally Boels–Dolmans was 48.24 seconds faster than Canyon–SRAM at the finish line and almost two minutes faster than Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling.^[4]

Final classification

^[1]

Rank	Team	Riders	Time
1	Boels–Dolmans	Chantal Blaak (NED)  Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN)  Lizzie Deignan (GBR)  Christine Majerus (LUX)  Evelyn Stevens (USA)  Ellen van Dijk (NED)	48' 41.62"
2	Canyon–SRAM	Alena Amialiusik (BLR)  Hannah Barnes (GBR)  Lisa Brennauer (DEU)  Elena Cecchini (ITA)  Mieke Kröger (DEU)  Trixi Worrack (DEU)	+ 48.24"
3	Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling	Ciara Horne (GBR)  Lisa Klein (DEU)  Lotta Lepistö (FIN)  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)  Joëlle Numainville (CAN)  Stephanie Pohl (DEU)	+ 1' 56.47"
4	Bepink	Amber Neben (USA)  Francesca Pattaro (ITA)  Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA)  Silvia Valsecchi (ITA)  Georgia Williams (NZL)  Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS)	+ 2' 46.03"
5	TWENTY16–Ridebiker	Kristin Armstrong (USA)  Allie Dragoo (USA)  Chloe Dygert (USA)  Annie Foreman-Mackey (CAN)  Alison Jackson (CAN)  Leah Thomas (USA)	+ 2' 46.73"
6	Team Hitec Products	Charlotte Becker (DEU)  Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (NOR)  Julie Leth (DNK)  Emilie Moberg (NOR)  Thea Thorsen (NOR)  Kirsten Wild (NED)	+ 3' 23.52"
7	BTC City Ljubljana	Polona Batagelj (SLO)  Eugenia Bujak (POL)  Corinna Lechner (DEU)  Olena Pavlukhina (AZE)  Anna Plichta (POL)  Mia Radotić (CRO)	+ 3' 43.10"
8	Rabo–Liv	Shara Gillow (AUS)  Roxane Knetemann (NED)  Anouska Koster (NED)  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)  Moniek Tenniglo (NED)  Anna van der Breggen (NED)	+ 6' 03.33"

References

1. "Final Results / Résultats finaux: Women's Team Time Trial / Contre-la-montre par équipes Femmes" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
2. "2016 World Championships - Women's TTT". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
3. "Quotas Doha 2016 - final" (PDF). UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
4. "Van Dijk en Blaak met Boels wereldkampioen ploegentijdrit" [Van Dijk and Blaak with Boels world champion in the team time trial]. NOS.nl (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.