2013 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial

The Women's team time trial of the 2013 UCI Road World Championships took place on 22 September 2013 in the region of Tuscany, Italy.

Women's team time trial
2013 UCI Road World Championships
Specialized–lululemon won the World title.
Race details
Dates22 September 2013
Stages1
Distance42.79 km (26.59 mi)
Winning time51' 10.69"[1]
Medalists
   Gold  Specialized–lululemon (United States)
   Silver  Rabobank–Liv Giant (Netherlands)
   Bronze  Orica-AIS (Australia)

The course of the race was 42.79 km (26.6 mi) from the town of Pistoia to the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence.[2][3]

Qualification

Invitations were sent to the 20 leading UCI Women's Teams in the 2013 UCI Team Ranking on 15 August 2013. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. The Italian team Vaiano Fondriest (placed 23rd) also received an invitation. Every participating team selected six riders from its team roster (excluding stagiaires) to compete in the event.[4]

The UCI women's teams that received an invitation are listed below in order of the team ranking as of 15 August. Teams that did not accept the invitation are listed below in italics. In total sixteen teams from eignt nations (where the teams are based) participated.[5]

# Nat Team
1Rabobank–Liv Giant
2Orica-AIS
3Specialized–lululemon
4Hitec Products UCK
5Wiggle-Honda
6Sengers Ladies Cycling Team
7BePink
8Pasta Zara–Cogeas
9MCipollini Giordana
10Team Argos-Shimano
11Lotto Belisol Ladies
12Team TIBCO–To The Top
13Boels Dolmans Cycling Team
14Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
15RusVelo
16Faren Kuota
17Chirio Forno D’Asolo
18S.C. Michela Fanini–Rox
19GSD Gestion–Kallisto
20Team Pratomagno Women
23Vaiano Fondriest

Preview

Specialized–lululemon, which won the team time trial at the 2012 Championships, was the favourite for the event. The team won the 42.5 km (26.4 mi) UCI World Cup team time trial race, the Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT 38 seconds ahead of Rabobank–Liv Giant, who finished fourth at the 2012 championships, and 1' 26" ahead of 2012 runners-up Orica-AIS on 16 August.

As well as this, Specialized–lululemon won all team time trials held during the 2013 season; at the Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour, they won the 19.75 km (12.3 mi) team time trial by 35 seconds from Orica-AIS, while Rabobank–Liv Giant did not participate. At the Holland Ladies Tour, Specialized–lululemon won the 32.2 km (20.0 mi) km team time trial by 15 seconds ahead of Orica-AIS, and 37 seconds ahead of Rabobank–Liv Giant.

Schedule

Date Time Event
22 September 201310:00–11:35Women's team time trial
22 September 201311:55Victory ceremony

Source[6]

Final classification

[1]

Rank Team Riders Time
1 Specialized–lululemon  Lisa Brennauer (DEU)
 Katie Colclough (GBR)
 Carmen Small (USA)
 Evelyn Stevens (USA)
 Ellen van Dijk (NED)
 Trixi Worrack (DEU)
51' 10.69"
2 Rabobank–Liv Giant  Lucinda Brand (NED)
 Thalita de Jong (NED)
 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)
 Roxane Knetemann (NED)
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
 Marianne Vos (NED)
+ 1' 11.09"
3 Orica-AIS  Annette Edmondson (AUS)
 Shara Gillow (AUS)
 Loes Gunnewijk (NED)
 Melissa Hoskins (AUS)
 Emma Johansson (SWE)
 Amanda Spratt (AUS)
+ 1' 33.83"
4 RusVelo  Alexandra Burchenkova (RUS)
 Anastasia Chulkova (RUS)
 Oxana Kozonchuk (RUS)
 Elena Kuchinskaya (RUS)
 Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS)
 Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS)
+ 2' 02.31"
5 MCipollini-Giordana  Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)
 Valentina Carretta (ITA)
 Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)
 Małgorzata Jasińska (POL)
 Valentina Scandolara (ITA)
 Marta Tagliaferro (ITA)
+ 2' 18.83"
6 Wiggle–Honda  Charlotte Becker (DEU)
 Emily Collins (NZL)
 Dani King (GBR)
 Lauren Kitchen (AUS)
 Joanna Rowsell (GBR)
 Linda Villumsen (NZL)
+ 2' 33.00"
7 Team Argos-Shimano  Janneke Busser Kanis (NED)
 Elke Gebhardt (DEU)
 Willeke Knol (NED)
 Amy Pieters (NED)
 Esra Tromp (NED)
 Kirsten Wild (NED)
+ 2' 50.51"
8 Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies  Lauren Hall (USA)
 Janel Holcomb (USA)
 Leah Kirchmann (CAN)
 Joëlle Numainville (CAN)
 Denise Ramsden (CAN)
 Jade Wilcoxson (USA)
+ 3' 03.44"
9 Sengers Ladies Cycling Team  Sofie De Vuyst (BEL)
 Vera Koedooder (NED)
 Maaike Polspoel (BEL)
 Julia Soek (NED)
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)
+ 3' 05.80"
10 Boels Dolmans Cycling Team  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)
 Jessie Daams (BEL)
 Romy Kasper (DEU)
 Nina Kessler (NED)
 Emma Trott (GBR)
 Adrie Visser (NED)
+ 3' 33.70"
11 Be Pink  Noemi Cantele (ITA)
 Simona Frapporti (ITA)
 Dalia Muccioli (ITA)
 Doris Schweizer (SUI)
 Silvia Valsecchi (ITA)
 Małgorzata Wojtyra (POL)
+ 3' 48.49"
12 S.C. Michela Fanini-Rox  Aude Biannic (FRA)
 Mireia Epelde (ESP)
 Jutatip Maneephan (THA)
 Edwige Pitel (FRA)
 Liisi Rist (EST)
 Lara Vieceli (ITA)
+ 4' 34.18"
13 Hitec Products UCK  Emilia Fahlin (SWE)
 Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (NOR)
 Julie Leth (DEN)
 Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
 Rossella Ratto (ITA)
 Thea Thorsen (NOR)
+ 4' 38.50"
14 Lotto–Belisol Ladies  Marijn de Vries (NED)
 Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)
 Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL)
 Sharon Laws (GBR)
 Carlee Taylor (AUS)
 Céline Van Severen (BEL)
+ 4' 46.14"
15 Faren Kuota  Elena Cecchini (ITA)
 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA)
 Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (FRA)
 Giuseppina Grassi (MEX)
 Carolina Rodríguez (MEX)
 Patricia Schwager (SUI)
+ 5' 27.38"
16 Vaiano Fondriest  Valentina Bastianelli (ITA)
 Alessandra D'Ettorre (ITA)
 Barbara Guarischi (ITA)
 Sérika Guluma (COL)
 Kataržina Sosna (LTU)
 Chiara Vannucci (ITA)
+ 5' 30.87"

References

  1. "Results / Résultats: Team Time Trial Women / Contre-la-montre par équipe femmes" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. "Sunday 29 September". UCI. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. "Tuscany 2013 world championship routes unveiled". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. "Competition Guide Apendixes". UCI. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. "Start List / Liste de départ Team Time Trial Women / Contre la montre par équipe femmes" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  6. "Competitions guide" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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