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.
| 2013 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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 Specialized–lululemon won the World title. | ||||||||||
| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 22 September 2013 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 42.79 km (26.59 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 51' 10.69"[1] | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Highlights
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 edit
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]
Preview edit
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 edit
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2013 | 10:00–11:35 | Women's team time trial |
| 22 September 2013 | 11:55 | Victory ceremony |
Source[6]
Final classification edit
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References edit
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Sunday 29 September". UCI. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Tuscany 2013 world championship routes unveiled". Cycling News. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Competition Guide Apendixes". UCI. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Competitions guide" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 21 August 2013.[permanent dead link]