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.
| 2015 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | September 20, 2015 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 38.6 km (23.98 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 47' 35.72"[1] | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 edit
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]
Course edit
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 edit
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).[8]
| Date | Time | Event |
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| September 20, 2015 | 11:30–12:55 | Women's team time trial |
Final classification edit
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Notes edit
- ^ UnitedHealthcare competed with five riders after Lauren Tamayo did not start.
- ^ Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies competed with five riders after Maura Kinsella was injured during the final training session on September 19.[9]
- ^ BMW p/b Happy Tooth Dental competed with five riders after Robin Farina did not start.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Results / Résultats: Team Time Trial Women / Contre-la-montre par équipe femmes" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ "Racing Programme". mundialciclismoponferrada. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Courses Elite Women ITT". mundialciclismoponferrada .com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Velocio-SRAM finishes strong to win team time trial in Richmond". VeloNews. September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ "Competition Guide Apendixes" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ Elite Team Time Trial Entries Women Team Time Trial[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Team Time Trial".
- ^ "Race Schedule". Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Malach, Pat (September 20, 2015). "Training crash deals blow to Optum women's TTT hopes". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
Both Kinsella and Ewart will not start Sunday, but the team has alternate Alison Tetrick at its disposal.
