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

Women's team time trial
Race details
2013 UCI Road World Championships

Specialized–lululemon won the World title.
Date		22 September 2013
Distance		42.79 km (26.59 mi)
Winning time		51' 10.69"^[1]
Medalists
	01 ! Gold	Specialized–lululemon (United States)
	02 ! Silver	Rabobank–Liv Giant (Netherlands)
	03 ! Bronze	Orica-AIS (Australia)

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Qualification

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.

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
1		Rabobank–Liv Giant
2		Orica-AIS
3		Specialized–lululemon
4		Hitec Products UCK
5		Wiggle-Honda
6		Sengers Ladies Cycling Team
7		BePink
8		Pasta Zara–Cogeas
9		MCipollini Giordana
10		Team Argos-Shimano
11		Lotto Belisol Ladies
12		Team TIBCO–To The Top
13		Boels Dolmans Cycling Team
14		Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
15		RusVelo
16		Faren Kuota
17		Chirio Forno D’Asolo
18		S.C. Michela Fanini–Rox
19		GSD Gestion–Kallisto
20		Team Pratomagno Women
23		Vaiano 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 2013	10:00–11:35	Women's team time trial
22 September 2013	11:55	Victory ceremony

Source^[6]

Final classification

^[1]

Specialized–lululemon

Team Argos-Shimano

Sengers Ladies Cycling Team

Boels Dolmans Cycling Team

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

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UCI Road World Champions – Women's team time trial

National teams	1987: Soviet Union (Kibardina, Jakovleva, Poliakova, Pogovitchaikova) 1988: Italy (Bandini, Bonanomi, Canins, Galli) 1989: Soviet Union (Kibardina, Poliakova, Zilporytė, Melekhina) 1990: Netherlands (Van Moorsel, Knol, Westland, Schop) 1991: France (Clignet, Gendron, Odin, Marsal) 1992: United States (Stephenson, Golay, Bolland, Bankaitis-Davis) 1993–1994: Russia (Sokolova, Bubnenkova, Polkhanova, Koliaseva)

Trade teams	2012: Team Specialized–lululemon (Van Dijk, Becker, Neben, Stevens, Teutenberg, Worrack) 2013: Specialized–lululemon (Van Dijk, Brennauer, Stevens, Small, Colclough, Worrack) 2014: Specialized–lululemon (Blaak, Brennauer, Canuel, Small, Stevens, Worrack) 2015: Velocio–SRAM (Amialiusik, Brennauer, Canuel, Guarischi, Kröger, Worrack) 2016: Boels–Dolmans (Blaak, Canuel, Deignan, Majerus, Stevens, van Dijk)

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