2013 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial
| 2013 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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Specialized–lululemon won the World title.
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| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 22 September 2013 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 42.79 km (26.59 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 51' 10.69" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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 Gold
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 Specialized–lululemon (United States)
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 Silver
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 Rabobank–Liv Giant (Netherlands)
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 Bronze
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 Orica-AIS (Australia)
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2013 UCI Road World Championships_pictogram.svg) Participating nations |
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| Elite events | ||||
| Elite road race | men | women | ||
| Elite time trial | men | women | ||
| Elite team time trial | men | women | ||
| Under-23 events | ||||
| Under-23 road race | men | |||
| Under-23 time trial | men | |||
| Junior events | ||||
| Junior road race | men | women | ||
| Junior time trial | men | women | ||
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
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