2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial
| 2014 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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Time trial Rainbow jersey
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| Dates | 23 September 2014 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 29.50 km (18.33 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 38' 48.16" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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 Gold
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 Lisa Brennauer (DEU)
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 Silver
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 Hanna Solovey (UKR)
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 Bronze
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 Evelyn Stevens (USA)
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2014 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 time trial of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 23 September 2014. The course of the race is 29.50 km (18.33 mi) with the start and finish in Ponferrada.Ellen van Dijk was the defending champion, after winning her first world time trial title in 2013.
Germany's Lisa Brennauer won the world title, becoming the third German rider to do so after Judith Arndt and Hanka Kupfernagel. Brennauer was victorious by 18.68 seconds over the Ukraine's Hanna Solovey, with Evelyn Stevens a further 2.57 seconds behind in the bronze medal position for the United States. Van Dijk, the defending champion, could do no better than seventh place in the final standings, over a minute in arrears of Brennauer.
All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.
The course of the women's time trial was 29.50 km (18.33 mi) in length. The time trial started in the centre of Ponferrada and passed through La Martina, Posada del Bierzo and Carracedelo before returning to Ponferrada. The total incline of the course was 172 m (564 ft). A few kilometres before the finish there was a climb, with an incline of over 100 m (330 ft) and a maximum inclination of 7%. A short stretch before riding into Ponferrada was made for the championships.
All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).
47 cyclists (from a start list of 49 riders) from 30 nations took part in the women's time trial. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.
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