UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | End of season |
| Discipline | Team time trial |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | UCI |
| History | |
| First edition | 1987 |
| Editions | 15 |
| Final edition | 2018 |
| First winner | Soviet Union |
| Most wins | Russia Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling (4 wins) |
| Final winner | Canyon//SRAM |
The UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial was a world championship for road bicycle racing in the discipline of team time trial. It was organized by the world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
The national teams had 4 riders per team.[1] The team time trial for trade teams was introduced in 2012 and had 6 riders per team.[1][2] The mixed team relay replaced the men's and women's team time trial events at the world championships from 2019.[3]
National teams (1987–94)
A championship for women's national teams was introduced in 1987 and held annually until 1994. There were 4 riders per team.
Medal winners
Source:[1]
Medals by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Most successful riders
| Rank | Rider | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadezhda Kibardina (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Valentina Polkhanova (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Aleksandra Koliaseva (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Svetlana Boubnenkova (RUS) Tamara Poliakova (URS) Olga Sokolova (RUS) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Eve Stephenson (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Roberta Bonanomi (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
UCI teams (2012–2018)
There was a long break until a championship for trade teams was introduced in 2012. There were 6 riders per team. The championship was held up to 2018.
Medal winners
Most successful teams
| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Team SD Worx–Protime | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Team Picnic–PostNL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Orica–Scott | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Liv Racing TeqFind | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Équipe Paule Ka | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | AA Drink–leontien.nl | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vini Fantini–BePink | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful riders
| Rank | Rider | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Chantal Blaak (NED) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Carmen Small (USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
References
- ^ a b c "Road Cycling World Championships Women: Team Time Trial". sports123.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ Wilcockson, John; Sunada, Yuzuru. "The Much-Awaited Return of the World TTT". Peloton. Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ Cotton, Jim (2021-09-21). "Mixed relay team time trial explainer: What is it, how does it work, why should we care?". Velo. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Women Elite Championnats du Monde UCI (NED/CM) 16 Sep 2012 – Team time trial: Sittard – Valkenburg". UCI. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2012.