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2016 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial

Women's time trial
2016 UCI Road World Championships
Time trial Rainbow jersey
Time trial Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates11 October 2016
Stages1
Distance28.9 km (17.96 mi)
Winning time36' 37.04"[1]
Medalists
   Gold  Amber Neben (United States)
   Silver  Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands)
   Bronze  Katrin Garfoot (Australia)
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The Women's time trial of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Doha, Qatar on 11 October 2016. The course of the race was 28.9 km (18.0 mi). Linda Villumsen won her first world time trial title in 2015 but did not take part in the 2016 race.

2008 world champion Amber Neben, from the United States, claimed her second rainbow jersey,[2] completing the course 5.99 seconds quicker than the European champion Ellen van Dijk, from the Netherlands. Australia's Katrin Garfoot, the Oceanian champion, won the bronze medal, 2.33 seconds behind van Dijk and 8.32 seconds in arrears of Neben's winning time.[3]

Qualification

Qualification for the event

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, the Olympic champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.[4][5]

Champion Name Note
European Champion  Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Oceanian Champion  Katrin Garfoot (AUS)
Outgoing World Champion  Linda Villumsen (NZL) Did not compete
Pan American Champion  Serika Gulumá (COL)
African Champion  Vera Adrian (NAM)
Asian Champion  Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)
Olympic Champion  Kristin Armstrong (USA)

Schedule

All times are in Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).[6][7]

Date Time Event
11 October 2016 13:30–16:45 Women's time trial

Final classification

[1]

Rank Rider Time
1 United States Amber Neben (USA) 36' 37.04"
2 Netherlands Ellen van Dijk (NED) + 5.99"
3 Australia Katrin Garfoot (AUS) + 8.32"
4 Russia Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) + 11.52"
5 Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) + 25.79"
6 Germany Lisa Brennauer (DEU) + 57.59"
7 Germany Trixi Worrack (DEU) + 1' 11.14"
8 Belgium Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) + 1' 27.96"
9 Poland Katarzyna Pawłowska (POL) + 1' 36.49"
10 Belarus Alena Amialiusik (BLR) + 1' 41.59"
11 Finland Lotta Lepistö (FIN) + 1' 57.00"
12 United States Carmen Small (USA) + 2' 02.15"
13 Netherlands Anna van der Breggen (NED) + 2' 11.26"
14 United Kingdom Hannah Barnes (GBR) + 2' 23.33"
15 Italy Elena Cecchini (ITA) + 2' 30.28"
16 Sweden Emilia Fahlin (SWE) + 2' 30.40"
17 Denmark Julie Leth (DNK) + 2' 31.71"
18 South Africa Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) + 2' 45.92"
19 Canada Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) + 2' 48.62"
20 Denmark Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DNK) + 2' 53.51"
21 Japan Eri Yonamine (JPN) + 3' 01.79"
22 France Audrey Cordon (FRA) + 3' 14.58"
23 Azerbaijan Olena Pavlukhina (AZE) + 3' 21.20"
24 Ukraine Olga Shekel (UKR) + 3' 28.05"
25 United Kingdom Hayley Simmonds (GBR) + 3' 47.18"
26 Ukraine Valeriya Kononenko (UKR) + 3' 58.87"
27 Russia Anastasiia Iakovenko (RUS) + 4' 02.19"
28 Republic of Ireland Anna Turvey (IRL) + 4' 14.85"
29 Switzerland Nicole Hanselmann (SUI) + 4' 15.13"
30 Spain Sheyla Gutiérrez (ESP) + 4' 55.32"
31 Greece Varvara Fasoi (GRE) + 5' 09.59"
32 South Africa Samantha Sanders (RSA) + 5' 55.31"
33 Eritrea Mossana Debesai (ERI) + 6' 53.51"
34 Egypt Ebtissam Mohamed (EGY) + 8' 15.53"
35 Eritrea Wehazit Kidane (ERI) + 8' 56.92"
36 China Guo Hong (CHN) + 9' 42.89"
37 China Sun Jiajun (CHN) + 10' 13.91"
38 Kuwait Najla Aljeraiwi (KUW)* + 10' 19.49"
39 Rwanda Beatha Ingabire (RWA) + 13' 25.25"
40 Kuwait Nada Aljeraiwi (KUW) + 15' 10.15"
DSQ Thailand Phetdarin Somrat (THA)

* Aljersiwi fell during her race by riding into a fence.[8]

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