Women's team time trial | |
Series: | 2017 UCI Road World Championships |
Date: | 17 September 2017 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 42.5 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 55' 41.63"[1] |
Speed: | 45.786 |
Type: | medals |
Previous: | 2016 |
Next: | 2018 |
The Women's team time trial of the 2017 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 17 September 2017 in Bergen, Norway. Nine teams and a total of fifty-four riders contested the event, the opening race of the Road World Championships.[2] [3]
from the Netherlands won the world title for the first time, completing the race at an average speed of, 12.43 seconds faster than another Dutch team, the defending world champions.[4] The bronze medal went to from Germany, 28 seconds behind .[1]
Amongst the winning riders for, Ellen van Dijk won her fourth team time trial world championships, having won in 2012 and 2013 for and 2016 for . The five remaining riders won their first world title, in a result described as an "upset",[5] as it was the squad's first team time trial win of 2017.[6]
All nine teams completed the 42.5km (26.4miles)-long course.[1]
Rank | Team | Riders | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 55' 41.63" | |||
2 | + 12.43" | |||
3 | + 28.03" | |||
4 | + 1' 04.79" | |||
5 | + 2' 51.52" | |||
6 | + 3' 23.04" | |||
7 | + 3' 46.58" | |||
8 | + 4' 07.29" | |||
9 | + 4' 58.84" |