2014_UCI_Road_World_Championships_–_Men's_time_trial

2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial

2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial

Cycling race


The Men's time trial of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 24 September 2014 in Ponferrada, Spain. The 21st edition of the championship was won by reigning Olympic time trial champion, Bradley Wiggins.[2] Germany's Tony Martin – the three-time defending champion – claimed silver, and Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands claimed bronze.[3]

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Qualification

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.[4]

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Course

The initial plan was to have a time trial finishing uphill. This idea was discarded because it was required to have two finish sections which was not possible from a logistical and financial point of view.[5]

The length of the individual time trial was 47.10 km (29.27 mi). The time trial started in the centre of Ponferrada and passed through La Martina, Posada del Bierzo and Carracedelo before returning to Ponferrada. A short stretch before riding into Ponferrada was made for the championships. The total elevation over the elite men's course was 458 m (1,503 ft) with a few hills in the last 15 km (9.3 mi) with a maximum inclination of 10%. The course started with a flat section of 30 km (19 mi) through the valley of Bierzo, before the parcours rose slightly. In a little under 10 km (6.2 mi) the riders rose from 550 m (1,800 ft) to an altitude of 700 m (2,300 ft). The ascent overlapped partly with the road race for men, which meant that the steepest part had a negative gradient of 16%. After 40 km (25 mi) there was another climb; in a few kilometres the riders reached the highest point in the route, located at 709 m (2,326 ft) after 43 km (27 mi), before a downhill run to the finish.

Schedule

All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).[6]

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Participating nations

64 cyclists from 38 nations took part in the men's time trial. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.[7]

  • Argentina Argentina (1)
  • Australia Australia (1)
  • Austria Austria (2)
  • Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (1)
  • Belgium Belgium (2)
  • Belarus Belarus (2)
  • Canada Canada (1)
  • Chile Chile (1)
  • Colombia Colombia (1)
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic (2)
  • Denmark Denmark (2)
  • Ecuador Ecuador (1)
  • Estonia Estonia (2)
  • France France (2)
  • United Kingdom Great Britain (2)
  • Germany Germany (3)
  • Hungary Hungary (2)
  • Republic of Ireland Ireland (1)
  • Italy Italy (2)
  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (2)
  • Latvia Latvia (2)
  • Lithuania Lithuania (2)
  • Moldova Moldova (1)
  • North Macedonia Macedonia (2)
  • Netherlands Netherlands (1)
  • New Zealand New Zealand (1)
  • Norway Norway (2)
  • Paraguay Paraguay (1)
  • Poland Poland (2)
  • Portugal Portugal (2)
  • Romania Romania (2)
  • Russia Russia (2)
  • Slovenia Slovenia (2)
  • Spain Spain (2) (host)
  • Sweden Sweden (2)
  • Switzerland Switzerland (1)
  • Ukraine Ukraine (2)
  • United States United States (2)

Prize money

The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of 7,766.[8]

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Final classification

[1]

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References

  1. "Results / Résultats: Men Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Hommes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-29. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. Farrand, Stephen (24 September 2014). "Wiggins wins time trial world championship". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. "Competition Guide Appendices" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. "No uphill time trial at Ponferrada Worlds". cyclingnews.com. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. "Sport Competition Schedule" (PDF). mundialciclismoponferrada.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  6. "Start List / Liste de départ: Men Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Hommes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  7. "Competitions Guide" (PDF). uci.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

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