2015 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = Women's team time trial

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size = 175px

| series = 2015 UCI Road World Championships

| race_no =

| series_no =

| date = September 20, 2015

| stages = 1

| distance = 38.6

| unit = km

| time = 47' 35.72"{{cite web|url=http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030C0201020501FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Results / Résultats: Team Time Trial Women / Contre-la-montre par équipe femmes|work=Sport Result|publisher=Tissot Timing|date=September 20, 2015|accessdate=September 20, 2015|format=PDF}}

| speed = 48.660

| type = medals

| first = {{UCI team code|SLU|2015}}

| first_nat = GER

| second = {{UCI team code|DLT|2015}}

| second_nat = NED

| third = {{UCI team code|RBW|2015}}

| third_nat = NED

| previous = 2014

| next = 2016

}}

The Women's team time trial of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Richmond, Virginia, United States on September 20, 2015. The course of the race was {{convert|38.6|km|2|abbr=on}} with the start and finish in Richmond.{{cite web |title= Racing Programme |url= http://www.mundialciclismoponferrada.com/program-2 |publisher= mundialciclismoponferrada |accessdate= April 15, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141112051628/http://www.mundialciclismoponferrada.com/program-2 |archive-date= 2014-11-12 |url-status= dead }}{{cite web|title=Courses Elite Women ITT|url=http://www.mundialciclismoponferrada.com/elite-women-itt|publisher=mundialciclismoponferrada .com|accessdate=April 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416183244/http://www.mundialciclismoponferrada.com/elite-women-itt|archive-date=2014-04-16|url-status=dead}} It was the fourth edition of the team time trial event for UCI Women's Teams. {{UCI team code|SLU|2015}} was the defending champion, having won all three previous editions in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

{{UCI team code|SLU|2015|nolink=yes}} maintained their 100% record in the event, winning the gold medal by 6.66 seconds ahead of {{UCI team code|DLT|2015}}, with {{UCI team code|RBW|2015}} rounding out the podium, 56.12 seconds behind the winning time.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/09/news/velocio-sram-finishes-strong-to-win-team-time-trial-in-richmond_385368|title=Velocio-SRAM finishes strong to win team time trial in Richmond|work=VeloNews|date=September 20, 2015|accessdate=September 20, 2015}}

Qualification

Invitations were sent to the 25 leading UCI Women's Teams in the UCI Team Ranking as of August 15, 2015. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. Every participating team had the opportunity to register nine riders from its team roster, with the exception of stagiaires, and had to select six riders to compete in the event.{{cite web|title=Competition Guide Apendixes|url=http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/17/13/80/Qualificationsystemandquotas-Richmond-ENG_English.pdf|publisher=UCI|accessdate=September 15, 2015}}

Also a few lower ranked American UCI teams were invited.

Teams that did not accept the invitation are listed below in italics.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180519050841/http://62.50.72.82/uciroot/cmroa/2015/TT_Entries.aspx?id=50101_TTT_WE&language=eng&cat=Women+Elite+Team+Time+Trial Elite Team Time Trial Entries Women Team Time Trial]

# ! Nat ! Team
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1	{{flagicon\|NED }}	{{UCI team code\|RBW\|2015}}
2	{{flagicon\|NED}}	{{UCI team code\|DLT\|2015}}
3	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	{{UCI team code\|WHT\|2015}}
4	{{flagicon\|GER}}	{{UCI team code\|SLU\|2015}}
5	{{flagicon\|AUS}}	{{UCI team code\|GEW2\|2015}}
6	{{flagicon\|SUI}}	{{UCI team code\|CBT\|2015}}
7	{{flagicon\|NOR}}	{{UCI team code\|HPU\|2015}}
8	{{flagicon\|NED}}	{{UCI team code\|GIW\|2015}}
9	{{flagicon\|ITA }}	{{UCI team code\|ALE\|2015}}
10	{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{UCI team code\|UHC\|2015}}
11	{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{UCI team code\|OPT\|2015}}
12	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	{{UCI team code\|FUT\|2015}}
13	{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{UCI team code\|TIB\|2015}}
14	{{flagicon\|BEL}}	{{UCI team code\|LBL\|2015}}
15	{{flagicon\|ITA}}	{{UCI team code\|BPK\|2015}}
16	{{flagicon\|ITA}}	{{UCI team code\|ISG\|2015}}
17	{{flagicon\|SLO}}	{{UCI team code\|BTC\|2015}}
18	{{flagicon\|BEL}}	{{UCI team code\|VLL\|2015}}
19	{{flagicon\|NED}}	{{UCI team code\|PHV\|2015}}
20	{{flagicon\|ESP}}	{{UCI team code\|LTK\|2015}}
21	{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{UCI team code\|TI6\|2015}}
22	{{flagicon\|ITA}}	{{UCI team code\|SEF\|2015}}
23	{{flagicon\|BEL}}	{{UCI team code\|LWZ\|2015}}
24	{{flagicon\|ITA}}	{{UCI team code\|MIC\|2015}}
25	{{flagicon\|ITA}}	{{UCI team code\|VAI\|2015}}
	{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{UCI team code\|BMW\|2015}}
	{{flagicon\|USA}}	{{UCI team code\|PPC\|2015}}

Course

The course rolled off from Henrico County at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, originally the Lakeside Wheel Club, founded in 1895 as a gathering spot for turn-of-the-century cyclists. The opening kilometers raced through Richmond's historic Northside neighborhoods leading into downtown. The course continued east of Richmond down rural Route 5, which parallels the 50-mile Virginia Capital Trail. The first few kilometers were scenic, flat, open roads that eventually narrowed and went through Richmond National Battlefield Park, a historic Civil War site. The race re-entered the city through Shockoe Bottom, eventually making a hard right turn on Governor Street to ascend {{convert|300|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}. At the top, the teams had to take a sharp left turn onto the false-flat finishing straight, {{convert|680|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} to the finish.{{Cite web|url=http://richmond2015.com/about/courses/team-time-trial/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004042746/http://richmond2015.com/about/courses/team-time-trial/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 4, 2014|title=Team Time Trial}}

Schedule

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).{{cite web|title=Race Schedule |url=http://richmond2015.com/about/race-schedule/ |accessdate=August 22, 2015 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823012955/http://richmond2015.com/about/race-schedule/ |archivedate=August 23, 2015 }}

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! Date

! Time

! Event

September 20, 2015

11:30–12:55

Women's team time trial

Final classification

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Rank ! Team ! Riders ! Time
1 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|DEU}} {{UCI team code\|SLU\|2015}} \| {{flagathlete\|Alena Amialiusik\|BLR}} {{flagathlete\|Lisa Brennauer\|DEU}} {{flagathlete\|Karol-Ann Canuel\|CAN}} {{flagathlete\|Barbara Guarischi\|ITA}} {{flagathlete\|Mieke Kröger\|DEU}} {{flagathlete\|Trixi Worrack\|DEU}} \| 47' 35.72"
2 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|NED}} {{UCI team code\|DLT\|2015}} \| {{flagathlete\|Lizzie Armitstead\|GBR}} {{flagathlete\|Chantal Blaak\|NED}} {{flagathlete\|Christine Majerus\|LUX}} {{flagathlete\|Katarzyna Pawłowska\|POL}} {{flagathlete\|Evelyn Stevens\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Ellen van Dijk\|NED}} \| + 6.66"
3 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|NED}} {{UCI team code\|RBW\|2015}} \| {{flagathlete\|Lucinda Brand\|NED}} {{flagathlete\|Thalita de Jong\|NED}} {{flagathlete\|Shara Gillow\|AUS}} {{flagathlete\|Roxane Knetemann\|NED}} {{flagathlete\|Katarzyna Niewiadoma\|POL}} {{flagathlete\|Anna van der Breggen\|NED}} \| + 56.12"
4 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} {{UCI team code\|WHT\|2015}} \| {{flagathlete\|Audrey Cordon\|FRA}} {{flagathlete\|Jolien D'Hoore\|BEL}} {{flagathlete\|Annette Edmondson\|AUS}} {{flagathlete\|Emilia Fahlin\|SWE}} {{flagathlete\|Dani King\|GBR}} {{flagathlete\|Elisa Longo Borghini\|ITA}} \| + 1' 10.15"
5 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} {{UCI team code\|TI6\|2015}} \| {{flagathlete\|Allie Dragoo\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Andrea Dvorak\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Lauren Hall\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Alison Jackson\|CAN}} {{flagathlete\|Lauren Komanski\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Leah Thomas\|USA}} \| + 2' 04.88"
6 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} {{UCI team code\|UHC\|2015}}{{efn\|{{UCI team code\|UHC\|2015}} competed with five riders after Lauren Tamayo did not start.}} \| {{flagathlete\|Laura Brown\|CAN}} {{flagathlete\|Rushlee Buchanan\|NZL}} {{flagathlete\|Cari Higgins\|CAN}} {{flagathlete\|Linda Villumsen\|NZL}} {{flagathlete\|Ruth Winder\|USA}} \| + 2' 50.66"
7 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|AUS}} {{UCI team code\|GEW2\|2015}} \| {{flagathlete\|Gracie Elvin\|AUS}} {{flagathlete\|Katrin Garfoot\|AUS}} {{flagathlete\|Sarah Roy\|AUS}} {{flagathlete\|Amanda Spratt\|AUS}} {{flagathlete\|Macey Stewart\|AUS}} {{flagathlete\|Lizzie Williams\|AUS}} \| + 2' 53.71"
8 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|SLO}} {{UCI team code\|BTC\|2015}} \| {{flagathlete\|Polona Batagelj\|SLO}} {{flagathlete\|Eugenia Bujak\|POL}} {{flagathlete\|Corinna Lechner\|DEU}} {{flagathlete\|Olena Pavlukhina\|AZE}} {{flagathlete\|Urša Pintar\|SLO}} {{flagathlete\|Martina Ritter\|AUT}} \| + 3' 02.93"
9 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} {{UCI team code\|OPT\|2015}}{{efn\|{{UCI team code\|OPT\|2015}} competed with five riders after Maura Kinsella was injured during the final training session on September 19.{{cite news\|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/training-crash-deals-blow-to-optum-womens-ttt-hopes/\|first=Pat\|last=Malach\|title=Training crash deals blow to Optum women's TTT hopes\|date=September 20, 2015\|accessdate=September 20, 2015\|quote=Both Kinsella and Ewart will not start Sunday, but the team has alternate Alison Tetrick at its disposal.\|website=Cyclingnews.com}}}} \| {{flagathlete\|Amy Charity\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Jasmin Glaesser\|CAN}} {{flagathlete\|Leah Kirchmann\|CAN}} {{flagathlete\|Alison Tetrick\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Brianna Walle\|USA}} \| + 3' 20.61"
10 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|NOR}} {{UCI team code\|HPU\|2015}} \| {{flagathlete\|Charlotte Becker\|DEU}} {{flagathlete\|Miriam Bjørnsrud\|NOR}} {{flagathlete\|Tatiana Guderzo\|ITA}} {{flagathlete\|Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen\|NOR}} {{flagathlete\|Lauren Kitchen\|AUS}} {{flagathlete\|Emilie Moberg\|NOR}} \| + 3' 31.69"
11 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} {{UCI team code\|TIB\|2015}} \| {{flagathlete\|Alizée Brien\|CAN}} {{flagathlete\|Emily Collins\|NZL}} {{flagathlete\|Kathrin Hammes\|DEU}} {{flagathlete\|Joanne Kiesanowski\|NZL}} {{flagathlete\|Kendall Ryan\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Lauren Stephens\|USA}} \| + 3' 59.10"
12 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} {{UCI team code\|PPC\|2015}} \| {{flagathlete\|Sarah Caravella\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Lauren De Crescenzo\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Julie Emmerman\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Amy Phillips\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Tina Pic\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Amber Pierce\|USA}} \| + 5' 23.07"
13 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} {{UCI team code\|BMW\|2015}}{{efn\|{{UCI team code\|BMW\|2015}} competed with five riders after Robin Farina did not start.}} \| {{flagathlete\|Lindsay Bayer\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Kathryn Bertine\|SKN}} {{flagathlete\|Breanne Nalder\|USA}} {{flagathlete\|Shoshauna Routley\|CAN}} {{flagathlete\|Jessica Uebelhart\|SUI}} \| + 6' 38.02"

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Rank

! Team

! Riders

! Time

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} {{UCI team code|SLU|2015}}

| {{flagathlete|Alena Amialiusik|BLR}}
{{flagathlete|Lisa Brennauer|DEU}}
{{flagathlete|Karol-Ann Canuel|CAN}}
{{flagathlete|Barbara Guarischi|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Mieke Kröger|DEU}}
{{flagathlete|Trixi Worrack|DEU}}

| 47' 35.72"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} {{UCI team code|DLT|2015}}

| {{flagathlete|Lizzie Armitstead|GBR}}
{{flagathlete|Chantal Blaak|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Christine Majerus|LUX}}
{{flagathlete|Katarzyna Pawłowska|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Evelyn Stevens|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Ellen van Dijk|NED}}

| + 6.66"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} {{UCI team code|RBW|2015}}

| {{flagathlete|Lucinda Brand|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Thalita de Jong|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Shara Gillow|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Roxane Knetemann|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Katarzyna Niewiadoma|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Anna van der Breggen|NED}}

| + 56.12"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{UCI team code|WHT|2015}}

| {{flagathlete|Audrey Cordon|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Jolien D'Hoore|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Annette Edmondson|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Emilia Fahlin|SWE}}
{{flagathlete|Dani King|GBR}}
{{flagathlete|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA}}

| + 1' 10.15"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|TI6|2015}}

| {{flagathlete|Allie Dragoo|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Andrea Dvorak|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Lauren Hall|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Alison Jackson|CAN}}
{{flagathlete|Lauren Komanski|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Leah Thomas|USA}}

| + 2' 04.88"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|UHC|2015}}{{efn|{{UCI team code|UHC|2015}} competed with five riders after Lauren Tamayo did not start.}}

| {{flagathlete|Laura Brown|CAN}}
{{flagathlete|Rushlee Buchanan|NZL}}
{{flagathlete|Cari Higgins|CAN}}
{{flagathlete|Linda Villumsen|NZL}}
{{flagathlete|Ruth Winder|USA}}

| + 2' 50.66"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{UCI team code|GEW2|2015}}

| {{flagathlete|Gracie Elvin|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Katrin Garfoot|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Sarah Roy|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Amanda Spratt|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Macey Stewart|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Lizzie Williams|AUS}}

| + 2' 53.71"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SLO}} {{UCI team code|BTC|2015}}

| {{flagathlete|Polona Batagelj|SLO}}
{{flagathlete|Eugenia Bujak|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Corinna Lechner|DEU}}
{{flagathlete|Olena Pavlukhina|AZE}}
{{flagathlete|Urša Pintar|SLO}}
{{flagathlete|Martina Ritter|AUT}}

| + 3' 02.93"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|OPT|2015}}{{efn|{{UCI team code|OPT|2015}} competed with five riders after Maura Kinsella was injured during the final training session on September 19.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/training-crash-deals-blow-to-optum-womens-ttt-hopes/|first=Pat|last=Malach|title=Training crash deals blow to Optum women's TTT hopes|date=September 20, 2015|accessdate=September 20, 2015|quote=Both Kinsella and Ewart will not start Sunday, but the team has alternate Alison Tetrick at its disposal.|website=Cyclingnews.com}}}}

| {{flagathlete|Amy Charity|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Jasmin Glaesser|CAN}}
{{flagathlete|Leah Kirchmann|CAN}}
{{flagathlete|Alison Tetrick|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Brianna Walle|USA}}

| + 3' 20.61"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} {{UCI team code|HPU|2015}}

| {{flagathlete|Charlotte Becker|DEU}}
{{flagathlete|Miriam Bjørnsrud|NOR}}
{{flagathlete|Tatiana Guderzo|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen|NOR}}
{{flagathlete|Lauren Kitchen|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Emilie Moberg|NOR}}

| + 3' 31.69"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|TIB|2015}}

| {{flagathlete|Alizée Brien|CAN}}
{{flagathlete|Emily Collins|NZL}}
{{flagathlete|Kathrin Hammes|DEU}}
{{flagathlete|Joanne Kiesanowski|NZL}}
{{flagathlete|Kendall Ryan|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Lauren Stephens|USA}}

| + 3' 59.10"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|PPC|2015}}

| {{flagathlete|Sarah Caravella|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Lauren De Crescenzo|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Julie Emmerman|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Amy Phillips|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Tina Pic|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Amber Pierce|USA}}

| + 5' 23.07"

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|BMW|2015}}{{efn|{{UCI team code|BMW|2015}} competed with five riders after Robin Farina did not start.}}

| {{flagathlete|Lindsay Bayer|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Kathryn Bertine|SKN}}
{{flagathlete|Breanne Nalder|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Shoshauna Routley|CAN}}
{{flagathlete|Jessica Uebelhart|SUI}}

| + 6' 38.02"

Notes

References

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