2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial


The Women's time trial of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 23 September 2014. The course of the race is with the start and finish in Ponferrada. Ellen van Dijk was the defending champion, after winning her first world time trial title in 2013.
Germany's Lisa Brennauer won the world title, becoming the third German rider to do so after Judith Arndt and Hanka Kupfernagel. Brennauer was victorious by 18.68 seconds over the Ukraine's Hanna Solovey, with Evelyn Stevens a further 2.57 seconds behind in the bronze medal position for the United States. Van Dijk, the defending champion, could do no better than seventh place in the final standings, over a minute in arrears of Brennauer.

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.
ChampionNameNote
Outgoing World Champion-
Pan American Champion-
European Champion -
African ChampionDid not participate
Asian ChampionDid not participate
Oceanian ChampionDid not participate

Course

The course of the women's time trial was in length. The time trial started in the centre of Ponferrada and passed through La Martina, Posada del Bierzo and Carracedelo before returning to Ponferrada. The total incline of the course was. A few kilometres before the finish there was a climb, with an incline of over and a maximum inclination of 7%. A short stretch before riding into Ponferrada was made for the championships.

Schedule

All times are in Central European Time.
DateTimeEvent
23 September 201414:00–16:45Women's time trial
23 September 201417:05Victory ceremony

Participating nations

47 cyclists from 30 nations took part in the women's time trial. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses.
The UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers, with a total prize money of €7,766.
Position1st2nd3rdTotal
Amount€3,833€2,300€1,633€7,766

Final classification

RankRiderTime
138' 48.16"
2+ 18.68"
3+ 21.25"
4+ 38.29"
5+ 45.31"
6+ 51.26"
7+ 1' 11.64"
8+ 1' 14.17"
9+ 1' 14.28"
10+ 1' 15.25"
11+ 1' 23.36"
12+ 1' 25.62"
13+ 1' 35.47"
14+ 2' 06.48"
15+ 2' 14.86"
16+ 2' 27.75"
17+ 2' 29.51"
18+ 2' 30.78"
19+ 2' 33.04"
20+ 2' 37.18"
21+ 2' 42.53"
22+ 2' 57.21"
23+ 3' 01.53"
24+ 3' 09.45"
25+ 3' 30.97"
26+ 3' 34.93"
27+ 3' 35.36"
28+ 3' 40.03"
29+ 3' 48.42"
30+ 3' 59.36"
31+ 4' 04.65"
32+ 4' 11.65"
33+ 4' 16.37"
34+ 4' 27.21"
35+ 4' 35.38"
36+ 4' 38.06"
37+ 4' 39.90"
38+ 4' 40.91"
39+ 4' 49.12"
40+ 4' 55.29"
41+ 5' 03.62"
42+ 5' 14.67"
43+ 5' 43.86"
44+ 5' 44.31"
45+ 6' 04.47"
46+ 6' 15.57"
47+ 7' 48.82"