2014 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial


The Women's team time trial of the 2014 UCI
once again won the world title, finishing over a minute clear of their closest competitors,. The bronze medal went to Astana BePink, after were severely delayed because of an incident that caused several members of the team to hit the ground.

Qualification

Inad the opportunity to register nine riders from its team roster, with the exception of stagiaires, and had to select six riders to compete in theevent.
Teams that did not accept the invitation are listed below in italics.
Top 25 as of 15 August 2014
#NatTeam
1
2
3
4
5
6'
7Hitec Products
8RusVelo
9Alé Cipollini
10Astana BePink Womens Team
11Estado de México-Faren
12'
13UnitedHealthcare
14Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
15Servetto Footon
16Bigla Cycling Team
17BTC City Ljubljana
18S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
19TIBCO / To The Top
20Futurumshop.nl-Zannata
21Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86
22Lointek
23Bizkaia-Durango
24Topsport Vlaanderen-Pro-Duo
25Top Girls Fassa Bortolo

Course

The course for the women's team time trial was in length. The team time trial started in the centre of Ponferrada and passed through La Martina, Posada del Bierzo, Carracedelo and Cacabelos before returning to Ponferrada. The total elevation 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
30-4-202011:00Thanh An
21 September 202011:45Victory ceremony

Prize money

The assigned premiums for the top 5 finishers with a total prize money of €49,531.
Position2nd3rd4th5thTotal
Amount€6,666€4,166€2,500€1,666€49,531

Final classification

RankTeamRidersTime
1




43' 33.35"
2




+ 1' 17.56"
3 Astana BePink




+ 2' 19.64"
4 Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies




+ 2' 25.75"
5




+ 2' 26.33"
6 UnitedHealthcare




+ 2' 43.80"
7 Bigla Cycling Team




+ 2' 55.54"
8




+ 3' 45.05"
9 Hitec Products




+ 4' 01.38"
10 RusVelo




+ 4' 07.66"
11 TIBCO / To The Top




+ 4' 10.25"
12 BTC City Ljubljana




+ 4' 19.93"
13 Topsport Vlaanderen-Pro-Duo




+ 5' 45.82"
14




+ 10' 05.32"