2018 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial


The Men's team time trial of the 2018 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 23 September 2018 in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the 34th edition of the championship, and the 7th since its reintroduction for trade teams in 2012. German team were the defending champions, having won in 2017. 22 teams and 132 riders entered the competition.
The race was won for the first time since 2016 by, finishing 18.46 seconds clear of the defending champions,, while the completed the podium, a further 1.09 seconds in arrears.

Course

The race consisted of a route in length, starting from Ötztal and ending in Innsbruck. The route was primarily rolling, except for a climb of between Kematen in Tirol and Axams, with an average 5.5% gradient and maximum of 13% in places.

Final classification

All twenty-two teams completed the -long course.
RankTeamRidersTime
1
1h 07' 25.94"
2
+ 18.46"
3
+ 19.55"
4
+ 44.96"
5
+ 56.68"
6
+ 1' 31.70"
7
+ 2' 03.97"
8
+ 2' 07.24"
9
+ 2' 37.44"
10
+ 2' 53.79"
11
+ 2' 55.34"
12
+ 3' 17.44"
13
+ 3' 28.05"
14
+ 4' 46.99"
15
+ 5' 18.50"
16
+ 5' 39.47"
17
+ 6' 24.97"
18
+ 7' 02.77"
19
+ 7' 05.29"
20
+ 7' 33.42"
21
+ 8' 10.00"
22
+ 8' 39.49"