Road bicycle racing competition
The UCI Road World Championships - Women's time trial is the annual world championship for road bicycle racing in the discipline of time trial , organised by the world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale . The event was first run in 1994.
From 2022 to 2024, competitors in this event under the age of 23 at the end of the previous year were also competing for honours in their own classification .
Medallists
Ellen van Dijk won in 2013 (pictured), 2021, and 2022.
Women's time trial medallists
Year
Gold
Time
Silver
Margin
Bronze
Margin
Distance
Location
Ref.
1994
Karen Kurreck (USA )
38' 22"
Anne Samplonius (CAN )
+ 0' 44"
Jeannie Longo (FRA )
+ 1' 21"
30.0 km (18.6 mi)
Agrigento , Italy
1995
Jeannie Longo (FRA )
44' 27"
Clara Hughes (CAN )
+ 1' 11"
Kathryn Watt (AUS )
+ 1' 25"
26.1 km (16.2 mi)
Duitama , Colombia
1996
Jeannie Longo (FRA )
35' 16"
Catherine Marsal (FRA )
+ 0' 49"
Alessandra Cappellotto (ITA )
+ 0' 54"
26.4 km (16.4 mi)
Lugano , Switzerland
1997
Jeannie Longo (FRA )
39' 15"
Zulfiya Zabirova (RUS )
+ 0"
Judith Arndt (GER )
+ 0' 29"
28.0 km (17.4 mi)
San Sebastián , Spain
1998
Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel (NED )
31' 51"
Zulfiya Zabirova (RUS )
+ 0"
Hanka Kupfernagel (GER )
+ 0' 02"
23.0 km (14.3 mi)
Valkenburg , Netherlands
1999
Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel (NED )
32' 31"
Anna Wilson (AUS )
+ 0' 04"
Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU )
+ 0' 31"
25.8 km (16.0 mi)
Verona , Italy
2000
Mari Holden (USA )
33' 14"
Jeannie Longo (FRA )
+ 0' 03"
Rasa Polikevičiūtė (LTU )
+ 0' 46"
24.5 km (15.2 mi)
Plouay , France
2001
Jeannie Longo (FRA )
29' 08"
Nicole Brändli (SUI )
+ 0' 04"
Teodora Ruano (ESP )
+ 0' 44"
19.2 km (11.9 mi)
Lisbon , Portugal
2002
Zulfiya Zabirova (RUS )
32' 02"
Nicole Brändli (SUI )
+ 0' 14"
Karin Thürig (SUI )
+ 0' 17"
23.2 km (14.4 mi)
Heusden-Zolder , Belgium
2003
Joane Somarriba (ESP )
28' 23"
Judith Arndt (GER )
+ 0' 10"
Zulfiya Zabirova (RUS )
+ 0' 26"
20.8 km (12.9 mi)
Hamilton , Canada
2004
Karin Thürig (SUI )
30' 53"
Judith Arndt (GER )
+ 0' 51"
Zulfiya Zabirova (RUS )
+ 0' 56"
24.0 km (14.9 mi)
Verona , Italy
2005
Karin Thürig (SUI )
28' 51"
Joane Somarriba (ESP )
+ 0' 05"
Kristin Armstrong (USA )
+ 0' 39"
21.9 km (13.6 mi)
Madrid , Spain
2006
Kristin Armstrong (USA )
35' 04"
Karin Thürig (SUI )
+ 0' 25"
Christine Thorburn (USA )
+ 0' 29"
26.1 km (16.2 mi)
Salzburg , Austria
2007
Hanka Kupfernagel (GER )
34' 43"
Kristin Armstrong (USA )
+ 0' 23"
Christiane Soeder (AUT )
+ 0' 41"
25.1 km (15.6 mi)
Stuttgart , Germany
2008
Amber Neben (USA )
33' 51"
Christiane Soeder (AUT )
+ 0' 07"
Judith Arndt (GER )
+ 0' 22"
25.1 km (15.6 mi)
Varese , Italy
2009
Kristin Armstrong (USA )
35' 26"
Noemi Cantele (ITA )
+ 0' 55"
Linda Villumsen (DEN )
+ 0' 58"
26.8 km (16.7 mi)
Mendrisio , Switzerland
2010
Emma Pooley (GBR )
32' 48"
Judith Arndt (GER )
+ 0' 15"
Linda Villumsen (NZL )
+ 0' 15"
22.8 km (14.2 mi)
Geelong , Australia
2011
Judith Arndt (GER )
37' 07"
Linda Villumsen (NZL )
+ 0' 21"
Emma Pooley (GBR )
+ 0' 24"
27.8 km (17.3 mi)
Copenhagen , Denmark
2012
Judith Arndt (GER )
32' 26"
Evelyn Stevens (USA )
+ 0' 33"
Linda Villumsen (NZL )
+ 0' 40"
24.3 km (15.1 mi)
Valkenburg , Netherlands
2013
Ellen van Dijk (NED )
28' 47"
Linda Villumsen (NZL )
+ 0' 24"
Carmen Small (USA )
+ 0' 28"
22.0 km (13.7 mi)
Florence , Italy
2014
Lisa Brennauer (GER )
38' 44"
Hanna Solovey (UKR )
+ 0' 18"
Evelyn Stevens (USA )
+ 0' 21"
29.5 km (18.3 mi)
Ponferrada , Spain
2015
Linda Villumsen (NZL )
40' 29"
Anna van der Breggen (NED )
+ 0' 02"
Lisa Brennauer (GER )
+ 0' 05"
29.9 km (18.6 mi)
Richmond, Virginia , United States
2016
Amber Neben (USA )
44' 42"
Ellen van Dijk (NED )
+ 0' 05"
Katrin Garfoot (AUS )
+ 0' 08"
28.9 km (18.0 mi)
Doha , Qatar
2017
Annemiek van Vleuten (NED )
28' 50"
Anna van der Breggen (NED )
+ 0' 12"
Katrin Garfoot (AUS )
+ 0' 19"
21.1 km (13.1 mi)
Bergen , Norway
2018
Annemiek van Vleuten (NED )
34' 25"
Anna van der Breggen (NED )
+ 0' 29"
Ellen van Dijk (NED )
+ 1' 25"
27.7 km (17.2 mi)
Innsbruck , Austria
2019
Chloé Dygert (USA )
42' 11"
Anna van der Breggen (NED )
+ 1' 32"
Annemiek van Vleuten (NED )
+ 1' 52"
30.4 km (18.9 mi)
Yorkshire , United Kingdom
2020
Anna van der Breggen (NED )
40' 20"
Marlen Reusser (SUI )
+ 0' 15"
Ellen van Dijk (NED )
+ 0' 31"
31.7 km (19.7 mi)
Imola , Italy
2021
Ellen van Dijk (NED )
36' 05"
Marlen Reusser (SUI )
+ 0' 10"
Annemiek van Vleuten (NED )
+ 0' 24"
30.3 km (18.8 mi)
Brugge , Belgium
2022
Ellen van Dijk (NED )
44' 28"
Grace Brown (AUS )
+ 0' 13"
Marlen Reusser (SUI )
+ 0' 42"
34.2 km (21.3 mi)
Wollongong , Australia
2023
Chloe Dygert (USA )
46' 59"
Grace Brown (AUS )
+ 0' 06"
Christina Schweinberger (AUT )
+ 1' 13"
36.2 km (22.5 mi)
Stirling , Scotland, UK
2024
Grace Brown (AUS )
39' 16"
Demi Vollering (NED )
+ 0' 16"
Chloe Dygert (USA )
+ 0' 56"
29.9 km (18.6 mi)
Zurich , Switzerland
Most successful cyclists
Most successful Women's time trial cyclists
Rank
Cyclist
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Gold medal-winning places
1
Jeannie Longo (FRA )
4
1
1
6
Duitama , Lugano , San Sebastián , Lisbon
2
Ellen van Dijk (NED )
3
1
2
6
Firenze , Brugge , Wollongong
3
Judith Arndt (GER )
2
3
2
7
Copenhagen , Valkenburg
4
Kristin Armstrong (USA )
2
1
1
4
Salzburg , Mendrisio
Karin Thürig (SUI )
2
1
1
4
Verona , Madrid
6
Annemiek van Vleuten (NED )
2
0
2
4
Bergen , Innsbruck
7
Chloe Dygert (USA )
2
0
1
3
Harrogate , Stirling
8
Leontien van Moorsel (NED )
2
0
0
2
Valkenburg , Verona
Amber Neben (USA )
2
0
0
2
Varese , Doha
10
Anna van der Breggen (NED )
1
4
0
5
Imola
11
Linda Villumsen (NZL ) (DEN )
1
2
3
6
Richmond
Medallists by nation
Nations are ranked in order of number of gold, silver and bronze medals won.
Footnotes
Longo finished 0' 00" 85"' ahead of Zabirova.
Zijlaard-Van Moorsel finished 0' 00" 37"' ahead of Zabirova.
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