Dates 21 September 2014 Distance 36.15 km (22.46 mi) 02 ! Silver Orica–AIS (AUS) | Stages 1 Winning time 43' 33.35" | |
01 ! Gold Specialized–lululemon (USA) | ||
The Women's team time trial of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around Ponferrada, Spain on 21 September 2014. The course of the race was 36.15 km (22.46 mi) with the start and finish in Ponferrada. It was the third edition of the team time trial event for UCI Women's Teams. Specialized–lululemon was the defending champion, having won both previous editions in 2012 and 2013.
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Specialized–lululemon once again won the world title, finishing over a minute clear of their closest competitors, Orica–AIS. The bronze medal went to Astana BePink, after Rabo–Liv were severely delayed because of an incident that caused several members of the team to hit the ground.
Qualification
Invitations were sent to the 25 leading UCI Women's Teams in the UCI Team Ranking as of 15 August 2014. 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.
Teams that did not accept the invitation are listed below in italics.
Top 25 as of 15 August 2014
Course
The course for the women's team time trial was 36.15 km (22.46 mi) 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 198 m (650 ft). A few kilometres before the finish there was a climb with an incline of over 100 m (330 ft) 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 (UTC+1).
Prize money
The UCI assigned premiums for the top 5 finishers with a total prize money of €49,531.