Dates 9 October 2016 Distance 40 km (24.85 mi) 01 ! Gold Boels–Dolmans | Stages 1 Winning time 48' 41.62" 02 ! Silver Canyon–SRAM | |
The Women's team time trial of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 9 October 2016 in Doha, Qatar.
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Boels–Dolmans won the race at an average speed of 49.288 kilometres per hour (30.626 mph), 48.24 seconds faster than the German team Canyon–SRAM. The bronze medal went to Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling from Germany, almost 2 minutes behind Boels–Dolmans.
Amongst the winning riders for Boels–Dolmans, Evelyn Stevens won her fourth team time trial world championships (after 2012, 2013 and 2014), while Ellen van Dijk (after 2012 and 2013) and Karol-Ann Canuel (after 2014 and 2015) won their third titles and Chantal Blaak took her second (after 2014).
Course
The race started at the Lusail Sports Complex and finished at The Pearl-Qatar, after a flat course of 40 kilometres (25 miles). There were intermediate time checks after 13.6 kilometres (8.5 miles) and 26.4 kilometres (16.4 miles).
Qualification
The following UCI Women's Teams in the UCI Team Ranking as of 15 August 2016 were invited to take part. Teams in bold elected to compete in the race.
Preview
Only eight teams were at the start of the race. The previous four editions were won by the former Velocio–SRAM team by different riders each year.
Race
The race took place in 38 °C (100 °F) heat, with not a great atmosphere, criticised by several teams and riders.
Boels–Dolmans, with Ellen van Dijk as the main engine, were second at the first intermediate time point, 9.21 seconds behind Canyon–SRAM after 13.6 kilometres (8.5 miles). Relative to the other teams, Boels–Dolmans accelerated afterwards; the team was 24 seconds faster in the second part of the race relative to Canyon–SRAM and was 15 seconds faster at the second intermediate time point. Finally Boels–Dolmans was 48.24 seconds faster than Canyon–SRAM at the finish line and almost two minutes faster than Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling.