2016 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial

The Women's time trial of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships took place in and around in Doha, Qatar on 11 October 2016. The course of the race was 28.9 km (18.0 mi). Linda Villumsen won her first world time trial title in 2015 but did not take part in the 2016 race.

Women's time trial

2016 UCI Road World Championships
Time trial Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates	11 October 2016
Stages	1
Distance	28.9 km (17.96 mi)
Winning time	36' 37.04"[1]
Medalists
Gold  Amber Neben (United States)    Silver  Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands)    Bronze  Katrin Garfoot (Australia)
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2008 world champion Amber Neben, from the United States, claimed her second rainbow jersey,^[2] completing the course 5.99 seconds quicker than the European champion Ellen van Dijk, from the Netherlands. Australia's Katrin Garfoot, the Oceanian champion, won the bronze medal, 2.33 seconds behind van Dijk and 8.32 seconds in arrears of Neben's winning time.^[3]

Qualification

Qualification for the event

Main article: 2016 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification

All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion, the Olympic champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.^[4][5]

Champion	Name	Note
European Champion	Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Oceanian Champion	Katrin Garfoot (AUS)
Outgoing World Champion	Linda Villumsen (NZL)	Did not compete
Pan American Champion	Serika Gulumá (COL)
African Champion	Vera Adrian (NAM)
Asian Champion	Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)
Olympic Champion	Kristin Armstrong (USA)

Schedule

All times are in Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).^[6][7]

Date	Time	Event
11 October 2016	13:30–16:45	Women's time trial

Final classification

^[1]

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Amber Neben (USA)	36' 37.04"
2	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	+ 5.99"
3	Katrin Garfoot (AUS)	+ 8.32"
4	Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS)	+ 11.52"
5	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	+ 25.79"
6	Lisa Brennauer (DEU)	+ 57.59"
7	Trixi Worrack (DEU)	+ 1' 11.14"
8	Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL)	+ 1' 27.96"
9	Katarzyna Pawłowska (POL)	+ 1' 36.49"
10	Alena Amialiusik (BLR)	+ 1' 41.59"
11	Lotta Lepistö (FIN)	+ 1' 57.00"
12	Carmen Small (USA)	+ 2' 02.15"
13	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	+ 2' 11.26"
14	Hannah Barnes (GBR)	+ 2' 23.33"
15	Elena Cecchini (ITA)	+ 2' 30.28"
16	Emilia Fahlin (SWE)	+ 2' 30.40"
17	Julie Leth (DNK)	+ 2' 31.71"
18	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	+ 2' 45.92"
19	Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN)	+ 2' 48.62"
20	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DNK)	+ 2' 53.51"
21	Eri Yonamine (JPN)	+ 3' 01.79"
22	Audrey Cordon (FRA)	+ 3' 14.58"
23	Olena Pavlukhina (AZE)	+ 3' 21.20"
24	Olga Shekel (UKR)	+ 3' 28.05"
25	Hayley Simmonds (GBR)	+ 3' 47.18"
26	Valeriya Kononenko (UKR)	+ 3' 58.87"
27	Anastasiia Iakovenko (RUS)	+ 4' 02.19"
28	Anna Turvey (IRL)	+ 4' 14.85"
29	Nicole Hanselmann (SUI)	+ 4' 15.13"
30	Sheyla Gutiérrez (ESP)	+ 4' 55.32"
31	Varvara Fasoi (GRE)	+ 5' 09.59"
32	Samantha Sanders (RSA)	+ 5' 55.31"
33	Mossana Debesai (ERI)	+ 6' 53.51"
34	Ebtissam Mohamed (EGY)	+ 8' 15.53"
35	Wehazit Kidane (ERI)	+ 8' 56.92"
36	Guo Hong (CHN)	+ 9' 42.89"
37	Sun Jiajun (CHN)	+ 10' 13.91"
38	Najla Aljeraiwi (KUW)*	+ 10' 19.49"
39	Beatha Ingabire (RWA)	+ 13' 25.25"
40	Nada Aljeraiwi (KUW)	+ 15' 10.15"
DSQ	Phetdarin Somrat (THA)	—

* Aljersiwi fell during her race by riding into a fence.^[8]