2012 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial

Women's time trial

2012 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates	18 September 2012
Stages	1
Distance	24.3 km (15.10 mi)
Winning time	32' 26.46"
Medalists
Gold Judith Arndt (Germany)    Silver Evelyn Stevens (United States)    Bronze Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)

The Women's time trial of the 2012 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 18 September 2012 in and around Valkenburg, Netherlands.

Judith Arndt of Germany defended successfully her world time trial title. The 36-year-old, who retired at the end of the championships, completed the hilly course in a time of 32 minutes 26 seconds to beat former teammate Evelyn Stevens of the United States by 33 seconds. Stevens had been the seventh last to start, and her time of 33 minutes dead took the lead from Team Specialized–lululemon teammate Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands. Second last to go, as the previous year's silver medallist, New Zealand's Linda Villumsen, Arndt's Orica–AIS teammate, came closest to unseating the American, but crossed the line in 33’07", which was only good enough for provisional second place, ahead of 2010 champion Emma Pooley of Great Britain. As defending champion Arndt set off last and, after setting the fastest time at both intermediate checkpoints, powered up the final Cauberg climb and sprinted to the finish to push Stevens off the top step of the podium, and Pooley out of the medals altogether.

Final classification

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Judith Arndt (GER)	32' 26.46"
2	Evelyn Stevens (USA)	+ 33.77"
3	Linda Villumsen (NZL)	+ 40.57"
4	Emma Pooley (GBR)	+ 49.33"
5	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	+ 54.01"
6	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	+ 1' 33.74"
7	Amber Neben (USA)	+ 1' 43.42"
8	Trixi Worrack (GER)	+ 1' 44.56"
9	Martina Sáblíková (CZE)	+ 1' 59.44"
10	Shara Gillow (AUS)	+ 1' 59.75"
11	Anna Van Der Breggen (NED)	+ 2' 08.05"
12	Emma Johansson (SWE)	+ 2' 13.39"
13	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	+ 2' 16.07"
14	Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR)	+ 2' 17.51"
15	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	+ 2' 20.52"
16	Carmen Small (USA)	+ 2' 29.07"
17	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	+ 2' 31.84"
18	Audrey Cordon (FRA)	+ 2' 47.20"
19	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	+ 2' 51.65"
20	Patricia Schwager (SUI)	+ 2' 52.57"
21	Joëlle Numainville (CAN)	+ 2' 54.72"
22	Rhae-Christie Shaw (CAN)	+ 3' 03.04"
23	Martina Ritter (AUT)	+ 3' 04.78"
24	Tjaša Rutar (SLO)	+ 3' 15.50"
25	Cecilie Johnsen (NOR)	+ 3' 19.76"
26	Clemilda Fernandes (BRA)	+ 3' 19.78"
27	Eugenia Bujak (POL)	+ 3' 20.92"
28	Rossella Ratto (ITA)	+ 3' 29.24"
29	Sari Saarelainen (FIN)	+ 3' 29.62"
30	Sérika Gulumá Ortiz (COL)	+ 3' 39.10"
31	Anna Sanchis Chafer (ESP)	+ 3' 39.24"
32	Olena Pavlukhina (UKR)	+ 3' 45.10"
33	Olivia Dillon (IRL)	+ 3' 46.87"
34	Kataržina Sosna (LTU)	+ 3' 54.13"
35	Anna Nahirna (UKR)	+ 3' 55.76"
36	Jarmila Machačová (CZE)	+ 4' 08.18"
37	Martyna Klekot (POL)	+ 4' 18.81"
38	Verónica Leal Balderas (MEX)	+ 4' 26.21"
39	Aleksandra Sošenko (LTU)	+ 4' 33.76"
40	Kathryn Bertine (SKN)	+ 4' 34.95"
41	Mia Radotić (CRO)	+ 5' 06.63"
42	Semra Yetiş (TUR)	+ 8' 10.33"

External links

• Official website