2015 World Road Cycling Championships
82nd edition: Sept 20 - Sept 27, 2015
Elite Women Individual Time Trial
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September 22: Elite Women's individual time trial, 30 km/ 18.6 miles
Linda Villumsen riding to a gold medal
The race: Linda Villumsen, born Danish, became a New Zealand citizen in 2009 and has been racing as a Kiwi since 2010. New Zealand should be very happy about her change of nationality because today she became the Elite Women's World Time Trial Champion.
It didn't come easily to Villumsen. Over the years she's racked up a 10th, a 9th, two 3rds and two second places in the world time trial championships. Today she scored, finally landing that deeply coveted first place.
Complete Results:
| 1 | Linda Melanie VILLUMSEN | NEW ZEALAND | 40min 29.9sec |
| 2 | Anna VAN DER BREGGEN | NETHERLANDS | 2.54sec |
| 3 | Lisa BRENNAUER | GERMANY | 5.26 |
| 4 | Katrin GARFOOT | AUSTRALIA | 9.32 |
| 5 | Kristin ARMSTRONG | USA | 20.58 |
| 6 | Evelyn STEVENS | USA | 26.58 |
| 7 | Eleonora VAN DIJK | NETHERLANDS | 53.98 |
| 8 | Alena AMIALIUSIK | BELARUS | +1:06.03 |
| 9 | Ann-Sofie DUYCK | BELGIUM | +1:19.20 |
| 10 | Trixi WORRACK | GERMANY | +1:19.41 |
| 11 | Martina SABLIKOVA | CZECH REPUBLIC | +1:21.36 |
| 12 | Tatiana ANTOSHINA | RUSSIA | +1:21.94 |
| 13 | Tara WHITTEN | CANADA | +1:26.23 |
| 14 | Carmen SMALL | USA | +1:27.59 |
| 15 | Karol-Ann CANUEL | CANADA | +1:32.49 |
| 16 | Anna SOLOVEY | UKRAINE | +1:38.50 |
| 17 | Emma JOHANSSON | SWEDEN | +1:48.06 |
| 18 | Eri YONAMINE | JAPAN | +2:10.35 |
| 19 | Mieke KROEGER | GERMANY | +2:20.78 |
| 20 | Katarzyna PAWLOWSKA | POLAND | +2:23.16 |
| 21 | Christine MAJERUS | LUXEMBOURG | +2:26.33 |
| 22 | Eugenia BUJAK | POLAND | +2:29.32 |
| 23 | Audrey CORDON | FRANCE | +2:39.51 |
| 24 | Doris SCHWEIZER | SWITZERLAND | +2:42.79 |
| 25 | Cecilie Gotaas JOHNSEN | NORWAY | +2:47.45 |
| 26 | Hayley SIMMONDS | GREAT BRITAIN | +2:54.41 |
| 27 | Aude BIANNIC | FRANCE | +3:11.17 |
| 28 | Siobhan HORGAN | IRELAND | +3:16.91 |
| 29 | Martina RITTER | AUSTRIA | +3:33.01 |
| 30 | Silvia VALSECCHI | ITALY | +3:34.55 |
| 31 | Svetlana VASILIEVA | RUSSIA | +3:49.29 |
| 32 | Lotta LEPISTÖ | FINLAND | +3:54.90 |
| 33 | Corinna LECHNER | GERMANY | +3:56.32 |
| 34 | Kathryn BERTINE | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | +4:07.07 |
| 35 | Evelyn GARCIA | EL SALVADOR | +4:09.27 |
| 36 | Daiva TUSLAITE | LITHUANIA | +4:11.17 |
| 37 | Lija LAIZANE | LATVIA | +4:12.91 |
| 38 | Enkhjargal TUVSHINJARGAL | MONGOLIA | +4:15.96 |
| 39 | Olga SHEKEL | UKRAINE | +4:16.03 |
| 40 | Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ | SPAIN | +4:40.47 |
| 41 | Camilla MØLLEBRO | DENMARK | +4:49.84 |
| 42 | Ingrid DREXEL | MEXICO | +5:24.37 |
| 43 | Serika GULUMA ORTIZ | COLOMBIA | +5:52.66 |
| 44 | Jeanne D'arc GIRUBUNTU | RWANDA | +7:11.84 |
Elite women time trial photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti
Linda Villumsen turning in a gold-medal ride
Anna Van der Breggen was second
Lisa Brennauer was the bronze medalist
Kristin Armstrong
Corinna Lechner
Biannic Aude
Trixi Worrack
Tara Whitten
New Elite Women's World Champion Linda Villumsen
The podium, from left: Anna Van der Breggen (2nd), Linda Villumsen, Lisa Brennauer (3rd)
Individual time trial map