Preview Time Trial World Championships - elite women 2023 | Elite Women 2023 | Reusser and Vollering now competing against each other!
CyclingTuesday, 08 August 2023 at 06:20
On Thursday, Stirling becomes the backdrop for a fresh edition of the Women's Time Trial World Championship. Within the historic Scottish city, the world's most formidable female cyclists will vie for the global title, and IDLProCycling.com is more than happy to tell you all about it!
There are few certainties in life, but one thing you can count on is that the Netherlands performs well in women's cycling. Of the last six editions of the Women's Time Trial World Championship, no fewer than five titles have gone to the Netherlands. Ellen van Dijk (twice), Anna van der Breggen (once), and Annemiek van Vleuten (also two rainbow jerseys) have had success on behalf of the very small country.
Another certainty is that we will have a new world champion, as Ellen van Dijk is currently on maternity leave and so logically cannot defend her title. The Netherlands is once again among the top favorites for success, but victory is far from a foregone conclusion on the way to Stirling Castle.
Practical information Women's Time Trial World Championship 2023
- Thursday, August 10, Stirling
- Participants
- Classification: WC
In this article
- Most recent winners
- Course, weather and times
- Favorites
- TV information
Most recent winners Women's Time Trial World Championship
2022 Ellen van Dijk
2021 Ellen van Dijk
2020 Anna van der Breggen
2019 Chloé Dygert
2018 Annemiek van Vleuten
2017 Annemiek van Vleuten
2016 Amber Neben
2015 Linda Villumsen
2014 Lisa Brennauer
2013 Ellen van Dijk
2021 Ellen van Dijk
2020 Anna van der Breggen
2019 Chloé Dygert
2018 Annemiek van Vleuten
2017 Annemiek van Vleuten
2016 Amber Neben
2015 Linda Villumsen
2014 Lisa Brennauer
2013 Ellen van Dijk
Women's Time Trial World Championship 2023: Course, weather and times
The U23 men and elite women will cover the same course in the time trial. This starts and finishes in the Scottish city of Stirling, known for Stirling Castle. We will also finish at this tourist attraction, but first, the riders must tackle a grueling hill in the final meters.
We start at a stone's throw from this castle, from where we head west for a long way on the A811. After 12.5 kilometers, the first checkpoint greets us, just after Nyadd. The turning point in the time trial is at Kippen, after about nineteen kilometers. From there, we head back to Stirling, with the second checkpoint after 23 kilometers cycling on Leckle Road.
Through some small hills and the third checkpoint (after 31.5 kilometers on Touch Road (six hundred meters at 3.6 percent)) we return to Stirling, where the last eight hundred meters rise at 5.7 percent. After 35 kilometers, this is tough, made even more difficult by the cobbled road!
The cobbles toward Stirling.
Weather
Untypical weather! For now, it looks like it will be about 24 degrees Celsius on Thursday in Stirling, where the sun will even shine. They're not used to that in Scotland!
Untypical weather! For now, it looks like it will be about 24 degrees Celsius on Thursday in Stirling, where the sun will even shine. They're not used to that in Scotland!
Times
Start: 2 p.m.
Finish: 5 p.m. - not yet confirmed
Start: 2 p.m.
Finish: 5 p.m. - not yet confirmed
Favorites Women's Time Trial World Championship 2023
The 'convenient' thing about the build-up to the Women's Time Trial World Championship is that there has recently been a big test for the ladies, namely the final time trial of the Tour de France Femmes. Okay, that was a race against the clock after seven days of racing, but don't be surprised if the results of the two chronos turn out to be quite similar.
In any case, Marlen Reusser is the woman to beat. The time trialist from Switzerland has taken yet another major step forward in the past year, resulting in a win in the aforementioned battle against the clock in the Tour de France Femmes. Last season, Reusser became European champion against the clock in Munich, and this World Championship could be a new checkbox on her bingo card.
No Ellen van Dijk and Annemiek van Vleuten for the Netherlands, but Riejanne Markus and Demi Vollering are in. The former impressed in June with a famous title at the Dutch championship against the clock, while the latter has made significant strides in all aspects of cycling this year. Promising!
In terms of talent, keep an eye on Chloé Dygert, the world champion of 2019. In 2020, she was severely injured in a fall in Imola, but she seems to be gradually reconnecting with the global cycling elite. As one of the few ladies who didn't ride the Tour, is that an advantage or a disadvantage? We'll find out on Thursday.
We may have named the top four favorites, but there are still other contenders for a notable place. How about the Olympic road champion Anna Kiesenhofer from Austria, or Tour standouts like Juliette Labous (France) and Emma Norsgaard (Denmark).
Among the Belgians, there's no Lotte Kopecky, but Julie De Wilde is present. She is one of the other contenders along with Vittoria Guazzini (Italy), Anna Henderson (Great Britain), Grace Brown (Australia), Audrey Cordon-Ragot (France), and Olivia Baril (Canada).
Who are, according to IDLProCycling.com the favorites for the Women's Time Trial World Championship 2023?
Top favorites: Marlen Reusser (Switzerland) and Demi Vollering (Netherlands)
Outsiders: Chloé Dygert (United States), Riejanne Markus (Netherlands) and Grace Brown (Australia)
Long shots: Juliette Labous (France), Anna Kiesenhofer (Austria), Emma Norsgaard (Denmark), Vittoria Guazzini (Italy) and Anna Henderson (Great Britain)
Outsiders: Chloé Dygert (United States), Riejanne Markus (Netherlands) and Grace Brown (Australia)
Long shots: Juliette Labous (France), Anna Kiesenhofer (Austria), Emma Norsgaard (Denmark), Vittoria Guazzini (Italy) and Anna Henderson (Great Britain)
TV Women's World Time Trial Championships 2023
The time trial for the elite women can be watched on Thursday from 3 p.m. on Sporza (VRT 1), the NOS (NPO 1), and Eurosport.
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