Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial
| Women's road time trial at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 American Kristin Armstrong leading the women's road time trial | |||||||||||||
| Venue | London and Surrey | ||||||||||||
| Date | 1 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 37:34.82 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The women's road time trial, one of the cycling events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, took place on 1 August in southwest London and Surrey.[1] Kristin Armstrong of the United States was the defending champion. The competition consisted of a time trial over one lap of a 29 km (18.0 mi) course, with staggered starts.[2]
Armstrong retained the title and won the gold medal with a winning time of 37 minutes 34.82 seconds. Judith Arndt from Germany was second and won silver, while Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia collected bronze.
Schedule
[edit]All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 1 August 2012 | 12:30 | Final |
Course
[edit]The competition consisted of a time trial over one lap of a 29 km (18.0 mi) course, with staggered starts.[2] Starting and finishing at the historic Hampton Court Palace, the course passed through areas of southwest London and Surrey including Esher and Kingston upon Thames.[3]
Results
[edit]The provisional entry list was published on 23 July, and the confirmed start list of 24 riders on 31 July.[4]
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kristin Armstrong |  United States
|
37:34.82 |
|
Judith Arndt |  Germany
|
37:50.29 |
|
Olga Zabelinskaya |  Russia
|
37:57.35 |
| 4 | Linda Villumsen |  New Zealand
|
37:59.18 |
| 5 | Clara Hughes |  Canada
|
38:28.96 |
| 6 | Emma Pooley |  Great Britain
|
38:37.70 |
| 7 | Amber Neben | United States
|
38:45.17 |
| 8 | Ellen van Dijk |  Netherlands
|
38:53.68 |
| 9 | Trixi Worrack | Germany
|
39:20.73 |
| 10 | Lizzie Armitstead | Great Britain
|
39:26.24 |
| 11 | Pia Sundstedt |  Finland
|
40:01.69 |
| 12 | Tatiana Antoshina | Russia
|
40:12.49 |
| 13 | Shara Gillow |  Australia
|
40:25.03 |
| 14 | Emma Johansson |  Sweden
|
40:38.56 |
| 15 | Audrey Cordon |  France
|
40:40.51 |
| 16 | Marianne Vos | Netherlands
|
40:40.79 |
| 17 | Emilia Fahlin | Sweden
|
41:15.86 |
| 18 | Clemilda Fernandes |  Brazil
|
41:25.39 |
| 19 | Denise Ramsden | Canada
|
41:44.81 |
| 20 | Elena Tchalykh |  Azerbaijan
|
41:47.06 |
| 21 | Tatiana Guderzo |  Italy
|
41:48.94 |
| 22 | Noemi Cantele | Italy
|
41:51.18 |
| 23 | Liesbet De Vocht |  Belgium
|
42:08.28 |
| 24 | Ashleigh Moolman |  South Africa
|
42:23.57 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic sport competition schedule". London 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Time Trial competition format". London 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympic time trial route unveiled". BikeRadar. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "London 2012 Olympic Games: Women's time trial start list". cyclingweekly.co.uk. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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