Cycling race
The Men's time trial of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 12 October 2016 in Doha, Qatar. It was the 23rd edition of the championship; Vasil Kiryienka of Belarus was the defending champion, after winning his first title in 2015.[2]
Kiryienka was unable to defend his title as he was beaten by Germany's Tony Martin, who won a record-equalling fourth world title in the discipline.[3] Martin finished 45.05 seconds clear of Kiryienka,[4] with the bronze medal being won by the European champion Jonathan Castroviejo from Spain, who was 25.86 seconds behind Kiryienka and 1 minute, 10.91 seconds in arrears of Martin.[5]
Course
The race started at the Lusail Sports Complex and finished at The Pearl Island, after a flat course of 40 kilometres (25 miles).
Qualification
All National Federations were allowed to enter two riders to start the time trial.[6]
Final classification
[1]
References
- ^ a b "Final Results / Résultat final: Men Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Hommes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Tony Martin storms to victory in Road World Championships men's time trial". The Guardian. Press Association. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Clarke, Stuart (12 October 2016). "Tony Martin dominates to win record-equalling fourth World Championships time trial title". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (12 October 2016). "World Championships: Tony Martin wins world time trial title". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ Westby, Matt (12 October 2016). "Tony Martin wins world time trial in Qatar by beating Vasil Kiryienka". Sky Sports. Sky UK. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
