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 |
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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 |
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Kristin Armstrong | ![]() |
37:34.82 |
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Judith Arndt | ![]() |
37:50.29 |
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Olga Zabelinskaya | ![]() |
37:57.35 |
4 | Linda Villumsen | ![]() |
37:59.18 |
5 | Clara Hughes | ![]() |
38:28.96 |
6 | Emma Pooley | ![]() |
38:37.70 |
7 | Amber Neben | ![]() |
38:45.17 |
8 | Ellen van Dijk | ![]() |
38:53.68 |
9 | Trixi Worrack | ![]() |
39:20.73 |
10 | Lizzie Armitstead | ![]() |
39:26.24 |
11 | Pia Sundstedt | ![]() |
40:01.69 |
12 | Tatiana Antoshina | ![]() |
40:12.49 |
13 | Shara Gillow | ![]() |
40:25.03 |
14 | Emma Johansson | ![]() |
40:38.56 |
15 | Audrey Cordon | ![]() |
40:40.51 |
16 | Marianne Vos | ![]() |
40:40.79 |
17 | Emilia Fahlin | ![]() |
41:15.86 |
18 | Clemilda Fernandes | ![]() |
41:25.39 |
19 | Denise Ramsden | ![]() |
41:44.81 |
20 | Elena Tchalykh | ![]() |
41:47.06 |
21 | Tatiana Guderzo | ![]() |
41:48.94 |
22 | Noemi Cantele | ![]() |
41:51.18 |
23 | Liesbet De Vocht | ![]() |
42:08.28 |
24 | Ashleigh Moolman | ![]() |
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.
External links
[edit] Media related to Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial at Wikimedia Commons