September 17, 2017 (Bergen, Norway) – Canada’s Leah Kirchmann helped power Team Sunweb to it’s first Team Time Trial title winning the 42.5km women’s TTT at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships.

Sunweb unseated the defending champs, Boels Dolmans Cycling Team, who settled for second. Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team set the early best time to end up third on the final podium. This is Kirchmann’s first Road Worlds medal and first gold as well.

Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) on the Boels Dolmans Cycling Team took home silver having won three TTT Road Worlds gold medals previously.

Results

1. Team Sunweb 0:55:41
Lucinda Brand (Ned)
Leah Kirchmann (Can)
Floortje Mackaij (Ned)
Coryn Rivera (USA)
Sabrina Stultiens (Ned)
Ellen van Dijk (Ned)

2. Boels Dolmans Cycling Team 0:12
Chantal Blaak (Ned)
Karol-Ann Canuel (Can)
Megan Guarnier (USA)
Christine Majerus (Lux)
Amy Pieters (Ned)
Anna van der Breggen (Ned)

3. Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 0:28
Stephanie Gaumnitz (Ger)
Lisa Klein (Ger)
Lotta Lepistö (Fin)
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA)
Clara Koppenburg (Ger)
Cecille Uttrup Ludwig (Den)

4. Canyon-SRAM Racing 1:05
Hannah Barnes (GBr)
Lisa Brennauer (Ger)
Elina Cecchini (Ita)
Mieke Kroger (Ger)
Alexis Ryan (USA)
Trixi Worrack (Ger)

5. Team Virtu Cycling Women 2:52
Claudia Koster (Ned)
Christina Siggaard (Den)
Pernille Mathiesen (Den)
Amber Neben (USA)
Sara Penton (Swe)
Linda Villumsen (Den)

6. FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope 3:23
Aude Biannic (Fra)
Coralie Demay (Fra)
Eugenie Duval (Fra)
Roxane Fournier (Fra)
Shara Gallow (Aus)
Roxange Knetemann (Ned)

7. BTC City Ljubljana 3:47
Polona Batagelj (Slo)
Eugenia Bujak (Pol)
Corinna Lechner (Ger)
Maaike Boogaard (Ned)
Hanna Nilsson (Swe)
Ursa Pintar (Slo)

8. BePink Cogeas 4:07
Alison Jackson (Can)
Francesca Pattaro (Ita)
Katia Ragusa (Ned)
Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita)
Silvia Valsecchi (Ita)
Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus)

9. Hitec Products 4:59
Charlotte Becker (Ger)
Miriam Bjornsrud (Nor)
Simona Frapporti (Ita)
Cecille Gotaas Johnsen (Nor)
Nina Kessler (Ned)

Thea Thorsen (Nor)