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The UCI Road World Championships begin Sunday with a doubleheader of elite competitions as the women kick off proceedings with a 29.9km individual time trial from Gossau to Zürich, followed by the men taking on a 46.1km test against the clock.
Sunday's action begins with 70 elite women gathered in Gossau, located in the northeastern corner of Switzerland near the border of Liechtenstein. There is 327 metres of elevation gain largely in the first half of the route which passes through the foothills of the Pfannenstiel. The first uphill winds through Oetwil am See for 2.
6km, the gradient averaging 4.5%. Shortly afterwards comes a smaller rise of 1.
4km, which leads to a steep 1km descent featuring pitches of 10-12%. Once at the bottom of the downhill, a right-hand turn leads to the flat section on the eastern shore of Lake Zurich for 12km to the finish line at Sechseläutenplatz in Zürich. There are time checks at the top of the first climb, with a little more than 10km covered, and another 10km later once on the flat stretch along Lake Zurich after passing Herrliberg with 9.
4km to go. The event begins with Bulgaria's Petya Minkova is the first rider down the ramp at 11:51:30, followed by Eyeru Gebru of Refugee Cycling Team 1:30 later. Last year's podium finishers are the final three riders - last year's bronze medallist Christina Schweinberger of Austria (11:32:00), Worlds runner-up and Olympic Gold medallist from Australia Grace Brown (13:33:30) and then defending world champion Chloe Dygert of the USA, who goes for her third rainbow jersey in the discipline and will be the final rider on the course at 13:35:00.
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Other riders to watch include six-time Belgian ITT champion Lotte Kopecky (13:26:00), Dutchwoman Demi Vollering at 13:30:00, and British ITT winner and silver medallist at the Olympic Games Anna Henderson (13:27:30). Get unlimited access to all of our coverage of the 2024 UCI Road World Championships - including breaking news and analysis reported by our journalists on the ground from the junior, under-23, and elite time trials and road races as it happens and more. Find out more .
Elite Women Individual Time Trial Start Times Swipe to scroll horizontally Rider Nation Start Time Petya Minkova Bulgaria 11:51:30 Eyeru Gebru Refugee Cycling Team 11:53:00 Jessica Pratt Malta 11:54:30 Viktoriya Sidorenko Azerbaijan 11:56:00 Anabel Yapura Plaza Argentina 11:57:30 Yulduz Hashimi Afghanistan 11:59:00 Anujin Jinjiibadam Mongolia 12:00:30 Neyran Neriman Elden Kosker Turkey 12:02:00 Iuliana-Alexandra Cioclu Romania 12:03:30 Paula Blasi Cairol Spain 12:05:00 Wilma Aintila Finland 12:06:30 Ayustina Delia Priatna Indonesia 12:08:00 Eugenia Bujak Slovenia 12:09:30 Olha Shekel Ukraine 12:11:00 Fariba Hashimi Afghanistan 12:12:30 Solongo Tserenlkham Mongolia 12:14:00 Floren Villanueva Scrafton Bolivia 12:15:30 Laura Lizette Sander Estonia 12:17:00 Gergana Stoyanova Bulgaria 12:18:30 Hermionne Ahouissou Benin 12:20:00 Catalina-Andreea Catineanu Romania 12:21:30 Gissel Andino Honduras 12:23:00 Agua Marina Espinola Salinas Paraguay 12:24:30 Teniel Campbell Trinidad and Tobago 12:26:00 Dana Rozlapa Latvia 12:27:30 Miryam Nunez Ecuador 12:29:00 Mireia Benito Pellicer Spain 12:30:30 Marie Schreiber Luxembourg 12:32:00 Emily Ehrlich United States 12:33:30 Anniina Ahtosalo Finland 12:35:00 Dewika Mulya Sova Indonesia 12:36:30 Stina Kagevi Sweden 12:38:00 Mie Bjorndal Ottesad Norway 12:39:30 Maho Kakita Japan 12:41:00 Rotem Gafinovitz Israel 12:42:30 Urška Žigart Slovenia 12:44:00 Diane Ingabire Rwanda 12:45:30 Wing Yee Leung Hong Kong 12:47:00 Yuliia Biriukova Ukraine 12:48:30 Nora Jenčušova Slovakia 12:50:00 Brodie Chapman Australia 12:51:30 Lauren Stephens United States 12:53:00 Alberte Greve Denmark 12:54:30 Olivia Baril Canada 12:56:00 Xin Tang China 12:57:30 Estefania Herrera Marin Colombia 12:59:00 Gaia Masetti Italy 13:00:30 Jasmin Liechti Switzerland 13:02:00 Franziska Koch Germany 13:03:30 Julie De Wilde Belgium 13:05:00 Cedrine Kerbaol France 13:06:30 Ellen van Dijk Netherlands 13:08:00 Tabea Huys Austria 13:09:30 Isabelle Carnes Australia 13:11:00 Amber Leone Neben United States 13:12:30 Rebecca Koerner Denmark 13:14:00 Paula Findlay Canada 13:15:30 Qiuying Zhou China 13:17:00 Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka Poland 13:18:30 Diana Carolina Penuela Martinez Colombia 13:20:00 Vittoria Guazzini Italy 13:21:30 Elena Hartmann Switzerland 13:23:00 Antonia Niedermaier Germany 13:24:30 Lotte Kopecky Belgium 13:26:00 Anna Henderson Great Britain 13:27:30 Juliette Labous France 13:29:00 Demi Vollering Netherlands 13:30:30 Christina Schweinberger Austria 13:32:00 Grace Brown Australia 13:33:30 Chloe Dygert United States 13:35:00.
