Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial

The Women's road time trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 13 at the Urban Road Cycling Course. Of the 25 women competing in the event, the medal hopefuls included Karin Thürig (Switzerland), Judith Arndt and Hanka Kupfernagel (Germany), Marianne Vos (Netherlands), Christiane Soeder (Austria), and road race gold medalist Nicole Cooke (Great Britain).[1]

Cyclists started at two-minute intervals on the course, which was 23.5 km (14.6 mi) in length. They competed against the clock rather than in a direct race against the cyclists.[2]

Kristin Armstrong of the USA won the event in under 35 minutes, finishing 24.29 seconds ahead of Emma Pooley of Great Britain. Armstrong's average speed was 40.445 km/h (25.1 mph).

Result

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RankRiderCountryTime
Kristin Armstrong United States 34:51.72
Emma Pooley Great Britain 35:16.01
Karin Thürig Switzerland 35:50.99
4 Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli France 35:52.62
5 Christine Thorburn United States 35:54.16
6 Judith Arndt Germany 35:59.77
7 Christiane Soeder Austria 36:20.75
8 Priska Doppmann Switzerland 36:27.79
9 Zulfiya Zabirova Kazakhstan 36:29.47
10 Susanne Ljungskog Sweden 36:33.50
11 Hanka Kupfernagel Germany 36:35.05
12 Tatiana Guderzo Italy 36:37.97
13 Linda Villumsen Denmark 36:50.62
14 Marianne Vos Netherlands 36:58.67
15 Nicole Cooke Great Britain 37:14.25
16 Natalia Boyarskaya Russia 37:14.65
17 Gao Min China 37:15.23
18 Mirjam Melchers-van Poppel Netherlands 37:51.59
19 Marta Vilajosana Spain 37:54.99
20 Maryline Salvetat France 38:09.72
21 Emma Johansson Sweden 38:28.83
22 Oenone Wood Australia 38:53.45
23 Edita Pučinskaitė Lithuania 38:55.37
24 Alexandra Wrubleski Canada 39:15.42
25 Meng Lang China 40:51.61

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
  2. ↑ Competition format
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
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