# 2013 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial

The Women's team time trial of the 2013 UCI Road World Championships took place on 22 September 2013 in the region of Tuscany, Italy.
The course of the race was 42.79 km (26.6 mi) from the town of Pistoia to the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence.

## Qualification

Invitations were sent to the 20 leading UCI Women's Teams in the 2013 UCI Team Ranking on 15 August 2013. Teams that accepted the invitation within the deadline had the right to participate. The Italian team Vaiano Fondriest (placed 23rd) also received an invitation. Every participating team selected six riders from its team roster (excluding stagiaires) to compete in the event.
The UCI women's teams that received an invitation are listed below in order of the team ranking as of 15 August. Teams that did not accept the invitation are listed below in italics. In total sixteen teams from eignt nations (where the teams are based) participated.
| # | Team |
| 1 | Rabobank–Liv Giant |
| 2 | Orica–AIS |
| 3 | Specialized–lululemon |
| 4 | Hitec Products UCK |
| 5 | Wiggle–Honda |
| 6 | Sengers Ladies Cycling Team |
| 7 | BePink |
| 8 | Pasta Zara–Cogeas |
| 9 | MCipollini–Giordana |
| 10 | Team Argos–Shimano |
| 11 | Lotto–Belisol Ladies |
| 12 | Team TIBCO–To The Top |
| 13 | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team |
| 14 | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies |
| 15 | RusVelo |
| 16 | Faren Kuota |
| 17 | Chirio Forno D'Asolo |
| 18 | S.C. Michela Fanini–Rox |
| 19 | GSD Gestion–Kallisto |
| 20 | Team Pratomagno Women |
| 23 | Vaiano Fondriest |

## Preview

Specialized–lululemon, which won the team time trial at the 2012 Championships, was the favourite for the event. The team won the 42.5 km (26.4 mi) UCI World Cup team time trial race, the Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT 38 seconds ahead of Rabobank–Liv Giant, who finished fourth at the 2012 championships, and 1' 26" ahead of 2012 runners-up Orica–AIS on 16 August.
As well as this, Specialized–lululemon won all team time trials held during the 2013 season; at the Lotto–Belisol Belgium Tour, they won the 19.75 km (12.3 mi) team time trial by 35 seconds from Orica–AIS, while Rabobank–Liv Giant did not participate. At the Holland Ladies Tour, Specialized–lululemon won the 32.2 km (20.0 mi) km team time trial by 15 seconds ahead of Orica–AIS, and 37 seconds ahead of Rabobank–Liv Giant.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Event |
| 22 September 2013 | 10:00–11:35 | Women's team time trial |
| 22 September 2013 | 11:55 | Victory ceremony |
Source

## Final classification

| Rank | Team | Riders | Time |
| 1 | Specialized–lululemon | Lisa Brennauer (DEU) Katie Colclough (GBR) Carmen Small (USA) Evelyn Stevens (USA) Ellen van Dijk (NED) Trixi Worrack (DEU) | 51' 10.69" |
| 2 | Rabobank–Liv Giant | Lucinda Brand (NED) Thalita de Jong (NED) Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) Roxane Knetemann (NED) Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Marianne Vos (NED) | + 1' 11.09" |
| 3 | Orica–AIS | Annette Edmondson (AUS) Shara Gillow (AUS) Loes Gunnewijk (NED) Melissa Hoskins (AUS) Emma Johansson (SWE) Amanda Spratt (AUS) | + 1' 33.83" |
| 4 | RusVelo | Alexandra Burchenkova (RUS) Anastasia Chulkova (RUS) Oxana Kozonchuk (RUS) Elena Kuchinskaya (RUS) Evgenia Romanyuta (RUS) Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) | + 2' 02.31" |
| 5 | MCipollini–Giordana | Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) Valentina Carretta (ITA) Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Małgorzata Jasińska (POL) Valentina Scandolara (ITA) Marta Tagliaferro (ITA) | + 2' 18.83" |
| 6 | Wiggle–Honda | Charlotte Becker (DEU) Emily Collins (NZL) Dani King (GBR) Lauren Kitchen (AUS) Joanna Rowsell (GBR) Linda Villumsen (NZL) | + 2' 33.00" |
| 7 | Team Argos–Shimano | Janneke Busser Kanis (NED) Elke Gebhardt (DEU) Willeke Knol (NED) Amy Pieters (NED) Esra Tromp (NED) Kirsten Wild (NED) | + 2' 50.51" |
| 8 | Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies | Lauren Hall (USA) Janel Holcomb (USA) Leah Kirchmann (CAN) Joëlle Numainville (CAN) Denise Ramsden (CAN) Jade Wilcoxson (USA) | + 3' 03.44" |
| 9 | Sengers Ladies Cycling Team | Sofie De Vuyst (BEL) Vera Koedooder (NED) Maaike Polspoel (BEL) Julia Soek (NED) Anna van der Breggen (NED) | + 3' 05.80" |
| 10 | Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Jessie Daams (BEL) Romy Kasper (DEU) Nina Kessler (NED) Emma Trott (GBR) Adrie Visser (NED) | + 3' 33.70" |
| 11 | Be Pink | Noemi Cantele (ITA) Simona Frapporti (ITA) Dalia Muccioli (ITA) Doris Schweizer (SUI) Silvia Valsecchi (ITA) Małgorzata Wojtyra (POL) | + 3' 48.49" |
| 12 | S.C. Michela Fanini-Rox | Aude Biannic (FRA) Mireia Epelde (ESP) Jutatip Maneephan (THA) Edwige Pitel (FRA) Liisi Rist (EST) Lara Vieceli (ITA) | + 4' 34.18" |
| 13 | Hitec Products UCK | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (NOR) Julie Leth (DEN) Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Rossella Ratto (ITA) Thea Thorsen (NOR) | + 4' 38.50" |
| 14 | Lotto–Belisol Ladies | Marijn de Vries (NED) Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Ann-Sophie Duyck (BEL) Sharon Laws (GBR) Carlee Taylor (AUS) Céline Van Severen (BEL) | + 4' 46.14" |
| 15 | Faren Kuota | Elena Cecchini (ITA) Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (FRA) Giuseppina Grassi (MEX) Carolina Rodríguez (MEX) Patricia Schwager (SUI) | + 5' 27.38" |
| 16 | Vaiano Fondriest | Valentina Bastianelli (ITA) Alessandra D'Ettorre (ITA) Barbara Guarischi (ITA) Sérika Gulumá (COL) Kataržina Sosna (LTU) Chiara Vannucci (ITA) | + 5' 30.87" |