2016 European Road Championships – Women's time trial
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The podium of the event (from left to right): Anna van der Breggen, Ellen van Dijk and Olga Zabelinskaya | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 15 September 2016 Plumelec, France | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 25.40 km (15.78 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 36' 41.07" | |||||||||
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| European Road Championships – Women's under-23 time trial | ||||||||||
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Podium of the under-23 classification (from left to right): Ksenyia Tuhai, Anastasiia Iakovenko and Lisa Klein | ||||||||||
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| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 39' 35.87" | |||||||||
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The Women's time trial at the 2016 European Road Championships took place on 15 September. It was the first time that an elite time trial event for women was contested at the European Road Championships. The start of the time trial was in Josselin, with the finish at the top of the Côte de Cadoudal, in Plumelec; in total, the course was 25.4 km (15.8 mi) in length. The event also saw riders under the age of 23 take part, with separated rankings and the UEC European Champion jersey on offer to the fastest rider. In total, 52 riders contested the event.
The elite title was won by Dutch rider Ellen van Dijk, completing the course in a time of 36 minutes, 41.07 seconds. Van Dijk finished 18.40 seconds ahead of her compatriot Anna van der Breggen, with Russia's Olga Zabelinskaya completing the podium, a further 4.99 seconds in arrears of van der Breggen.
In the concurrent under-23 race, Russia's Anastasiia Iakovenko claimed the title in a time of 39 minutes, 35.87 seconds. Second place went to Ksenyia Tuhai of Belarus, 9.62 seconds in arrears of Iakovenko, while the bronze medal was taken by Germany's Lisa Klein, 1.99 seconds behind Tuhai.