2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
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The UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, Men's time trial of the 2014 UCI Road World Championships was a cycling event that took place on 24 September 2014 in Ponferrada, Spain. The 21st edition of the championship was won by reigning Olympic time trial champion, Bradley Wiggins. Germany's Tony Martin (cyclist), Tony Martin – the three-time defending champion – claimed silver, and Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands claimed bronze.


Qualification

All National Federations were allowed to enter four riders for the race, with a maximum of two riders to start. In addition to this number, the outgoing World Champion and the current continental champions were also able to take part.


Course

The initial plan was to have a time trial finishing uphill. This idea was discarded because it was required to have two finish sections which was not possible from a logistical and financial point of view. The length of the individual time trial was . The time trial started in the centre of Ponferrada and passed through La Martina, Posada del Bierzo and Carracedelo before returning to Ponferrada. A short stretch before riding into Ponferrada was made for the championships. The total elevation over the elite men's course was with a few hills in the last with a maximum inclination of 10%. The course started with a flat section of through the valley of Bierzo, before the parcours rose slightly. In a little under the riders rose from to an altitude of . The ascent overlapped partly with the road race for men, which meant that the steepest part had a negative gradient of 16%. After there was another climb; in a few kilometres the riders reached the highest point in the route, located at after , before a downhill run to the finish.


Schedule

All times are in Central European Time (UTC+1).


Participating nations

64 cyclists from 38 nations took part in the men's time trial. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses. * Argentina at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Argentina (1) * Australia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Australia (1) * Austria at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Austria (2) * Azerbaijan at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Azerbaijan (1) * Belgium at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Belgium (2) * Belarus at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Belarus (2) * Canada at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Canada (1) * Chile at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Chile (1) * Colombia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Colombia (1) * Czech Republic at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Czech Republic (2) * Denmark at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Denmark (2) * Ecuador at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Ecuador (1) * Estonia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Estonia (2) * France at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, France (2) * Great Britain at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Great Britain (2) * Germany at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Germany (3) * Hungary at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Hungary (2) * Ireland at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Ireland (1) * Italy at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Italy (2) * Kazakhstan at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Kazakhstan (2) * Latvia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Latvia (2) * Lithuania at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Lithuania (2) * Moldova at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Moldova (1) * Macedonia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Macedonia (2) * Netherlands at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Netherlands (1) * New Zealand at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, New Zealand (1) * Norway at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Norway (2) * Paraguay at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Paraguay (1) * Poland at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Poland (2) * Portugal at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Portugal (2) * Romania at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Romania (2) * Russia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Russia (2) * Slovenia at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Slovenia (2) * Spain at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Spain (2) (host) * Sweden at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Sweden (2) * Switzerland at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Switzerland (1) * Ukraine at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, Ukraine (2) * United States at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships, United States (2)


Prize money

The Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI assigned premiums for the top 3 finishers with a total prize money of Euro, €7,766.


Final classification


References

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