UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial

The UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial was a world championship for road bicycle racing in the discipline of team time trial (TTT). It was organized by the world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).

UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial
Race details
DateEnd of season
DisciplineTeam time trial
TypeOne-day
OrganiserUCI
History
First edition1962 (1962)
Editions34
Final edition2018
First winner Italy
Most wins Italy (7 times)
Final winnerQuick-Step Floors

The mixed team relay replaced the men's and women's team time trial events at the world championships from 2019.[1]

National teams (1962–1994)

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A championship for national teams was introduced in 1962 and held until 1994. It was held annually, except that from 1972 onward, the TTT was not held in Olympic years. There were 4 riders per team on a route around 100 kilometres long. Italy is the most successful nation with seven victories.

Medal winners

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Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1962 Salò   Italy
Mario Maino
Antonio Tagliani
Dino Zandegù
Danilo Grassi
  Denmark
Ole Ritter
Vagn Bangsburg
Mogens Twilling
Ole Kroier
  Uruguay
Rubén Etchebarne
Juan José Timón
Vid Cencic
Rene Pezzati
1963 Ronse   France
Michel Bechet
Dominique Motte
Marcel-Ernest Bidault
Georges Chappe
  Italy
Mario Maino
Pasquale Fabbri
Danilo Grassi
Dino Zandegù
  Soviet Union
Viktor Kapitonov
Gainan Saidschushin
Yuri Melichov
Anatoli Olizarenko
1964 Sallanches   Italy
Severino Andreoli
Luciano Dalla Bona
Pietro Guerra
Ferruccio Manza
  Spain
Ginés García
Jose-Ramon Goyeneche
Ramón Sáez
Luis Pedro Santamarina
  Belgium
Rene Heuvelmans
Roland de Neve
Roland Van De Rijse
Albert Van Vlierberghe
1965 Lasarte   Italy
Pietro Guerra
Luciano Dalla Bona
Mino Denti
Giuseppe Soldi
  Spain
Ventura Díaz
José Manuel López
José Manuel Lasa
Domingo Perurena
  France
André Desvages
Gerard Swertvaeger
Henri Heintz
Claude Lechatelier
1966 Adenau   Denmark
Werner Blaudzun
Jørgen Hansen
Ole Hojlund
Flemming Wisborg
  Netherlands
Eddy Beugels
Tiemen Groen
Harry Steevens
Rini Wagtmans
  Italy
Attilio Benfatto
Luciano Dalla Bona
Mino Denti
Pietro Guerra
1967 Heerlen   Sweden
Erik Pettersson
Gösta Pettersson
Sture Pettersson
Tomas Pettersson
  Denmark
Werner Blaudzun
Jørgen Hansen
Leif Mortensen
Henning Pedersen
  Italy
Lorenzo Bosisio
Benito Pigato
Vittorio Marcelli
Flavio Martini
1968 Imola   Sweden
Erik Pettersson
Gösta Pettersson
Sture Pettersson
Tomas Pettersson
   Switzerland
Bruno Hubschmid
Robert Thalmann
Walter Burki
Erich Spahn
  Italy
Vittorio Marcelli
Flavio Martini
Giovanni Bramucci
Benito Pigato
1969 Zolder   Sweden
Erik Pettersson
Gösta Pettersson
Sture Pettersson
Tomas Pettersson
  Denmark
Mogens Frey
Jørgen Hansen
Joergen Lund
Leif Mortensen
   Switzerland
Xaver Kurmann
Bruno Hubschmid
Josef Fuchs
Walter Burki
1970 Leicester   Soviet Union
Valery Yardy
Viktor Sokolov
Boris Shoukov
Valeri Likatchev
  Czechoslovakia
Jiří Mainuš
Frantisek Rezac
Milan Puzrla
Petr Matoušek
  Netherlands
Fedor den Hertog
Popke Oosterhof
Tino Tabak
Adri Duycker
1971 Mendrisio   Belgium
Gustaaf Hermans
Gustaaf Van Cauter
Louis Verreydt
Ludo Van Der Linden
  Netherlands
Fedor den Hertog
Adri Duycker
Frits Schur
Aad van den Hoek
  Poland
Edward Barcik
Stanisław Szozda
Jan Smyrak
Lucjan Lis
1973 Barcelona   Poland
Lucjan Lis
Ryszard Szurkowski
Stanisław Szozda
Tadeusz Mytnik
  Soviet Union
Gennady Komnatov
Youri Mikhailov
Boris Shoukov
Sergey Sinizin
  Sweden
Tord Filipsson
Lennart Fagerlund
Leif Hansson
Sven-Åke Nilsson
1974 Montréal   Sweden
Lennart Fagerlund
Bernt Johansson
Tord Filipsson
Sven-Åke Nilsson
  Soviet Union
Gennady Komnatov
Rinat Szarafaoulin
Vladimir Kaminski
Valery Chaplygin
  East Germany
Hans-Joachim Hartnick
Karl Dietrich Diers
Horst Tischoff
Gerhard Lauke
1975 Yvoir   Poland
Tadeusz Mytnik
Mieczysław Nowicki
Ryszard Szurkowski
Stanisław Szozda
  Soviet Union
Gennady Komnatov
Valery Chaplygin
Aavo Pikkuus
Vladimir Kaminski
  Czechoslovakia
Petr Matoušek
Vlastimil Moravec
Vladimír Vondráček
Petr Bucháček
1977 San Cristóbal   Soviet Union
Valery Chaplygin
Aavo Pikkuus
Vladimir Kaminski
Anatoli Chukanov
  Italy
Mirko Bernardi
Mauro De Pellegrini
Vito Da Ros
Dino Porrini
  Poland
Tadeusz Mytnik
Mieczysław Nowicki
Stanisław Szozda
Czesław Lang
1978 Adenau   Netherlands
Guus Bierings
Bert Oosterbosch
Bart van Est
Jan van Houwelingen
  Soviet Union
Aavo Pikkuus
Vladimir Kaminski
Algimantas Guzevičius
Vladimir Kouznetsov
   Switzerland
Gilbert Glaus
Stefan Mutter
Richard Trinkler
Kurt Ehrensperger
1979 Valkenburg   East Germany
Bernd Drogan
Hans-Joachim Hartnick
Andreas Petermann
Falk Boden
  Poland
Jan Jankiewicz
Czesław Lang
Stefan Ciekanski
Witold Plutecki
  Norway
Geir Digerud
Morten Sæther
Jostein Wilmann
Hans Petter Ødegård
1981 Praha   East Germany
Falk Boden
Bernd Drogan
Mario Kummer
Olaf Ludwig
  Soviet Union
Youri Kashirin
Oleg Logvin
Sergej Kadazki
Anatoli Yarkin
  Czechoslovakia
Milan Jurčo
Michal Klasa
Alipi Kostadinov
Jiří Škoda
1982 Goodwood   Netherlands
Maarten Ducrot
Gerard Schipper
Gerrit Solleveld
Frits van Bindsbergen
   Switzerland
Alfred Achermann
Daniel Heggli
Richard Trinkler
Urs Zimmermann
  Soviet Union
Youri Kashirin
Oleg Logvin
Sergej Voronin
Oleg Tchugda
1983 Altenrhein   Soviet Union
Youri Kashirin
Sergej Novolokin
Oleg Tchugda
Alexandre Zinoviev
   Switzerland
Daniel Heggli
Heinz Imboden
Othmar Haefliger
Benno Wiss
  Norway
Terje Gjengaar
Dag Hopen
Hans Petter Ødegård
Tom Pedersen
1985 Giavera del Montello   Soviet Union
Vassili Jdanov
Viktor Klimov
Igor Sumnikov
Alexandre Zinoviev
  Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Hruza
Milan Jurčo
Michal Klasa
Milan Křen
  Italy
Marcello Bartalini
Massimo Podenzana
Eros Poli
Claudio Vandelli
1986 Colorado Springs   Netherlands
Tom Cordes
Gerrit de Vries
John Talen
Rob Harmeling
  Italy
Eros Poli
Massimo Podenzana
Mario Scirea
Flavio Vanzella
  East Germany
Uwe Ampler
Uwe Raab
Mario Kummer
Dan Radtke
1987 Villach   Italy
Roberto Fortunato
Eros Poli
Mario Scirea
Flavio Vanzella
  Soviet Union
Viktor Klimov
Asiat Saitov
Igor Sumnikov
Evgueni Zagrebelny
  Austria
Helmut Wechselberger
Bernhard Rassinger
Mario Traxl
Johann Lienhart
1989 Chambéry   East Germany
Mario Kummer
Maik Landsmann
Jan Schur
Falk Boden
  Poland
Zenon Jaskuła
Joachim Halupczok
Marek Leśniewski
Andrzej Sypytkowski
  Soviet Union
Youri Manouylov
Viktor Klimov
Evgueni Zagrebelny
Oleg Galkin
1990 Utsunomiya   Soviet Union
Oleg Galkin
Rouslan Zotov
Igor Patenko
Alexander Markovich
  East Germany
Maik Landsmann
Uwe Peschel
Uwe Berndt
Falk Boden
  West Germany
Rolf Aldag
Kai Hundertmarck
Rajmund Lehnert
Michael Rich
1991 Stuttgart   Italy
Flavio Anastasia
Luca Colombo
Gianfranco Contri
Andrea Peron
  Germany
Uwe Berndt
Bernd Dittert
Uwe Peschel
Michael Rich
  Norway
Stig Kristiansen
Johnny Sæther
Roar Skaane
Bjørn Stenersen
1993 Oslo   Italy
Cristian Salvato
Gianfranco Contri
Rossano Brasi
Rosario Fina
  Germany
Christian Meyer
Uwe Peschel
Michael Rich
Andreas Walzer
   Switzerland
Roman Jeker
Beat Meister
Markus Kennel
Roland Meier
1994 Agrigento   Italy
Cristian Salvato
Gianfranco Contri
Gianluca Colombo
Dario Andriotto
  France
Jean-François Anti
Dominique Bozzi
Pascal Deramé
Christophe Moreau
  Germany
Ralf Grabsch
Uwe Peschel
Michael Rich
Jan Schaffrath

Medals by nation

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Italy (ITA)73414
2  Soviet Union (URS)56314
3  Sweden (SWE)4015
4  Netherlands (NED)3216
5  East Germany (DDR)3126
6  Poland (POL)2226
7  Denmark (DEN)1304
8  France (FRA)1113
9  Belgium (BEL)1012
10  Switzerland (SUI)0336
11  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0224
  Germany (GER)0224
13  Spain (ESP)0202
14  Norway (NOR)0033
15  Austria (AUT)0011
  Uruguay (URU)0011
Totals (16 entries)27272781

Most successful riders

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Rank Rider Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   Falk Boden (DDR) 3 1 0 4
2   Gianfranco Contri (ITA)
  Erik Pettersson (SWE)
  Gösta Pettersson (SWE)
  Sture Pettersson (SWE)
  Tomas Pettersson (SWE)
3 0 0 3
7   Stanisław Szozda (POL) 2 0 2 4
8   Luciano Dalla Bona (ITA)
  Pietro Guerra (ITA)
  Mario Kummer (DDR)
  Tadeusz Mytnik (POL)
2 0 1 3

UCI teams (2012–2018)

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There was a long break until a championship for trade teams was introduced in 2012. There were 6 riders per team. The championship was held up to 2018.

Medal winners

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Championships Gold Silver Bronze
2012 Valkenburg
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  Omega Pharma–Quick-Step   BMC Racing Team   Orica–GreenEDGE
  Tom Boonen (BEL)
  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
  Tony Martin (GER)
  Niki Terpstra (NED)
  Kristof Vandewalle (BEL)
  Peter Velits (SVK)
  Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
  Taylor Phinney (USA)
  Marco Pinotti (ITA)
  Manuel Quinziato (ITA)
  Tejay van Garderen (USA)
  Sam Bewley (NZL)
  Luke Durbridge (AUS)
  Sebastian Langeveld (NED)
  Cameron Meyer (AUS)
  Jens Mouris (NED)
  Svein Tuft (CAN)
2013 Florence
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  Omega Pharma–Quick-Step   Orica–GreenEDGE   Team Sky
  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
  Tony Martin (GER)
  Niki Terpstra (NED)
  Kristof Vandewalle (BEL)
  Peter Velits (SVK)
  Luke Durbridge (AUS)
  Michael Hepburn (AUS)
  Daryl Impey (RSA)
  Brett Lancaster (AUS)
  Jens Mouris (NED)
  Svein Tuft (CAN)
  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
  Chris Froome (GBR)
  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR)
  Richie Porte (AUS)
  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)
  Geraint Thomas (GBR)
2014 Ponferrada
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  BMC Racing Team   Orica–GreenEDGE   Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
  Rohan Dennis (AUS)
  Silvan Dillier (SUI)
  Daniel Oss (ITA)
  Manuel Quinziato (ITA)
  Tejay van Garderen (USA)
  Peter Velits (SVK)
  Luke Durbridge (AUS)
  Michael Hepburn (AUS)
  Damien Howson (AUS)
  Brett Lancaster (AUS)
  Jens Mouris (NED)
  Svein Tuft (CAN)
  Tom Boonen (BEL)
  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
  Tony Martin (GER)
  Pieter Serry (BEL)
  Niki Terpstra (NED)
  Julien Vermote (BEL)
2015 Richmond
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  BMC Racing Team   Etixx–Quick-Step   Movistar Team
  Rohan Dennis (AUS)
  Silvan Dillier (SUI)
  Stefan Küng (SUI)
  Daniel Oss (ITA)
  Taylor Phinney (USA)
  Manuel Quinziato (ITA)
  Tom Boonen (BEL)
  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
  Yves Lampaert (BEL)
  Tony Martin (GER)
  Niki Terpstra (NED)
  Rigoberto Urán (COL)
  Andrey Amador (CRC)
  Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)
  Alex Dowsett (GBR)
  Jon Izagirre (ESP)
  Adriano Malori (ITA)
  Jasha Sütterlin (GER)
2016 Doha
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  Etixx–Quick-Step   BMC Racing Team   Orica–BikeExchange
  Bob Jungels (LUX)
  Marcel Kittel (GER)
  Yves Lampaert (BEL)
  Tony Martin (GER)
  Niki Terpstra (NED)
  Julien Vermote (BEL)
  Rohan Dennis (AUS)
  Stefan Küng (SUI)
  Daniel Oss (ITA)
  Taylor Phinney (USA)
  Manuel Quinziato (ITA)
  Joey Rosskopf (USA)
  Luke Durbridge (AUS)
  Alex Edmondson (AUS)
  Michael Hepburn (AUS)
  Daryl Impey (RSA)
  Michael Matthews (AUS)
  Svein Tuft (CAN)
2017 Bergen
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  Team Sunweb   BMC Racing Team   Team Sky
  Tom Dumoulin (NED)
  Lennard Kämna (GER)
  Wilco Kelderman (NED)
  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)
  Michael Matthews (AUS)
  Sam Oomen (NED)
  Rohan Dennis (AUS)
  Silvan Dillier (SUI)
  Stefan Küng (SUI)
  Daniel Oss (ITA)
  Miles Scotson (AUS)
  Tejay van Garderen (USA)
  Owain Doull (GBR)
  Chris Froome (GBR)
  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR)
  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
  Gianni Moscon (ITA)
  Geraint Thomas (GBR)
2018 Innsbruck
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  Quick-Step Floors   Team Sunweb   BMC Racing Team
  Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
  Laurens De Plus (BEL)
  Bob Jungels (LUX)
  Yves Lampaert (BEL)
  Maximilian Schachmann (GER)
  Niki Terpstra (NED)
  Tom Dumoulin (NED)
  Chad Haga (USA)
  Wilco Kelderman (NED)
  Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)
  Michael Matthews (AUS)
  Sam Oomen (NED)
  Patrick Bevin (NZL)
  Damiano Caruso (ITA)
  Rohan Dennis (AUS)
  Stefan Küng (SUI)
  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
  Tejay van Garderen (USA)

Most successful teams

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Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   Quick-Step 4 1 1 6
2   BMC Racing Team 2 3 1 6
3   Team Sunweb 1 1 0 2
4   Mitchelton–Scott 0 2 2 4
5   Ineos Grenadiers 0 0 2 2
6   Movistar Team 0 0 1 1

Most successful riders

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Rank Rider Team(s) Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   Niki Terpstra (NED) Quick-Step (2012–2016, 2018) 4 1 1 6
2   Tony Martin (GER) Quick-Step (2012–2016) 3 1 1 5
3   Peter Velits (SVK) Quick-Step (2012–2013), BMC Racing Team (2014) 3 0 0 3
4   Rohan Dennis (AUS) BMC Racing Team (2014–2018) 2 2 1 5
5   Daniel Oss (ITA) BMC Racing Team (2014–2017) 2 2 0 4
  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) BMC Racing Team (2012, 2014–2016) 2 2 0 4
7   Silvan Dillier (SUI) BMC Racing Team (2014–2015, 2017) 2 1 0 3
  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Quick-Step (2015–2016, 2018) 2 1 0 3
9   Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Quick-Step (2012–2013) 2 0 0 2
  Bob Jungels (LUX) Quick-Step (2016, 2018) 2 0 0 2
  Kristof Vandewalle (BEL) Quick-Step (2012–2013) 2 0 0 2

References

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  1. ^ Cotton, Jim (2021-09-21). "Mixed relay team time trial explainer: What is it, how does it work, why should we care?". Velo. Retrieved 2023-07-31.