2020 World Championships Women TT Race Preview
The details of this year's 2020 World Championships Women TT are falling into place. Find the latest route profiles and maps below, followed by our strategic preview of the race.
The start ramp in Imola awaits the best time trialists in the world, and the women's elite race promises to be one of the most compelling contests of the entire championships week. The 31.7 kilometre course through the Emilia-Romagna countryside and finishing in the shadow of the famous Formula One circuit is technical and punishing in equal measure, featuring enough climbing to favour the more complete riders rather than the pure flat specialists.
All eyes will inevitably fall on Anna van der Breggen, the Dutch powerhouse who has been in extraordinary form throughout a shortened and unusual season. The Boels-Dolmans leader has demonstrated repeatedly that she possesses the engine to dominate on any terrain, and a course with this much elevation change suits her considerable strengths. She arrives as the clear favourite and will be the benchmark against which all others measure themselves.
Her compatriot Ellen van Dijk cannot be overlooked. A former world time trial champion and one of the most technically accomplished riders in the peloton, van Dijk knows how to pace an effort like this and will be among the first names on any realistic list of contenders.
Chloe Dygert of the United States enters the race with enormous expectations and the confidence of someone who destroyed the field at the 2019 edition in Yorkshire. The young American has the raw power to frighten anyone, and if she can translate that ability onto this more demanding parcours she will be extremely dangerous.
Marlen Reusser, Amber Neben, and Lisa Brennauer will also be hoping to make their presence felt as this fascinating contest unfolds.
Get our full coverage of the World Championships Women TT and every race we cover with our mobile app! The apps have over 100 additional exclusive features, including our award-winning Time Machine feature that lets you pause/rewind/replay the entire app to sync with delayed race video, integrated Fantasy Cycling, push notifications, an integrated news feed, live GPS tracking, world-class commentary, and our animated interactive maps and profiles.
