2024 World Championships TT Race Preview
The details of this year's 2024 World Championships TT are falling into place. Find the latest route profiles and maps below, followed by our strategic preview of the race.
The Swiss city of Zurich plays host to what promises to be one of the most compelling time trial showdowns in recent World Championship history, with a course that will test both raw power and technical ability in equal measure.
The route takes riders through a demanding parcours that features enough elevation to discourage the pure flat specialists while remaining accessible enough that the diesel engines of world time trialling will not be completely overwhelmed by the pure climbers. The finish in the heart of Zurich gives the event a classic feel, and home fans will be out in enormous numbers hoping for a Swiss result to celebrate.
Remco Evenepoel arrives as the man to beat. The Belgian is the defending champion and has spent the better part of the last three years establishing himself as the defining time triallist of his generation. His position on the bike is almost freakishly aerodynamic, and his ability to sustain threshold power for extended periods has made him close to unbeatable in races against the clock. He comes into this race off the back of an Olympic gold medal in the discipline and will be supremely motivated to add a second rainbow jersey to his collection.
Filippo Ganna represents the most obvious threat. The Italian is a phenomenal time triallist who has held this title before and has the raw wattage to trouble anyone on a course with sufficient flat sections to allow him to fully express his enormous engine.
Joshua Tarling of Great Britain is the exciting young name to watch, a rider whose upward trajectory has been remarkable and who some believe could be ready to challenge for the very top honours in the discipline sooner than anyone expected.
Stefan Kung will carry the weight of Swiss expectation and knows this roads as well as anyone in the field, which could prove a significant advantage when riders are hunting for every marginal gain through corners and technical sections.
The weather will likely play a role, as conditions in Zurich in late September can be unpredictable, and a wet road would scramble the calculations considerably. Later starters typically benefit from course knowledge gathered by teams monitoring split times, and the tactical battle around start order and pacing strategy will be as intriguing as the physical contest itself.
Evenepoel remains the clear favourite, but this is a course and a day where the margins will be slim and the challengers are genuine.
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