2011 UCI Road World Championships | ||||||||||
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Race details | ||||||||||
Dates | 21 September 2011 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 46.4 km (28.83 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 53' 43.85" | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Gold | Tony Martin (Germany) | |
Silver | Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) | |
Bronze | Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) |
2011 UCI Road World Championships Participating nations |
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Elite events | ||||
Elite road race | men | women | ||
Elite time trial | men | women | ||
Under-23 events | ||||
Under-23 road race | men | |||
Under-23 time trial | men | |||
Junior events | ||||
Junior road race | men | women | ||
Junior time trial | men | women | ||
The Men's time trial of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 21 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
After bronze medals in both 2009 and 2010,Tony Martin won his first world championship title after setting the quickest time at each of the intermediate splits, before crossing the line in a time over a minute faster than anyone else. He caught and passed the two riders who started directly before him, David Millar and Mikhail Ignatiev, and came within 45 seconds of catching a third (Taylor Phinney). The silver medal went to Great Britain's Bradley Wiggins, with the bronze medal going to four-time world champion Fabian Cancellara, who trailed Wiggins by 4.76 seconds after making an error in the closing stages.
The riders completed two laps on a 23.2 km (14.4 mi) course in and around Copenhagen, for a total length of 46.4 km (28.8 mi).