Wollongong 2022 Road World Championships results recap

The week of Wollongong 2022, the UCI Road World Championships in New South Wales, Australia, was a wild and wooly one. There was rain and sun, magpie and van der Poel attacks, and, most importantly, two-wheel brilliance and glory. Belgium earned six medals, and Great Britian and Germany both took five, the Brits with three golds. Here’s a rundown of the races.

Elite Women Time Trial
Gold) Ellen van Dijk (The Netherlands) 44:29
Silver) Grace Brown (Australia) +0:12
Bronze) Marlen Reusser (Switzerland) +0:41
17) Leah Kirchmann (Canada) +3:04
27) Alison Jackson (Canada) +5:01

A fine swan song for Kirchmann. Her 17th was Canada’s second best result at Wollongong.

U23 Women Time Trial
Gold) Vitorria Guazzini (Italy) 45:20
Silver) Shirin van Anrooij (The Netherlands) +1:49
Bronze) Ricarda Bauernfeind (Germany) +2:19

Elite Men Time Trial
Gold) Tobias Foss (Norway) 40:02
Silver) Stefan Küng (Switzerland) +0:03
Bronze) Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) +0:09
19) Derek Gee (Canada) +1:59
26) Matteo Dal-Cin (Canada) +2:22

This was the biggest surprise of the Worlds. Everyone knew that Foss is quality, but his gold shocked everyone.

U23 Men Time Trial
Gold) Søren Wærenskjold (Norway) 34:14
Silver) Alec Segaert (Belgium) +0:17
Bronze) Leo Hayter (Great Britain) +0:25
19) Tristan Jussaume (Canada) +2:10
29) Carson Miles (Canada) +3:06

Junior women time trial
Gold) Zoe Bäckstedt (Great Britain) 18:26
Silver) Justyna Czapla (Germany) +1:36
Bronze) Febe Jooris (Belgium) +1:48
22) Pénélope Primeau (Canada) +2:50
28) Eloise Camire (Canada) +3:24

Junior men time trial
Gold) Joshua Tarling (Great Britain) 34:59
Silver) Hamish Mackenzie (Australia) +0:19
Bronze) Emil Herzog (Germany) +0:33
28) Felix Hamel (Canada) +3:00
30) Campbell Parrish (Canada) +3:05

Mixed relay
Gold) Switzerland 33:47
Silver) Italy +0:03
Bronze) Australia +0:38
Junior Men Road Race
Gold) Emil Herzog (Germany) 3:11:07
Silver) António Morgado (Portugal) s.t.
Bronze) Vlad Van Mechelen (Belgium) +0:55
30) Jerome Gauthier (Canada) +11:50
51) Michael Leonard (Canada) s.t.
53) Felix Hamel (Canada) s.t.

U23 Men Road Race
Gold) Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kazakhstan) 3:11:07
Silver) Mathias Vacek (Czech Republic) +0:01
Bronze) Søren Wærenskjold (Norway) +0:03
50) Nicolas Rivard (Canada) +5:43
63) Carson Miles (Canada) +9:39

Junior Women Road Race
Gold) Zoe Bäckstedt (Great Britain) 1:47:05
Silver) Eglantine Rayer (France) +2:07
Bronze) Nienke Vinke (The Netherlands) s.t.
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