World Championships: Team Sunweb win men's team time trial

Team Sunweb scored a Worlds TTT double on Sunday, following up a victory in the women's event with the victory in the men's. Tom Dumoulin, Lennard Kämna, Wilco Kelderman, Soren Kragh Andersen, Michael Matthews and Sam Oomen comprised the winning team in Bergen, Norway, setting a time of 47:50.42 on the rolling 42.5km course.

BMC Racing settled for runner-up honours for the second straight season, while a Chris Froome-led Team Sky rounded out the podium in third.

"It's crazy. First the women, and now us. It's crazy," Dumoulin said after the gold-medal ride. "The team was so homogenous. It was absolutely amazing. Normally you would say, 'Maybe you're the best time triallist on paper,' but with this team ... it was so smooth, it was crazy."

The 13th of 17 teams to set out on the course, Sunweb took control of the hot seat from Movistar and then withstood the challenges of pre-race favourites Sky as well as the 2016 podium trio of Quick-Step, BMC and Orica-Scott.

Midway through their run, BMC looked to be on their way to victory, but they faded in the closing kilometres and landed silver instead, leaving Sunweb to win their first ever gold medal in the men's event just hours after the women claimed theirs.

"We had a very good pace and kept it all the way to the line," Dumoulin said. "We tried to keep together especially on the long climb, and that just about worked out – barely. But we made it over, and we were all flying. I don't have words, it's really unexpected but it's really very nice. It's the team event of the year, and we pulled it off."

How it unfolded

The men's team time trial kicked off under clear skies in Bergen with Norway-based Team Fixit.no the first squad to hit the road, followed by fellow Norwegian Continental outfit Team Sparebanken Sør.

Fixit.no's initial mark was topped by Uno - X Hydrogen Development Team, the third team out on the course, who then gave way to Joker-Icopal, whose time was handily bested by CCC Sprandi Polkowice, the lone Pro Continental outfit in attendance.

The orange Poland-based squad survived Astana's challenge but their time fell to LottoNL-Jumbo, who were the first team to spend even a few minutes in the provisional lead. Katusha-Alpecin and Bora-Hansgrohe fell short of toppling LottoNL-Jumbo, but then Movistar narrowly outdid the Dutch squad to take control of the hot seat by one second.

It was clear they wouldn't spend long atop the provisional standings, however, as Sunweb had set better marks at all three checkpoints and was hot on their tail, powering up and over the day's main climb with apparent ease. Sunweb crossed the line a full 1:19 faster than Movistar to take a commanding lead, but their victory was anything but certain with four heavy hitters yet to come at that point.

Setting off three minutes after Sunweb, Sky had topped their time at the first checkpoint but began to struggle on the climb, dropping both Geraint Thomas and Owain Doull. From there they began losing significant ground. With Quick-Step also down to four earlier than hoped and shipping time after a strong start, it became clear that BMC Racing would be the biggest challenger to Sunweb.

Setting the third best mark at the first checkpoint, the American-based outfit kicked into gear for the climb, setting the best time there – but they began to fade over the closing kilometres.

From the hot seat, Sunweb watched Sky come home 22 seconds down on their time and then waited for BMC to deliver the final verdict.

The 2016 runners-up came home eight seconds slower than Sunweb, and with Quick-Step Floors finishing a further 27 seconds back, Sunweb's world title was secured.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Sunweb0:47:50
Row 1 - Cell 0 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team SunwebRow 1 - Cell 2
Row 2 - Cell 0 Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team SunwebRow 2 - Cell 2
Row 3 - Cell 0 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team SunwebRow 3 - Cell 2
Row 4 - Cell 0 Soren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team SunwebRow 4 - Cell 2
Row 5 - Cell 0 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team SunwebRow 5 - Cell 2
Row 6 - Cell 0 Sam Oomen (Ned) Team SunwebRow 6 - Cell 2
2BMC Racing Team0:00:08
Row 8 - Cell 0 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
Row 9 - Cell 0 Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
Row 10 - Cell 0 Stefan Küng (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
Row 11 - Cell 0 Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
Row 12 - Cell 0 Miles Scotson (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
Row 13 - Cell 0 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
3Team Sky0:00:22
Row 15 - Cell 0 Owain Doull (GBr) Team SkyRow 15 - Cell 2
Row 16 - Cell 0 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 16 - Cell 2
Row 17 - Cell 0 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team SkyRow 17 - Cell 2
Row 18 - Cell 0 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team SkyRow 18 - Cell 2
Row 19 - Cell 0 Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team SkyRow 19 - Cell 2
Row 20 - Cell 0 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team SkyRow 20 - Cell 2
4Quick-Step Floors0:00:35
Row 22 - Cell 0 Jack Bauer (NZl) Quick-Step FloorsRow 22 - Cell 2
Row 23 - Cell 0 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 23 - Cell 2
Row 24 - Cell 0 Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step FloorsRow 24 - Cell 2
Row 25 - Cell 0 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 25 - Cell 2
Row 26 - Cell 0 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step FloorsRow 26 - Cell 2
Row 27 - Cell 0 Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 27 - Cell 2
5Orica-Scott0:01:03
Row 29 - Cell 0 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 29 - Cell 2
Row 30 - Cell 0 Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 30 - Cell 2
Row 31 - Cell 0 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 31 - Cell 2
Row 32 - Cell 0 Damien Howson (Aus) Orica-ScottRow 32 - Cell 2
Row 33 - Cell 0 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-ScottRow 33 - Cell 2
Row 34 - Cell 0 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-ScottRow 34 - Cell 2
6Movistar Team0:01:19
Row 36 - Cell 0 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
Row 37 - Cell 0 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
Row 38 - Cell 0 Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
Row 39 - Cell 0 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
Row 40 - Cell 0 Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
Row 41 - Cell 0 Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
7Team LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:20
Row 43 - Cell 0 Lars Boom (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 43 - Cell 2
Row 44 - Cell 0 Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 44 - Cell 2
Row 45 - Cell 0 Stef Clement (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 45 - Cell 2
Row 46 - Cell 0 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 46 - Cell 2
Row 47 - Cell 0 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 47 - Cell 2
Row 48 - Cell 0 Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Team LottoNl-JumboRow 48 - Cell 2
8CCC Sprandi Polkowice0:01:44
Row 50 - Cell 0 Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 50 - Cell 2
Row 51 - Cell 0 Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 51 - Cell 2
Row 52 - Cell 0 Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 52 - Cell 2
Row 53 - Cell 0 Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 53 - Cell 2
Row 54 - Cell 0 Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 54 - Cell 2
Row 55 - Cell 0 Jan Tratnik (Slo) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 55 - Cell 2
9Katusha-Alpecin0:01:46
Row 57 - Cell 0 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-AlpecinRow 57 - Cell 2
Row 58 - Cell 0 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-AlpecinRow 58 - Cell 2
Row 59 - Cell 0 Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 59 - Cell 2
Row 60 - Cell 0 Tony Martin (Ger) Katusha-AlpecinRow 60 - Cell 2
Row 61 - Cell 0 Michael Morkov (Den) Katusha-AlpecinRow 61 - Cell 2
Row 62 - Cell 0 Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-AlpecinRow 62 - Cell 2
10Bora-Hansgrohe0:01:55
Row 64 - Cell 0 Jan Bárta (Cze) Bora-HansgroheRow 64 - Cell 2
Row 65 - Cell 0 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Bora-HansgroheRow 65 - Cell 2
Row 66 - Cell 0 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 66 - Cell 2
Row 67 - Cell 0 Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-HansgroheRow 67 - Cell 2
Row 68 - Cell 0 Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-HansgroheRow 68 - Cell 2
Row 69 - Cell 0 Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Bora-HansgroheRow 69 - Cell 2
11Astana Pro Team0:02:16
Row 71 - Cell 0 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
Row 72 - Cell 0 Sergei Chernetski (Rus) Astana Pro TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
Row 73 - Cell 0 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
Row 74 - Cell 0 Andrey Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
Row 75 - Cell 0 Truls Korsaeth (Nor) Astana Pro TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
Row 76 - Cell 0 Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
12Trek-Segafredo0:02:50
Row 78 - Cell 0 Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 78 - Cell 2
Row 79 - Cell 0 Marco Coledan (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 79 - Cell 2
Row 80 - Cell 0 Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek-SegafredoRow 80 - Cell 2
Row 81 - Cell 0 Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-SegafredoRow 81 - Cell 2
Row 82 - Cell 0 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-SegafredoRow 82 - Cell 2
Row 83 - Cell 0 Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-SegafredoRow 83 - Cell 2
13Joker Icopal0:03:08
Row 85 - Cell 0 Ole Forfang (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 85 - Cell 2
Row 86 - Cell 0 Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 86 - Cell 2
Row 87 - Cell 0 Kristoffer Halvorsen (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 87 - Cell 2
Row 88 - Cell 0 Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 88 - Cell 2
Row 89 - Cell 0 Bjorn Tore Hoem (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 89 - Cell 2
Row 90 - Cell 0 Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Joker IcopalRow 90 - Cell 2
14Sangemini - Mg. K Vis0:05:02
Row 92 - Cell 0 Simone Bernardini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K VisRow 92 - Cell 2
Row 93 - Cell 0 Nicola Gaffurini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K VisRow 93 - Cell 2
Row 94 - Cell 0 Michele Gazzara (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K VisRow 94 - Cell 2
Row 95 - Cell 0 Niccolo Salvietti (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K VisRow 95 - Cell 2
Row 96 - Cell 0 Michele Scartezzini (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K VisRow 96 - Cell 2
Row 97 - Cell 0 Paolo Toto (Ita) Sangemini - Mg. K VisRow 97 - Cell 2
15Uno - X Hydrogen Development Team0:05:10
Row 99 - Cell 0 Audun Brekke Flotten (Nor) Uno - X Hydrogen Development TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
Row 100 - Cell 0 Erik Nordsaeter Resell (Nor) Uno - X Hydrogen Development TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
Row 101 - Cell 0 Hans Kristian Haadem Rudland (Nor) Uno - X Hydrogen Development TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
Row 102 - Cell 0 Torjus Sleen (Nor) Uno - X Hydrogen Development TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
Row 103 - Cell 0 Torstein Traeen (Nor) Uno - X Hydrogen Development TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
Row 104 - Cell 0 Syver Westgaard Waersted (Nor) Uno - X Hydrogen Development TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
16Team Fixit.No0:05:21
Row 106 - Cell 0 Marius Blalid (Nor) Team Fixit.NoRow 106 - Cell 2
Row 107 - Cell 0 Ken-Levi Eikeland (Nor) Team Fixit.NoRow 107 - Cell 2
Row 108 - Cell 0 Asmund Romstad Lovik (Nor) Team Fixit.NoRow 108 - Cell 2
Row 109 - Cell 0 Kristoffer Madsen (Nor) Team Fixit.NoRow 109 - Cell 2
Row 110 - Cell 0 Bjornar Vevatne Overland (Nor) Team Fixit.NoRow 110 - Cell 2
Row 111 - Cell 0 Elias Spikseth (Nor) Team Fixit.NoRow 111 - Cell 2
17Team Sparebanken Sør0:05:30
Row 113 - Cell 0 Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Sparebanken SørRow 113 - Cell 2
Row 114 - Cell 0 Herman Dahl (Nor) Team Sparebanken SørRow 114 - Cell 2
Row 115 - Cell 0 Fridtjof Roinas (Nor) Team Sparebanken SørRow 115 - Cell 2
Row 116 - Cell 0 Mathias Skjold (Nor) Team Sparebanken SørRow 116 - Cell 2
Row 117 - Cell 0 Trond Hakon Trondsen (Nor) Team Sparebanken SørRow 117 - Cell 2
Row 118 - Cell 0 Andreas Vangstad (Nor) Team Sparebanken SørRow 118 - Cell 2

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