Profile men's World Championships Individual Time-Trial 2022

34 kilometers on the menu for the men’s Elite time-trial World Championships. It’s not a long route, but by 2022 standards it becomes one of the largest time-trials of the year. It will consist of two 17-kilometer laps around the city of Wollongong, in the outskirts of Sydney. So what will the riders find?

The circuit will have 17 kilometers in distance and will be very similar to what the riders will find in the road race. It’s an urban circuit, without exposed roads, with a lot of roundabouts and several sharp corners which will see the riders never be able to achieve a constant grinding pace. The route doesn’t really feature any dangerous sections, but there will be countless corners where taking risks may bring big gains or losses.

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After 7 kilometers to riders will go through a small hilltop at the base of Mount Pleasant. It will be ridden twice of course, 700 meters at 6.7%. It may not be a brute, but in races that are usually decided by just a few seconds, it can prove decisive. It will be in the final five kilometers where the road straightens out and the riders will be able to put out a constant power output, favourable to the purists. However, overall the route does not suit them perfectly, instead form, technique and explosivity will also have a very important say on the day’s winner.