2015 World Championships – ITT Stats
Historical stats
– Fabian Cancellara holds the record for the most wins, four
– The same Fabian Cancellara has the most medals: besides the four gold ones, he also got three bronze medals
– Germany leads the nations standings, with six victories
– Youngest ever champion is Michael Rogers, who was 23 at the time he first won the title (2003)
– Bradley Wiggins is the oldest ever champion: 34 years in 2014
– Most editions of the event took part in Italy, who got to host the ITT World Championships five times
– Only four countries from outside of Europe got to host the race: Australia, Canada, Colombia and the United States
– Eight nations won gold at least once: Australia, Colombia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine
– Only non-European riders to land the victory are Santiago Botero (Colombia) and Michael Rogers (Australia)
– Fabian Cancellara, Tony Martin and Michael Rogers are the cyclists who have successfully defended their title
– Fabian Cancellara and Alex Zülle are the only riders who have won the gold medal on home turf
– Largest ever winning margin was recorded in 2009 – 1:27 between Fabian Cancellara and Gustav Larsson
– Smallest ever gap was in 2003, when Michael Rogers and Uwe Peschel were separated by half a second
– Shortest race took place in Lisbon, 14 years ago: 38,7 kilometers
– Longest edition was in Florence, in 2013: 57,9 kilometers
2015 stats
– The course is 53 kilometers-long and has a total altitude gain of 245 meters
– 41 countries will have at least one cyclists in Richmond
– Of these riders, six have scored a World Tour win in a time trial this season: Marcin Bialoblocki, Rohan Dennis, Tom Dumoulin, Vasil Kiryienka, Adriano Malori and Tony Martin
– Australia has the most cyclists in the race – three – as a result of Michael Hepburn’s victory at the Oceania Championships
– Astana is the team which has the most riders at this edition, six
– Tony Martin is the only former winner of the rainbow jersey to be at the start
– If the German comes first, then he’ll equal Fabian Cancellara’s record of four victories
– Stefan Küng (21 years) is the youngest cyclist in the race, while Gustav Larsson (35 years) is the oldest one
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