The route overlaps with the Glasgow circuit of the road races, so there’s a lot of twist and turns and short and sharp ramps to be conquered. Which is especially hard on a time trial machine.
Last year’s mixed relay was a nailbiter with Switzerland besting Italy by 2 seconds, while Australia came in third at 38 seconds. The Swiss’ succeeded Germany and the Netherlands, who won the mixed relay in 2021 and 2019, respectively. Before that, the TTT at the Worlds was raced by sponsored teams.
Switzerland is the absolute favourite to win again. All their ITT stars line up, while Italy’s Filippo Ganna – who was the engine last year – is focussing on the track.
There is only one intermediate time check, when the men finish and the women start, so exactly halfway.
Other interesting reads: results and riders Mixed Relay 2023 World Cycling Championships.
World Cycling Championships 2022 2023 Glasgow, Scotland – mixed relay: routes & profiles
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