TENNIS | Page 6 GGOLFOLF | Page 7 Murray England’s battles past To Advertise here Tyrrell Hatton Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 Dimitrov to wins Dunhill clinch title Links Monday, October 10, 2016 FORMULA 1 Muharram 9, 1438 AH Rosberg tightens GULF TIMES title grip with dominant win SPORT Page 10 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DOHA 2016 Lizzie leads Boels-Dolmans to win; Etixx take men’s title Evelyn Stevens retires on a high after women’s team time trial win; Etixx halt BMC’s campaign for a hat-trick Boels-Dolmans riders Evelyn Stevens (left), Lizzie Deignan (centre) and Chantal Blaak celebrate on the podium after winning Qatar Cycling Federation president Sheikh Khalid bin Ali al-Thani, UCI chief Brian Cookson and Belgian cycling legend Eddy the women’s team time trial on Day One of the UCI Road World Championships at The Pearl yesterday. PICTURES: Jayaram Merckx with Etixx-Quick Step riders after they won the men’s team time trial event yesterday. By Yash Mudgal women’s team time trial titles in its dif- fi nished this season off with this medal. Cervelo fi nished with four riders (Lotta after 42 minutes 32seconds, and de- were the stronger team. I don’t think we Doha ferent incarnations — Specialised-lu- It’s been a long season, but we all came Lepisto, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Joelle spite the eff orts of Rohan Dennis, BMC had our best day as a group but we rode lulemon (2012-2014) and Velocio-SRAM together and worked really hard. I’m very Numainville, Stephanie Pohl) having crossed 11 seconds slower to hand Etixx as intelligently as we could. I’m proud (2015) — started fast from Lusail Sports proud of the team,” the Brit rider said af- dropped Ciara Horne, Lisa Klein along the title and their 53rd win in 2016. of the way that we rode,” Taylor Phin- efending world road champion Complex and set the fastest intermediate ter winning her fi rst medal in team trial. the way. Their 50:38.09 clocking was Kittle and fellow German Tony Mar- ney of BMC said. Lizzie Deignan of Britain got time in the fi rst 13km section. more than enough to keep Italian Bepink tin, Belgians Julien Vermote and Yves “I think we all could have gone a lit- her UCI Road World Cham- Deignan’s team, comprised of four- WINNING SEND-OFF FOR STEVENS (51:27.65s) behind and grab the bronze. Lampaert, Dutchman Niki Terpstra and tle bit faster in the end but we were pionships off to a winning time world champion Ellen van Dijk and It was a sweet end for Stevens, who was Canyon also fi nished with four rid- Luxemburg’s Bob Jungels produced a pretty maxed out by then, as you are Dstart as her team Boels-Dolmans won American Evelyn Stevens, remained to- also part of the winning teams in 2012, ers after dropping Hannah Barnes in fl awless ride on a technical course, fi n- in a team time trial,” Phinney added. the women’s team time trial yesterday. gether on the long straight 40km course 2013 and 2014. “I came into this season the fi nal section. Alena Amialiusik, Lisa ishing strongly. “Honestly, if I look back, it’s almost like Deignan had won women’s road race ti- from Lusail to The Pearl to set the fast- knowing this was my last race, it’s nice Brennauer, Elena Cecchini, and Trixi Orica-Bike Exchange took third I’ve blacked out the last hour. It’s one of tle last year in Richmond, Virginia. est intermediate time in after 26.4km in to have a goal and it makes it very spe- Worrack secured the silver medal in place, 37.12 off the pace. those events where it’s only afterwards In the men’s section, Etixx-Quick sweltering conditions, where the tem- cial to win,” the 33-year-old rider said. 49:29.86s. “It’s a really emotional victory for that you can piece it together and fi gure Step stopped BMC Racing from com- perature reached as high as 35 degrees Meanwhile, Cervelo and Raboliv kept In the men’s section, BMC, who had me. It was my last race for the team, out where you could have made time.” pleting a hat-trick of titles with an Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). fi ghting for the bronze medal. Cervelo won the event at each of the two previ- and it’s become a family in the last fi ve 11-second victory. Boels-Dolmans kept on pushing set the third intermediate time after ous editions, were unable to complete a years, with some great victories and RESULTS With the win, Boels-Dolmans ended till the end, with Deignan and Ellen the fi rst section, with Anna van der hat-trick in Doha, with Etixx becoming great moments,” said Martin, who will MEN’S TEAM TIME TRIAL the four-year reign of Canyon SRAM van Dijk taking strong turns on the fi - Breggen’s Dutch team 15 seconds be- the fi rst team to win a third world title ride for Katusha in 2017. “It’s a dream 1. Etixx-Quick-Step (Belgium) 42:32.39” Racing on the opening day of the World nal straight to the fi nish line. Chantal hind. In the second section, Raboliv in the event. that came through. It was the perfect fi - 2. BMC Racing (United States) +11.69” Championships. The Dutch outfi t, who Blaak and Stevens followed the two big managed to gain fi ve seconds back, but Etixx went out ahead of BMC and set nal for me, the perfect moment to leave 3. Orica (Australia) +37.12” have won three of the four TTTs on the engines, while Christine Majerus and their chances of a podium place suf- a time split of 15:11s at the fi rst check- the team with a fantastic memory,” the 4. Team Sky (Britain) +54.28” women’s circuit this season, fi nishing Karol-Ann Canuel were left behind in fered when Anouska Koster had a crash. point, with the defending champions three-time world champion said. 5. LottoNL (Netherlands) +54.79” their 40km assignment in 48:41.62s the fi nal curvy section in the Pearl. With the team already down the four three seconds slower. However, it was BMC riders were unable to match WOMEN’S TEAM TIME TRIAL leaving the defending champions 48.24 “We worked really hard this season, riders required to stop the clock, Koster all-square at 27:56s through the second their rivals’ power on the fi nal section 1. Boels (Netherlands) 48:41.62” seconds adrift in the second place. and I think that we’ve shown to be the swerved towards the barrier at the side split, with both teams chasing the time of the race. 2. Canyon (Germany) +48.24” Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team took most dominant team in world cycling,” of the road, hit the kerb and was cata- of 43 minutes 9seconds set by Orica- “Obviously we’re pretty disappoint- 3. Cervelo (Germany) +1:56.47” the bronze in 50:38.09s. Deignan said of the team’s performance. pulted over the handlebars and had to BikeExchange, who ended up third. ed. We came here to win but losing by 4. BePink (Italy) +2:46.03” Canyon, who won the previous four “It was really important to us that we pull out of the race. Marcel Kittel led Etixx across the line 11 seconds to Etixx, they showed they 5. Twenty16 (United States) +2:46.73” Evans predicts tough race for cyclists, great experience for spectators By Sports Reporter World Championships Doha 2016? peans from success at that level? path it did because mountain biking clists have to be even more dedicated Doha During all my competitive years, I Thanks for making that point. Hon- was a great schooling experience to be successful. Training has become have never been to Qatar. The weather estly, I had never thought of it that before starting road cycling. Of course, very, very specific and even little detail seems a little hot and it is a flat race. I way. I am hoping some new non-Euro- it took me some time to transition gets heavily scrutinised. I see young adel Evans has a lot of firsts to expect many bunch sprints to happen pean stars will be born at the UCI Road myself from mountain biker to road riders having to make more commit- his name. on Sunday, during the elite men’s road World Championships Doha 2016. Who racer. Once that happened, I was able ments to the team than ever before. CIn 2009, he became the first race. The conditions look excellent knows, in 15 or 20 years, some of them to apply things I learned in the past Australian to win the elite men’s title at and anything can happen. Though may go on to win Tour de France. to the road races. It led to some of my After having been at the top for so the UCI Road World Championships in riders may find the going a little tough, Cycling is fast becoming more interna- best years as a cyclist. long, are you enjoying retired life? Mendrisio, Switzerland. Just two years myself, as a spectator, is happy to see tional. When I began, the sport in Aus- Oh yes, I’m enjoying it very much. later, he once again created history a race that is completely unpredict- tralia was little known.