Tony Martin (Germany) has won the world time trial championship for the third consecutive year. The man called der Panzerwagen (the tank) dominated today’s event on a flat, 56.8-km course from Montecatini Terme to Florence, Italy, leading at two of the three checkpoints en route to victory in 1:05:36. Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) finished second at 0:46, and four-time world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) took third at 0:48.

Germany's Tony Martin has won the elite men's individual time trial world championship for the third time in a row. Great Britain's Bradley Wiggins finished second and Fabian Cancellara third for Switzerland.

Damien Howson (Australia) is the world under-23 time trial champion. Howson powered over the flat, 43.46-km course from Pistoia to Florence, Italy, winning the gold medal in 00:49:49. Yoann Paillot (France) took the silver at 0:57, and Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) grabbed the bronze at 1:10.

Germany's Tony Martin defends elite men's individual time trial world champion title beating USA's Taylor Phinney and Vasil Kiryienka of Belarus after crash and injury marred season.