The UCI world championships start this Sunday in Richmond, Virginia, with the team time trial for elite men, which will be the only event in which the riders ride for their trade teams rather than national teams. The course for the team time trial can be described as flat and fast and covers 38.8km with just 240m of elevation gain. 

"The course is favorable for us and the riders are really motivated to get a good result in Richmond,” explained Giant-Alpecin coach Aike Visbeek.

"Our aim is to keep improving our team time trial skills, and the race at the world championships will be an important step in this process. We have a few days to train on the parcours, and Tom Dumoulin will join us on Wednesday. We have made only one change in the lineup from last year, as having a team in which the riders are familiar with each other is important to develop this discipline."

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