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Cancellara returned in 2009 and reclaimed the rainbow jersey after beating Sweden's Gustav Larsson and Germany's Tony Martin in Mendrisio. Germany's Bert Grabsch succeeded Cancellara, who was absent from the 2008 event in Varese, winning the title ahead of Canada's Svein Tuft and Zabriskie. The Swiss defended his title in 2007, finishing ahead of Hungarian and Dutch cyclists LГЎszlГі Bodrogi and Stef Clement.

Rogers's run came to an end the following year, as Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara secured the victory in Salzburg, one minute and eighteen seconds ahead of American rider David Zabriskie. Rogers retained the title the following two years, finishing a minute and twelve seconds ahead of Rich in 2004, and twenty-three seconds ahead of Spain's IvГЎn GutiГ©rrez in 2005. He finished ahead of the next competitor, Uwe Peschel, by less than a second. Second-placed Michael Rogers was subsequently awarded the victory. Millar won the event in 2003 however, he was stripped of the title a year later after being found guilty of doping.

Ullrich again decided against defending his title in 2002, leaving Santiago Botero to become the first Colombian to win a World Championship gold medal, as he beat Rich by eight seconds. The Ukrainian was happy to win the event after previous runner-up and third-place finishes: 'I'm really satisfied, after the silver and bronze, I've finally got my World Championship.' Ullrich returned the following year and reclaimed the rainbow jersey, beating Britain's David Millar by six seconds in Lisbon. Ullrich did not participate in the 2000 world championships in Plouay, and Honchar took the world title in his absence, beating Ullrich's countryman Michael Rich by ten seconds. Germany's Jan Ullrich won the event in 1999, beating Swedish rider Michael Andersson by fourteen seconds around the 50.8 kilometres (31.6В mi) course in Treviso. Olano won the event in 1998, beating his fellow Spaniard Melcior Mauri by thirty-seven seconds. The following year, Frenchman Laurent Jalabert beat Ukraine's Serhiy Honchar to the world title by three seconds in Valkenburg. Alex ZГјlle, the 1996 Vuelta a EspaГ±a winner, won the rainbow jersey in his home country, ahead of Boardman and fellow Swiss cyclist Tony Rominger. Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain won the event the following year, beating fellow Spaniard Abraham Olano by forty-nine seconds. The first event, at the 1994 UCI Road World Championships in Agrigento, Italy, was won by British cyclist Chris Boardman, ahead of Italy's Andrea Chiurato. The current male champion is Italian rider Filippo Ganna, who won the 2021 event.Д«radley Wiggins wearing the rainbow jersey he won at the 2014 World Championships.Д«efore 1994, the cyclists who performed well in the time trials during the three Grand Tours were considered the best in the world. German cyclists are the most successful, with seven victories, Swiss cyclists are second with five, and Australians are third with three. Cancellara has the most third-place finishes, with three. Germany's Michael Rich has finished second on three occasions, and is the most successful rider not to have won the event, with a total of four medals. Bradley Wiggins is the oldest winner of the event, at 34 years and 149 days old when he won in 2014, while Rogers is the youngest winner, at 23 years and 293 days old when he won in 2003. Australia's Michael Rogers (2003, 20) is next by number of victories, with three wins Martin and Rogers are the only people to have taken three wins in successive years. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara (2006, 2007, 20) and Germany's Tony Martin (2011, 2012, 20) have won the most competitions, with four each.

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Riders start separated by two-minute intervals the one that completes the course in the shortest time is the winner, and is entitled to wear the rainbow jersey in time trial events for the forthcoming season.

Introduced in 1994 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body of cycling, the event consists of a time trial covering a distance of approximately 45 kilometres (28В mi) over flat or rolling terrain. The men's individual time trial event at the UCI Road World Championships is the men's world championship for the road bicycle racing discipline of time trial.