The Netherlands descended on Harrogate as the strongest national team in the 11 disciplines that make up the 2019 UCI Road World Championships.

They got off to a winning start and after winning the first rainbow jersey in the all-new team time trial mixed relay, their success is expected to continue from time trial to road race. It's very special to be the new world champions," Amy Peters said at the press conference following the mixed relay win, "and I'm so proud to be a part of it. It was also special to win with the men's team. It was also special to win with the men's team."

The team time trial mixed relay replaced the trade team trial this year. National teams were divided into two teams consisting of three men and three women. Each team ran one 14 km lap in Harrogate, for a total of 28 km, and the winner was determined by their combined times. The Dutch team came into the event as the favorites to win, having won the test event for the European Championships this summer. Bauke Mollema, Jos van Emden, and Cohen Bouwman won the men's race, while Lucinda Brand, Amy Peters, and Liejeanne Marx won the women's race. The winning time was 38:27, 22 seconds ahead of Germany and 51 seconds ahead of Great Britain. I'm glad we all pulled together," said Brand. To win the World Championships jersey is something special," said Jos van Emden. The normal team time trial can be a bit boring to watch, but this was something new, and we were able to win the world championships. But this time it was something new and I had to push hard to become World Champion. I want to be World Champion more often." The last trade team time trial was held the previous year at the Innsbruck World Championships. Canyon Slam and Quick-Step Floors won the elite women's and men's world titles, respectively. However, the UCI announced that it was changing the format after a backlash from the trade teams, who felt the event was too costly and received little financial support from the sport's governing body. However, when the new national team mixed relay format was announced, some teams complained that the loss of the trade team event would affect their sponsorship support. Others argued that it would lead to a decline in team time trials throughout the season. Amy Peters, a member of the Dutch team that won the European title his summer, said she was very surprised by the mixed relay results. She noted that the cycling community enjoyed watching this new format live on television and commented favorably. Lucinda Brand did not compete in the European Championships, so the Yorkshire mixed relay was her first experience with the new format. She previously competed in the trade team time trial and won the world title in Sunweb in 2017. She also stood on the podium in Richmond in 2015 and Florence in 2013. She said, "[The Trade Team Time Trial] was racing with six riders, so it doesn't compare at all. It's not comparable at all," Brand said. Brand said that given that the men's and women's teams race separately, they don't have to train together, but she has had the opportunity to train with Pieters and Marx. It's hard to fit in a schedule to practice together," Brand said of the men's and women's teams. 'I can't say we prepared the same way for the trade team time trials. Also, the selections were not well known in advance. We trained together and know each other well." It's important to get used to the way we run together, like how we go from the front (of the team time trial formation) back to the back. He needs to get used to racing with only two people instead of five. Morema and Bouman made contact during the race and nearly crashed. Brand also said there were problems with the lighting used for the start of the women's team. They used red, orange, and green traffic lights to signal when the women's team was to start. When the men's team passed 200 meters to go, the signal would change from red to orange. As the second male team member crossed the finish line, the signal turned green, allowing the women's team to start. The start could not have been better," said the men's team leader. 'In my opinion it was already green, but the flag was still up. I wanted to go, but they held me back until the flag went up. With something new, it's always unclear. You have to start somewhere. After clinching the world title on the first day of racing, the Dutch team heads into the elite time trial. The women's elite team will also be looking for a podium sweep, with Anna van der Breggen and Brando both aiming for a podium finish. Marianne Vos is also the favorite to win the elite women's race, while Mathieu van der Pol is the favorite to win the elite men's race.