Cycling: Omega win team time-trial world title VALKENBURG, Netherlands (Reuters) - Omega Pharma-Quick Step won the men's team time-trial, a new event at the cycling world championships, on Sunday. The Belgian six-man team, led by the individual time-trial defending champion Tony Martin of Germany, completed the 53.2-km race in one hour three minutes 17 seconds. BMC finished 3.16 seconds behind to grab the silver medal while another Australian team, Orica-Greenedge, ended third, 47 seconds adrift of the winners. Team Sky of Britain, who were without Tour de France winner and individual time-trial Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins, finished a disappointing ninth. Omega Pharma-Quick Step were one of the favorites for the event with a line-up including Martin and three other national time-trial champions - Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel, Belgian Kristof Vandewalle and Slovakian Peter Velits - as well as former road world champion Tom Boonen. "We fought together as a team," Martin was quoted as saying in a team statement. The team work was once again the key to the success. This victory gives me lot of confidence for Wednesday's race," the 27-year-old added, referring to the individual time-trial. "I put this victory near my biggest, along with the Classics and the road world championship," Boonen added. Earlier on Sunday, German team Specialized-Lululemon took the women's title ahead of Australia Orica-AIS and Dutch team AA Drink. Reporting by Gilles Le Roc'h; Writing by Gregory Blachier; Editing by Clare Fallon and Pritha Sarkar