Double T
We had the nationals Time Trial yesterday. Last year in Beauce. Same course again. I have been 3rd the last 2 years here. in 2007 I was behind Ryder and Svein. In 2008 it was svein and Roth. This year was the first year I came in with a good chunk of road under my belt this year. But also it is also the first year I have had to deal with a significant injury coming into it. At the Philadelphia classic I crashed after blowing my front tire and separated my AC (collar bone).
After the start I felt like I would have to be pretty disciplined about not going to hard to early. The nature of the course out here means you have to pick your battles…push really hard in certain places and almost rest in others.
I think I was able to use my constancy and volume to make the best of it. I went a good 30 sec or more faster than last year. Christian got the better of my by about 30 secs still…little guy has been riding tempo for team mates all year in the big pro tour so I was not surprised to seem him ride well but I was a little surprised to see him go so well. It is good to see the euro program is turning him into the rider we all knew he could be while on Symmetrics.
Svein also smashed it again and took the jersey he much deserves. So I was again the bronze medalist. but I keep inching closer to the top on time. Hopefully next year I will have a little better prep again and can pull something bigger out.
Road race is tomorrow.
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