Worlds Time Trail (spoiler alert)

[simple]

Phinney just lost by 5 seconds



Martin beats Phinney to World time trial title | Latest News | Cycling Weekly

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/...al-silver.html

[72gmc]

grrrreat ride by the kid. What a talent.

I also find the Contador finish inspiring because it illustrates (to me) the ratio of guts to form in that Vuelta win.

[Noteddy]

"Disappointment is Phinney’s 2 minute man and very shortly, he’s going to blow past."
from Twisted Spoke.

[Chance Legstrong]

grrrreat ride by the kid. What a talent.

I also find the Contador finish inspiring because it illustrates (to me) the ratio of guts to form in that Vuelta win.

annnd not giving up.
would've been real easy to mail it in after the Zombie TM bum rushed him.

i was thinking about this WC-ITT
it has to be one of the few in recent memory that riders who normally would've done good rides despite being tired and at the end of the season
completely fell apart.
I'm not naive enough to think this means everything is getting cleaner, but certainly seems to be an indicator of changes. IMO