Greig Leach

The Men's (and the Women's) time trial course took the riders up the 8 % climb up Dumfries Avenue. At the top of the climb was the intermediate time check. As Bruno Armirail (France) reached the summit for the first time he had the newest best time. Alas, the next to riders on the road behind him went over faster, consecutively. All day the crowds have been gathering along the side of the road. While those we can see seem rather sedate, those on the otherside of the road were having quite the party. They even eventually got organized enough to pull of a small crowd wave. Armirail finished the day in 10th place overall. It is worth noting, the this is the first time in the UCI Road World Championships that the Elite Men and Elite Women have raced the same course and distance in a time trial at the world championships. And they raced both races on the same day, too.