Team SmartStop's Rob Britton timed his ascent into a podium position at the USA Pro Challenge well. After placing second in Friday's individual time trial behind race leader Rohan Dennis (BMC), the 30-year-old Canadian is third overall, 1:31 behind Dennis and 47 seconds behind BMC's Brent Bookwalter.
The most difficult stages at the race are clearly in the rear-view mirror, but Britton said he won't take his podium spot for granted until the peloton crosses the finish line in Denver on Sunday. But acknowledged the final stage usually ends in a bunch kick.
"I think tomorrow there are still opportunities for anything to happen," Britton said. "It's not a straight-forward stage, just like everything else."
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Saturday's 164.5km stage from Loveland to Fort Collins is a lumpy affair, with the climb over Rist canyon presenting the major obstacle of the day. But crosswinds on Colorado's Front Range could add another dimension.
"You saw [on Thursday] Cannondale, with not much effort, put us in the gutter pretty quick," Britton said. "I think if it had been a few degrees more crosswind than it was, they could have caused a heck of a lot more damage than they did. So I don't think tomorrow will be a walk in the park. But I think tomorrow will be the last day to maybe shake things up a bit."
Britton's ride on Friday definitely shook things up. He started the day 11th overall, but his performance in the time trial, beating all but one of the highly touted WorldTour riders in the race, vaulted him onto the podium.
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