Hours after finishing his first reconnaissance of the Richmond World Championships course with Team USA on Thursday, Tyler Farrar strolled into the lobby of the downtown Marriott near the finish line looking confident and relaxed.
The 31-year-old American, the most experienced rider on US team, has been tagged as the road captain for the relatively young squad, and he appeared to be taking it all in stride.
Expectations for the this year's race – the first time it will be in the US in nearly 30 years – are high for the home team despite the fact that the country's best finishers last year were Brent Bookwalter in 25th and Alex Howes in 30th.
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A medal performance this year would be quite a leap in results, but Farrar told Cyclingnews the six-rider team is coming into the race with extraordinary motivation.
"You're always motivated for the World Championships," Farrar said. "But as an American, having the World Championships in the States is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing – once in a career at least.
"That's the big thing: we want to put on a good show. We don't want to be anonymous in the peloton on the course on Sunday. We want to race aggressively and hopefully put someone on the podium."
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