What was supposed to be a momentous end-of-season of racing on home soil for Trek Factory Racing’s US road champion Matthew Busche has turned out, from the very onset with a crash at the Tour of Utah, to be a struggle. As a result, he is uncertain if he will garner one of the six spots available on the US national team for the elite men’s road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia.
"I would love to ride Worlds," said Busche, following Trek Factory Racing’s victory in the team time trial at the Tour of Alberta on Wednesday. "It would be a huge honour to race for the US, in the US. It doesn’t happen very often. I haven’t had too many chances to perform after my crash. It’s been a hard year for me mentally and physically but I would love to go to Worlds."
Busche took a triumphant victory at the USA Pro Road Championships in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the end of May to win his second stars-and-stripes jersey in a hard-fought, rain-soaked finale against Joe Dombrowski (Cannondale-Garmin).
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He returned to the US after a block of racing overseas, and prepared for strong performances at the Tour of Utah, USA Pro Challenge in Colorado and the Tour of Alberta in Canada. A dramatic high-speed crash during the third stage in Utah, on August 5, derailed his plans and has left him in a state of recovery-mode ever since.
Despite his injuries, Busche decided to start the USA Pro Challenge two weeks later, where he acknowledged that he was not 100 per cent recovered but nonetheless vowed to help his team and give it his best effort. He survived the seven stages in Colorado to finish 36th overall.
"Riding in Colorado was already a big stretch and I wanted to make it through the race," Busche said. "This week in between has been really tough for me, with a lot of travel and not as much recovery as I had hoped."
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