It was a valiant effort but in the end Evelyn Stevens (United States) was simply outgunned and outmuscled in the women’s elite time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond Virginia.
The American came home in sixth place, 26 seconds down on winner Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) on a course that wasn’t ideally suited to her characteristics.
“I’m bummed but I think that’s time trialing, right? I wanted to do well in this country and I’m a little disappointed not to bring home a medal in the US.”
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She may not have come home with a medal but unlike her other American teammates she at least decided to talk to the press after her effort, and she described how she wrestled with the 29.9km course.
"My plan was to go out hard, try to go harder, and then finish a little harder. I think that if I don’t go out really fast then I don’t think I’m able to catch up. I was in the pain cave and I was trying to go as deep as I could.
“I was trying to find power. My position was good but I tried to go as deep as I could today but it’s a time trial so there are no excuses. It’s just your body and you’re trying to go hard.”
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