Former multi-time trial world champion, American Kristin Armstrong finished fifth overall at the TT World Championships in Richmond Tuesday. The American had race in the first wave of competitors, fighting winds while setting the foundation time her rivals would beat later that afternoon. Linda Villumsen won gold for New Zealand, 21 seconds ahead of Armstrong. As a previous world champion and two-time gold medallist in the discipline the American could not help but feel disappointed at the end of the day.
“The other girls had a stronger ride today,” Armstrong said. “My goals going into here was, of course I always want to win, that’s who I am, but really I wanted to get top three.”
Armstrong was given the second time slot in the first of four waves for her starting time, despite being a previous world and Olympic TT champion. The women raced two laps to complete the 29.9 km course.
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“I’m used to starting later so you have to have a different mind set, you can’t let it eat you up,” Armstrong explained. “There is an advantage to starting later, just because you have the time splits.
“It was a tough, tough course,” Armstrong added. “I definitely left some time behind on the technical pieces of it. There was some gusty winds and I think if I wasn’t laying down the foundation time, maybe I could have taken some more risks. I gave it everything I had today so I felt really good about it."
Armstrong found herself in the hot seat for more than an hour until the final wave and the last few riders bumped her down to fifth. Still, she was the top finishing American with her compatriot, Evelyn Stevens, behind her in sixth.
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