Jasmin Glaesser’s third-place finish during the Greenspot time trial at the Redlands Bicycle Classic on Friday was one spot lower than her 2015 result, but she took consolation from the pedigrees of the competitors who finished ahead of her this year.
“Two ex-time trial world champions, so not bad company,” she said of stage winner Kristin Armstrong (Twenty16-RideBiker) and runner-up Amber Neben (Dare to be Project).
Armstrong covered the 11.4km course in 16:54, with Neben coming in 22 seconds slower and Glaesser at 24 seconds. Grabbing the final podium spot was a world-class result for the Canadian who just last month earned a silver medal in the team pursuit at the UCI Track World Championships.
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“It’s always a little difficult, no pun intended, to switch gears like that,” she said about transitioning from the track to the road. “But I’m always super motivated to hit the road after being on the track all winter. I was definitely excited for the Redlands Classic to see where I stack up this early in the season.”
Glaesser (Rally Cycling) has stacked up quite well so far as she is currently fifth overall, 2:10 off of Armstrong’s race lead after three stages and her third-place result in a time trial that she said didn’t suit her all that well.
“It was really challenging,” she said of the Greenspot course. “A lot of it was kind of climby and draggy, so not my favourite course in terms of what suits my strengths, but I thought I paced it really well and had a good ride out there.”
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