Kristin Armstrong (Twenty16-RideBiker) won the stage 3 individual time trial Friday at the Redlands Bicycle Classic and propelled herself into the race lead as overnight leader Mara Abbott's performance suffered from the effects of a fractured collarbone sustained in a crash the day before.
Armstrong, who trailed Abbott by 33 seconds going into the stage, beat the Amy D Foundation rider by 1:06 on the 11.4km out-and-back course in the community of Highlands. Amber Neben (Dare to Be Project) finished second on the day, 22 seconds behind Armstrong, while Rally Cycling’s Jasmin Glaesser was third at 24 seconds back.
The Greenspot Time Trial course started with an uphill grind to the turnaround, gaining 120 metres of elevation that riders descended on the way back tot he finish. Armstrong said that despite the relatively short distance, the course provided a difficult test.
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“It was short, but I have to say it was very deceiving,” she said. “It was very heavy. I think most of the riders started off in the big chainring, but about a half mile from the top when you hit six percent, a lot of us dropped into our small chainring.”
Armstrong said her plan was to not focus on saving too much for the return trip.
“My philosophy and my mantra is that you have to hurt as bad on the uphill as you do on the downhill,” she said “And that’s really difficult for some people to do.”
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