Taylor Phinney says that helping BMC Racing to their third consecutive team time trial world title would be a cherry on the top of his time with the team. Phinney is set to move to Cannondale-Drapac next season, and with just the Japan Cup to come, he will ride for the last time in a major competition in the red of BMC Racing on Sunday.
"It would be great. No matter where I’m racing I want to win, and I’ve built a really special bond with this group of guys," Phinney said the evening before the event. "I’m looking forward to racing with them no matter what, and the friendships and the bonds that I’ve made will continue and there’s no reason will change any of that. It would be a lovely cherry on top of my time at BMC."
Phinney admits to spending some time reflecting on his last six seasons with the team, but he is sure that it won’t distract him from the task at hand.
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"I’ve had a couple of moments of nostalgia in the last couple of weeks, but before the race, I think that I will be pretty focussed on the race. Maybe afterwards, when we’re all sufficiently intoxicated, we might get a little nostalgic with each other."
The build-up to this year’s team time trial has been plagued by the disagreement between the UCI and the AIGCP, the latter of which threatened a WorldTour team boycott of the event unless certain requirements were met. Last month, after a month of discussions, the UCI agreed to change the regulations which made it compulsory for all WorldTour teams. In addition, no WorldTour points will be awarded.
The victims in the disagreement were the riders who were left in limbo as to whether or not their hard work would go to waste. The uncertainty didn’t disrupt their preparation for the event. "We prepared as if it was going to happen, no matter what. We didn’t know if we were going to come just a couple of weeks ago," Phinney explained.
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