Jack Bauer started a new chapter in his career with Quick-Step Floors this season, and has given the Belgian team its first victory of 2017 by winning the New Zealand time trial title.
Bauer set a 51:24 on the demanding circuit course, beating former under-23 title winner Jason Christie by 21 seconds. Olympian Jaime Nielsen claimed her third elite women’s time trial title, while the under-23 honours went to Regan Gough and Mikayla Harvey.
“That was so hard. That course was tough with the climb, and I had forgotten about how dead the New Zealand roads are with the big chip, and added to that the wind was quite strong,” Bauer said.
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“I am so thrilled to win this national title and to be able to take the national jersey back to Europe for my new team. I had no expectations today as it was more of a 40km hit-out for my major goal of the road championship on Sunday.”
Bauer gave the Quick-Step team their 40th national title since its creation in 2003.
“They have given me all the support I needed for these championships. It is a big opportunity for me and some big expectations as well from a team that expects to win race. To give them a second jersey on Sunday would be nice.”
— Jack Bauer (@JackBauerNZ) January 6, 2017
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