Jos van Emden (LottoNL-Jumbo) spent another long day in a time trial hot seat Tuesday at Tirreno-Adriatico only to be knocked into second place by one of the last riders on the course.
Van Emden, who recently won Dwars door West-Vlaanderen in Belgium, started the 10km test in San Benedetto del Tronto less than halfway through 159-rider field and set the early fastest mark at 11:21. The 32-year-old Dutchman waited nearly two hours in the hot seat before Rohan Dennis, who started third from last, crossed the line three seconds faster to take the lead and eventually the stage win.
It was a heartbreaking loss for van Emden,
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"When you're so close, you just want to win," he said. "I'm very disappointed."
Van Emden also lost the Eneco Tour time trial last year to Dennis.
"It's the second time that I've missed a WorldTour victory because Dennis is faster," he said.
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