Edvald Boasson Hagen was happy with his performance in the Tour of Britain's stage 5 time trial, but he admitted that the time he lost to stage winner Lars Boom has dented his hopes of winning the race for a third time.
Boasson Hagen, who triumphed in 2009 and 2015, clocked 19:33 on the 16km Essex course to finish 16th on the stage, 30 seconds down on Boom.
After picking up 12 bonus seconds for a brace of second place finishes earlier in the week, he now lies eighth overall, 19 seconds off Boom.
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"I felt quite good actually. I obviously didn't go fast enough to win but the feeling was pretty good. I don't think I did much wrong out there, I can't think of anything I could have done a lot better. I just didn't go fast enough for the win," Boasson Hagen told Cyclingnews.
While the top 10 is packed full of time trial specialists, Boasson Hagen is perhaps the biggest threat to Boom, given his sprinting form. There are three stages remaining, two of which look certain to culminate in bunch sprints, and all of which carry bonus seconds of 10, 6, and 4 seconds for the top three.
"My chances are getting smaller," said Boasson Hagen. "19 seconds, it's hard to get. If you win two stages you have it. But there are three stages left and it's not easy to win stages here with the sprinters that are here. It's going to be a hard one, but we'll try."
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