The 2017 UCI Road World Championships kick into life on Sunday with the trade team time trial, and Orica-Scott's Matt White believes the men's 42.5km test around the Norwegian city of Bergen is the hardest team test his squad have faced.
Orica-Scott are no strangers to the TTT at the Worlds, having finished on the podium in all but one season since the event's debut in 2012. The Australian WorldTour team have racked up two silvers, two bronzes and missed out on gold by less than one second in 2014.
"It's the most solid triple-T that I've seen," White tells Cyclingnews.
ADVERTISEMENT
The former athlete arrived in Norway on Monday and along with his six-man team of Alex Edmondson, Luke Durbridge, Svein Tuft, Damien Howson, Daryl Impey, and Michael Hepburn rode reconnaissance over the route.
The majority of the course is run over rolling terrain, while there is a long flat section just before the biggest climb with roughly 12 kilometres remaining. The final section is downhill or flat and teams must finish with at least four men in order to post their times. The official start order will be picked at random, with squads notified of their slots on Saturday. For now, White and his riders have been using their time to familiarise themselves with the location and route.
"There are a couple of little climbs, and the one with around 12 kilometres to go has a pitch at around 12-13 per cent," says White.
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
via Cyclingnews Latest Interviews and Features http://ift.tt/2wr9Dfz
No comments:
Post a Comment