The USA riders endured mixed fortunes in the under-23 men's time trial at the UCI Road World Championships on Monday. Brandon McNulty took the silver medal after finishing 1:05 behind Denmark's Mikkel Bjerg. Pre-race favourite Neilson Powless, however, was left disappointed and in pain after crashing during the second lap of the Bergen circuit.
McNulty won the junior world title in 2016, beating Bjerg in Qatar. This time the result was switched, but McNulty was satisfied with his ride and a silver medal.
"They call the time trial the race of truth and he was that strong. I had one of my best rides, so the fact that he was able to put so much time into me, shows he was on another level," McNulty said in the post-race press conference.
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McNulty was out of the top five in the first three time checks but explained that he carefully paced his ride.
"With the climb towards the end of the circuit, you couldn't start off too hard," he said.
"I think the time splits showed I was behind most guys in the first 11km. Then on the second circuit, I started moving up and I think I passed everyone but Mikkel by the end. It was about pacing yourself carefully and not having anything left at the end on the final hill. After that it was all-in."
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