Tour Down Under winner Daryl Impey continued his run of good form, taking out a record seventh national championship time trial title at the South African championships in Oudtshoorn on Wednesday.
Impey topped Dimension Data's Ryan Gibbons by 2:17 over the 43.8km course, with the third-place finisher Rohan de Ploy a distant 6:49 behind.
"It is always nice to win the time trial, every year there is always a bit more pressure," Impey said in a Mitchelton-Scott press release. "I was confident after Down Under that I would come here and be able to do a good ride, it was really hard and I am super happy with it."
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The region was in the midst of a heat wave, with temperatures soaring over 36°C, taxing even those acclimated to hot weather.
"It was so hot compared to other years and I think the competition felt that. It was around 36 degrees at 2:30 in the afternoon," Impey said. "I started off quite fast and hard but kind of blew up a little bit towards the end, but I think I still paced it quite well."
Fortunately, cooler weather is due for Saturday's road races, which Impey hopes to finally claim for the first time in his career.
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