As expected, Tom Dumoulin of Giant Alpecin is the new Dutch Time Trial Champion.
Dumoulin, completed the fifty kilometre long individual time trial course around the city of Middelharnis in a time of 59.04 at an average speed of 51.7km/h, some 34 seconds quicker than Jos Van Emden.
Speaking to his team's press office: "I am really happy with this performance as everything went perfectly during the time trial. It is great to be the Dutch national champion as it was my best ride ever during the Nationals. After a long period without racing, you are never sure how it is going to go and how you will perform.
“However, I prepared well and generally if I feel good in training then I know it's going to be okay during the race. It is a really nice feeling to have won the red, white and blue jersey. It is a great honour to have won it in such a great event.”
Maciej Bodnar is the new Polish time trial champion. The Tinkoff rider took the win with a time of 1.07.28m beating Bialoblocki of British team ONE Pro Cycling and Taciak of CCC.
Fabian Cancellara won the Swiss National Time Trial crown for the final time.
The Trek Segafredo rider completed the 41km course in Martigny with a time of 53.12 to win by 1.20 ahead of IAM Cycling teammates Reto Hollenstein and Thery Schir of EKZ Racing.
"It's the last, and even though I will only wear this one for half a year, a title is a title," Cancellara said. "I have to say it was one of the hardest ones. The parcours was technical, a lot of changing of rhythm, wind, and the heat – it was around 30 degrees (Celsius) – all made it pretty hard, especially after coming from the Tour de Suisse where it was cold and rainy. Today it was so warm, and your body reacts differently.
"When a time trial is almost an hour it's never an easy effort," Cancellara said. "I feel sad for Stefan Küng because he crashed pretty hard. But I knew that on a hard course like this, you have to be really careful. It was the toughest course that I have ever done, I think. A corner, left then right, just a lot of things to take care of. But you go full gas regardless; you focus on yourself, and that is how you time trial always."
Source: DSG
