British champion Alex Dowsett took a credible 12th in the elite men’s time trial with Steve Cummings 25th for the Great Britain Cycling Team at the UCI Road World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Five-time British champion Dowsett completed the 40km in 46:54.07 while Rio Olympian Cummings stopped the clock in 47:31.52.
"I think I managed myself well"
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Hear from @alexdowsett after his 12th place in the elite men's time trial.#UCIDoha2016 pic.twitter.com/26Gtbamxpy
“It was warm, as expected,” Dowsett said.
“It was alright for me. I think I managed myself well and I’m not sure I could have done a lot more.”
Tony Martin won his fourth world time trial title to match Fabian Cancellara’s haul, the German delivering an imperious ride in 44:42.99, 45 seconds clear of defending champion Vasil Kiryienka. Jonathan Castroviejo was third.
“”I think on the day what I had was OK, it wasn’t super,” Cummings said.
GB's @cummingsstephen3 in time trial action at #ucidoha2016 It's hitting 38 degrees ☀️
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“I have been up and down in training in the last few weeks, so it is difficult to judge but on the day I got out everything I had. Like I said, it wasn’t a super day. You can’t expect a lot if you don’t have a super day here at the worlds.
“The heat is a limiting factor but I have been here long enough to adapt as well as I could. It’s difficult then because you lose your threshold.
"You can't expect a lot if you don't have a super day at the worlds"
— British Cycling (@BritishCycling) October 12, 2016
@StevoCummings' assessment after the time trial at #UCIDoha2016 pic.twitter.com/ZDujq8b3uZ
“What you can produce at 20-25 degrees is different to what you produce at 30-35 degrees and you don’t have too much time to go out and test. It’s a nice challenge, the same for everyone.”
Both Dowsett and Cummings paced their respective rides well, gradually improving their position at each of the three time checks on the 40km flat course.
Dowsett went through the first 13.6km as the 17th quickest, and 15th quickest at the 26.4km mark before ending in 12th. Tour of Britain winner Cummings was 35th through the opening sector, climbing to 32nd by the second time check before taking 25th on the line.
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