Time trial course preride

Today we rode the time trial course and the last couple of kilometers of the road race. The time trial course is about 90% uphill with only a few rollers and a short downhill to the finish line. It should be a good test of the legs tomorrow, as we begin stage one. Last year's winner set a blazing pace riding under 17 minutes for the 10 kilometer course. Pretty impressive considering that there isn't much recovery on the course. The first half isn't too bad as you get some recovery but the last uphill section is pretty long without much chance to recover.

We also got our start times for tomorrow with Jafer off fist at 2:31:30, then Joey at 2:35:30, followed by Thomas at 2:43:30, and finally Oscar at 2:55:30 pm. Hopefully, the time trial results will be posted before we leave the course so we can give an update. With 118 registered riders the top times should be close but look for riders down on the general classification to try and make up lost time in the remaining stages.

The last two kilometers of the road race course is very challenging, as the road pitches up with no rest. It should be a battle all the way to the finish as the strongest riders set the tempo after 90 miles of racing. Hopefully, we will be able to play our cards and shoot for a breakaway about midway through the race. We will definitely be active throughout this race and hopefully the results will show!