I cruised in for 28th, 20 seconds down. I had what we say, good sensations. Just obvisouly a little bit short… Brent had an amazing ride just 2 seconds of the pink!!! Cadel wasn’t even a second behind him. It was a generally damp day, with light rain off and on all day. I was a bit timid into the turns but all in all I think I rode pretty aggressive. I just lost a bit of gas in the final couple kilometers. I’m still blown away thinking about how fast Brent took the last two corners while in his aero bars. I’m pretty sure he was the only guy to do that! It was impressive. That guy can ride a TT bike.
Not a bad start for the first grand tour for the BMC Racing Team. The next two stages in Holland wil be flat and fast. Likely a sprint tomorrow, we will be looking to continue our success as well as keep our guys safe and out of trouble. Maybe I can mix it up in the sprint? We’ll see. Oh, and our team is 2nd in team GC, not bad at all!
