The rostrum after the time trial (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
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Tim McBirney (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
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Race chief Xander White (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
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9.1 mile out and again coursed dropped considerably over the primary 4.5 miles earlier than turning round and climbing again up. (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
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Members of the 3T/Q+M Biking staff warming up earlier than the beginning of the Ladies’s Time Trial (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
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(left to proper) Dr. Stephen Vogel, Hugo Scala, Jr, and Matt Zimmer of Undertaking Echelon racing follow moving into a very good aero place earlier than the TT. (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
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Present Novice Nationwide Time Trial champion Zach Gregg was within the early hotseat with a time of 18:03. (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
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The clock in the beginning reminds everybody of who their true opponent is within the ITT. (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
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Race chief Freddie Ovett (L39ION of Los Angeles) watches as officers confirm the set-up of his Time Trial bike within the jig. (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
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Stage podium, Tyler Stites (Undertaking Echelon Racing) 1st, Xander White (CS Velo) 2nd, and Tim McBirney (third). Each White and McBirney moved into classification jerseys after the stage (Yellow and white respectively). (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
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Aiden Oliphant (TaG Biking Race Crew) makes his method north alongside the sparsely populated course. (Picture credit score: Snowy Mountain Images)
Tyler Stites (Undertaking Echelon) received the Redlands Basic particular person time trial alongside Route 66, beating Xander White (CS Velo) by 18 seconds, with White transferring into the race lead. Tim McBirney, third at 22 seconds, took over as the very best novice rider.
“I have been wanting ahead to this TT for some time,” Stites mentioned. “It is a actually cool course with good pavement, so I simply wished to go quick. I am sort of a TT dork so I simply love going quick. You by no means know the way your legs are going to really feel in the midst of a stage race, however I simply felt actually good. I took it straightforward on the way in which out on the downhill and on the way in which again simply gave it every part. It was numerous enjoyable and I feel I moved up a bit on GC, however we’re nonetheless on the hunt for yellow, so will probably be a enjoyable ultimate two phases.”
White, within the lead with simply 10 seconds over Stites, faces two difficult phases with Saturday’s night criterium previous a demanding Sundown circuit on Sunday.
“I had a extremely good day in the present day,” Kiwi Xander White mentioned. “We got here right here to win the yellow jersey and took it in a race that I actually like. I actually get pleasure from time trials. Tyler (Stites) pulled a ripper out of the bag on what turned out to be a extremely quick course. We’ve our work lower out for us over the following two days. Actually, we’ve not thought an excessive amount of about how we’ll play it, however I feel we have got the power to carry on to it.”
