Yorkshire World Championships - Rohan Dennis: I wanted to show that I haven't hung my bike up
Sep 26 2019 03:07 am CET
Yorkshire 2019
Australia's Rohan Dennis won the Individual Time Trial of the World Championships for the second time and after an eventful season in Bahrain-Merida.
The Australian has been out of competition since he stepped out of the 2019 Tour de France one stage before the individual time trial. He has been training and preparing himself with the closest people around him in Andorra and rode the time trial competition in an unbranded bike that was later confirmed as a BMC Time Machine.
Dennis was the fastest of the event and completed the 54-kilometre course in one hour, five minutes and five seconds, being more than a minute faster than Remco Evenepoel, who got the silver medal at the end of the day. "I did a lot of work to get mentally prepared for today and I was confident in my ability," the Australian commented.
"Once I got out there I was able to let my legs do the talking. I knew the pace I went out with [at the Championships] last year and just stuck on that. I was 20 seconds up at the first time check and knew I still had more to give and that I wasn't going to die on the climbs. It was perfect and the course today was awesome as well. We first saw it on Saturday and instantly loved it, so whoever designed it, thanks for that!"
"It’s been a tough year, there has been a lot of talk since the Tour de France about what I am doing. I really wanted to come here in my best shape to show that I haven’t hung my bike up. I’ve still got a lot to give the sport."
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