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Men Team Time Trial - Daily Review
Indomitable Martin nails ITT gold

11 October 2016 – Doha, Qatar : Tony Martin grabbed his fourth Individual Time Trial gold medal at the UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016 finishing far ahead his opponents in 44:42.99. The 31-year-old German equalled Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara record with four time trial World Titles. Defending champion Vasil Kiryienka bagged the silver medal and Jonathan Castroviejo grabbed the bronze.

Martin was indomitable on a course that suited him well. “The course was really made for me,” he said. “The only thing I was really afraid of, was the heat. But I already prepared for it at home and we had a good week here with the team. I learned a lot from the Team Time Trial.”

On top of the world
Martin added a second gold to his Doha tally after already having won the Team Time Trial on Sunday. The German now has a total of four golds, one silver and two bronze world championships medals, a sum which elevates him on the top spot of the all-time medal table, since Cancellara owns three bronzes but not a single silver medal. The Swiss time trial machine hung up his bike after winning the Olympic title in Rio de Janeiro.
Numbers do not mean much though for Martin : “I always say that I don’t count medals. I’m just proud to ride in the rainbow jersey next year.”

Martin will continue his career with Team Katusha - Alpecin, after a five-year-span with Etixx-Quick Step.

Full set for Kiryienka
Vasil Kiryienka made up for a lean year taking silver behind Martin. The Belarussian’s best time trial result in the rainbow jersey was a third place in the first stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in March. Starting last from Lusail Sports Complex, Kiryienka was the only one to stay within striking distance, coming three seconds behind Martin at the first section, but it was impossible for him to keep up the same pace and eventually finished 45.05 seconds behind the German in 45:28.04. Nevertheless he couldn’t be happier with his performance : "I’m very satisfied with the work I’ve done and the medal I’ve won. Now I have the full set of medals from the world championships (was 3rd in 2012)."

Irish prodigy
Riding 13th from the ramp at Lusail Sports Complex, Ryan Mullen set the bar among the early starters. Ukraine’s time trial specialist Andrei Grivko couldn’t get anywhere near the 22-year-old Irishman, who set 46:04.74 on the 40 kilometre course. Jos van Emden, who started 24th, challenged Mullen and even set a faster intermediate time in the second section, but the Dutchman lost ground in the final leg in The Pearl to end up 23.66 seconds behind the Irish prodigy. Mullen eventually had to settle for fifth place and Van Emden ended up eighth.

Castroviejo carried the Rojigualda
Mullen, who came second in the 2014 Under 23 ITT, stayed in the hot seat for more than an hour, until Maciej Bodnar finally pushed him out. The Polish time trial specialist clocked 45:59.76, but he did not stay on top for long either. Jonathan Castroviejo immediately overtook him with a time of 45:53.90. But straight after the Spanish European champion’s best time, came Tony Martin who snatched the gold medal. "I had a fast first leg. I dropped off in the middle, but was able to put in a very strong last leg again. That was enough for a bronze medal and I’m really happy about it," said the Spaniard.

Failing favourites
Tom Dumoulin and Rohan Dennis couldn’t live up to the expectations. The Dutch Olympic silver medallist started second last and never looked to be on a medal pace. He finished 11th In 46:44.50. The Australian had to settle for sixth place in 46:10.11.

Abdullah seals 60th place for Qatar
Qatar’s sole participant in the ITT finished in 60th place. Afif Abdullah concluded the 40-kilometre course on home soil just under the hour barrier, in 57:36.78. "I am proud to have represented my country at the World Championships. It was a special feeling. It wasn’t easy, but I feel proud all the same," Abdullah stated in the mixed zone.

Four riders needed more than an hour to reach the finish line at The Pearl : Saudi Arabia’s Sultan Asiri (1:00:05.96), Pakistani’s Mohsin Kahn (1:00:33.69) and Hafiz Tahir Mahmood (1:01:06.02) and Saied Jafer Alali from Kuwait (1:01:15.51).


Men’s Elite ITT - 2016 UCI - Time video : 1’43"


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