Wherry Finishes 18th In Time Trial
0 Comments Published by Unknown on Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 8:59 PM.
Branson, Mo. - Chris Wherry’s 18th-place finish led the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team Thursday in the individual time trial on Stage 3 of the Tour of Missouri.Wherry covered the 18-mile (29 km) rolling course in 43 minutes and 49 seconds, a time 4:12 slower than stage winner Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team). Wherry’s performance moved him from 69th to a team-best 27th place in the overall standings.
“The terrain made for a seriously tough time trial,” Wherry said. “The whole course was up and down. There was not a flat section of road the entire 18 miles.”
Riders reached speeds of more than 55 mph on a sweeping descent, only to have to suffer through a nearly two-mile long climb back up to the finish.
Toyota-United’s string of bad luck in the six-stage, six-day event continued Thursday when Sean Sullivan finished outside the time cut and was eliminated. His departure means the team is down to five riders (Ivan Stevic abandon Wednesday and Jose Manuel “Chepe” Garcia was time cut on Tuesday).
Sullivan said breathing problems that first flared up 10 days ago nearly kept him from finishing Wednesday’s 125.6-mile (202.1 km) stage.
“That was probably the most I’ve ever suffered on a bike,” Sullivan said. “It’s not really in my character to quit something. But in a stage race you’re kind of just filling up space if you’re not well. I want to get home and get rested and come back better and stronger next year.”
0 Responses to “Wherry Finishes 18th In Time Trial”
Post a Comment