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Stage 3
Friday, August 21
Miller Motorsports Park Individual Time Trial |
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Zirbel Crushes TT Rivals in Utah
Tom Zirbel (BISSELL) once again dominated the time trial in an astounding fashion by a margin of 14 seconds over 2nd placed rider, Ian McKissick (BMC), and 19 seconds over 3rd place finisher, Brent Bookwalter. The BISSELL time trialists mastered the speedway at Miller Motorsports Park and placed 3 riders in the top 10. New Zealand Time Trial Champion Jeremy Vennell (BISSELL) had a strong 4th place finish losing out on the podium by only 3 seconds, and Ben Jacques-Maynes finished 6th best on the day.
The week's racing has been a tough one, and Tom reflects on things coming into Friday. "I have been feeling average this week but have been trying to maintain positive thinking remembering that this is a max 20 min effort", says Tom. On the course Tom says, "I felt really strong on the front half of the course but then lost a bit when I got to the track". But Tom's doubt that his lead would not hold was not to be, and he won the Utah time trial stage for the second year in a row.
In the general classification, BJM and Burke sit in 12th and 13th places, respectively, and are 3:03/3:04 minutes back. Saturday's 155K Queen Stage will be one for the climbers. A stage with massive climbs over Sundance and Little Cottonwood Canyon can certainly produce significant time gaps and Burke hopes to use this to his advantage.
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