Greig Leach

With the rain soaked roads (and the continued showers) the riders had to exercise caution, but the name of the game in the individual time trial is speed. One does not often compliment the other. The American, Taylor Phinney (BMC) had already wiped out in a corner. It was a shame too, he was on a new best time pace before he crashed. Another who was setting the best time splits on the streets of Bristol was the German National Time Trial Champion, Tony Martin (Etixx-Quickstep). Martin is a three time World Champion in this discipline as well. Martin caught his minute man, Frederik Frison (Lotto Soudal) a few hundred feet before the corner where the American crashed. Hopefully these two will get around the corner safely. Martin went on to take the time trial on the day. His first TT victory this year. Hopefully, he will be able to carry that winning way to Doha, Qatar for the 2016 UCI Road World Championships.