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TMP402 said:
Jungle Cycle said:
MountTiede said:
Major props to Hamish Bond of NZ - 39th doesn't look too great until you consider that he only switched from rowing this time last year, where he and Eric Murray were undefeated globally in the coxless pairs for eight seasons.
Is this really the same guy?? he is a huge guy and they were(are) the best by far in a very tough sport..
I know they use cycling as training but this is ridiculous.. in this course, with the mtf and in front of many WT guys..
WOW.
The very man !
NZ TV Report
'Bond suffered a puncture early in the time trial at the road cycling world championships in Bergen, Norway this morning, leaving him to battle to a 39th-placed finish out of 64 riders.
It was a disappointing outcome for the 31-year-old Kiwi in his first appearance at a major international event since taking up cycling after winning his second Olympic rowing gold medal in Rio last year.
His time for the 31.74km test of 48 minutes 14.92 seconds was 3min 33sec behind dominant winner, Dutchman Tom Dumoulin, the Giro d'Italia champion who was nearly a minute clear of the rest of the field.
Sixteenth-fastest after the first lap, Bond suffered the puncture and dropped to 44th at the mid-race time check.
The seven-time rowing world champion dug deep to finish 39th but it was not the outcome he had planned for.
"You try and deliver a clinical, smooth race and the puncture threw everything out the window. I tried but it threw me off my game," Bond said.
"It was out of my control but something I prided myself on in my rowing career was getting those things right and executing on race day. Regardless of if it was my fault or ill-luck, it was disappointing not to be able to show what I was capable of."
Bond was pleased with his exacting and gruelling preparation and believes he was in prime physical condition to make a name for himself among the sport's premier cyclists.' TV NZ
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