Armstrong opens UCI Road Worlds with time trial gold

Mendriso, Switzerland (September 23, 2009)—The 2009 UCI Road World Championships started off with a bang for the United States with Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho/Cervelo-Lifeforce) earning her second world title in the women’s time trial on Wednesday. Armstrong’s time trial gold gave the United States its third world championship in the event in the last four years. Defending world champion Amber Neben (Irvine, Calif./Equipe Nürnberger) finished sixth while Jessica Phillips (Aspen, Colo./Team Lip Smacker) was 14th. Tejay Van Garderen (Superior, Colo./Rabobank Continental) was the top American finisher in the U23 men’s time trial in 13th while Peter Stetina (Boulder, Colo./Garmin-Felt-Holowesko) was 20th. "This is exactly what we expected,” stated Jim Miller USA Cycling’s Director of Athletics and the women’s team director... [read full story]                    

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