Excellent time trial

“I am very happy today. If anyone had predicted this before I would not have believed him. We pulled off a great and solid performance, we clinged together,” said Roman who wasn’t feeling quite good in the first half of the time trial. “But in the second half I got into the rhythm again and I think that from the team´s point of view, the time trial was a success.”He wasn’t that surprised with the victory of GreenEdge. “They were the strongest today and they gained almost 20 seconds on RadioShack. They are at a different level. Their team is full of excellent sprinters and track riders so this time trial suited them best,” said the Czech rider. On the other hand, he was glad that he had gained some seconds on the top contenders. “Nibali, Scarponi, Rodriguez and Evans finished all behind us but we cannot underestimate them. The race is at the very beginning and the gaps are really small now,” he addedTeam time trial (16.9 km): 1. GreenEdge 18:41, 2. RadioShack-Nissan, 3. Garmin-Barracuda +17, 4. Sky +23, 5. Astana +30, 6. Saxo Bank +38.