Not the way I´d imagined

“It is a disappointment for me. I had hoped for a better result. I didn’t have a mechanical and my bike was perfect. Although the time trial should have suited me because there was a small climb I somehow lacked the power. The first half wasn’t bad but in the second half I began losing a lot of time. I wasn’t feeling all right during the warm-up, anyway.”“Yesterday when I finished 20th  I noticed that I wasn’t on the same level as the other riders. Before the start I knew I wouldn’t be fighting for the podium but I believed in top ten, at least. The tests came out right and they were similar to those from last year. I know that I did everything right. I have no idea what went wrong but I will discuss that with my coach.”“The Astana´s sports director Martinelli called me after the time trial and asked me what had happened. He had also expected more. He told me to keep a cool head and assured me that those who are in shape in March are unable to do well at the Giro, which is still my primary goal of the season. Now I stand no chance in the GC here but I am not giving up. The tomorrow´s stage is very long and I might try to break away. I will give it a shot because I think they could let me go.”6th stage (time trial – 27 km): 1st Martin (Ger/HTC-Highroad) 33:24, 2nd Wiggins (GBr/Sky) +20, 3rd Porte (Aus/Saxo Bank) +29, 4th Klöden (Ger/RadioShack) +46, 5th Peraud (Fra/AG2R) +55, 6th Westra (Ned/Vacansoleil), … 47th Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Astana) +2:50. Overall: 1st Martin 24:59:47, 2nd Klöden +36, 3rd Wiggins +39, 4th Taaramae (Est/Coofidis) +1:10, 5th Peraud +1:14, 6th Leipheimer (USA/RadioShack) +1:29, … 20th Roman Kreuziger +3:09.