Tour of California, Stage 6: Catching Them Up

Soren Kragh Andersen (Giant Alpecin) was laying down a blistering ride on the 12 mile time trial course.  He was able to catch Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Etixx-Quickstep) who had gone down the start ramp a minute ahead of the Dane.  Andersen posted the new best split time as he made the U-turn that lead the riders back to the start house.  However, he feel prey to the trick of the wind.  The riders started out with a strong tail wind, that can seduce one into thinking they are doing much better than they actually are.  The problem is when you turn back around into a headwind and realize you don't have anything left.  God knows, I have done this more times than I care to admit.  Despite his split time, he was unable to get himself onto the podium at the end of the day.

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