Men’s U23 Individual Time Trial Winner, Mads Wurtz Schmidt
Richmond, Va., – Denmark’s, Mads Wurtz Schmidt, won the Men’s U23 Individual Time Trial. Schmidt finished with a time of 37:10:96. The 21-year-old. Locked down first place early in the race as he was the 14th cyclist to be released out of 50. Schmidt sat on the hot seat in first place for over two hours as he waited for the race to conclude. Lennard Kamna of Germany, made a late push, but was not able to push ahead of Schmidt and second place finisher, Maximilian Schachmann of Germany. Kamna finished in third place.
“It was terrible to sit there [hot seat],” Schmidt said. “I was shaking. In the end, it was amazing. When I saw the win, I just had to shout out and go see my dad.”
The UCI Road World Championships continue tomorrow as the Junior Men’s Time Trial and the Women’s Elite Time Trial will be taking place.
