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With the form of the big favourites still unknown due to injury, crashes and hard racing, the men’s elite time trial at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Championships is wide open, with numerous rid🎀ers fighting for the rainbow jersey and medals.

Defending champion Bradley Wiggins has left behind his career on the road and will not try to retain his title. Four-time world champion Fabian Can🌞cellara is also ruled out due to illness and injury.

Despite their absence, there is a tantalisingly strong list of contenders for Wednesday’s event, not least last year’s silver and bronze medallists 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tony Martin and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tom Dumoulin.

The pair will be the last two off the ramp at with Dumoulin setting off at 14:42 👍and Martꦦin 90 seconds later. Under normal circumstances, it would be a straight-out duel between the pair but Martin is still on the comeback trail following his Tour de France injury and Dumoulin may still be feeling the effects of a challenging Vuelta a Eapana. A late muscle problem for Dumoulin could also play a serious factor.

Step forward 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Rohan Dennis. The Australian, who sets off three minutes before Dಞumoulin. He was key in BMC’s victory in the team time trial on Sunday and is seen by many as the real favourite for the gold medal.

Belarussian, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vasil Kiryienka is a former medallist in the eve𒀰nt and will follow Dennis on the road. The veteran Team Sky rider convinci🐟ngly won the Giro d’Italia time trial earlier this season and he could cause an upset for the Australian camp.

Dennis’ trade teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Taylor Phinney (USA), who rolls down the ramp at 14:24, is also a contender. He’s enjoyed a very successful return to racing following his serious injury last season but the efforts could take their toll aftไer so little racing earlier in the season.

Michael Hepburn (Australia) will kick proceedings off at 13:00 local time and could find himself sitting in the hot seat for a while. Other riders that we can expect to set good times on the🔜 course are Spain’s Jonathan Castroviejo (14:34), who likes a 🍰course such as this, Italy’s Adriano Malori (14:37), Britain’s Alex Dowsett (14:30), Australia’s Luke Durbridge (13:36), Denmark's Rasmus Quaade (13:19) and Poland’s Marcin Bialoblocki (13:30).

Look below for a full list of starters and their times. Cyclingnews will have full live coverage of the elite men's time trial later on Wednesday𒐪.

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