Over the last few years, Nicolas Roche has improved his TT skills a lot. Tomorrow he will defend the Irish colours when he lines up for the Worlds time trial.

Tomorrow, Tinkoff-Saxo’s Nicolas Roche is taking part in the 47.1 kilometer long individual time trial World Championships in the Spanish city of Ponferrada. The strong Irishman was training on the the course Tuesday afternoon and here are his thoughts:

“I think it’s a very nice course. The first part is very fast and the true powerhouses will benefit from this part. However, the second part is a bit more complicated with a relatively long climb with 15 kilometers to go. It’s going to be intense. I’ll try to go fast on the flat section and keep the pressure on the slope. I’m actually not sure what to expect regarding results. I can only tell that I’m motivated and I’ve been working hard for this,” concludes 30 year-old Roche.

Roche will launch his time trial at 14:36. The last rider on the course is the defending champion, Tony Martin (Germany) who will start one hour later exactly.