Huber, White seize overall Crocodile Trophy leads

16 October 2018 04:30
Urs Huber and Sarah White took over the elite leads with stage victories in the stage 4 time trial. The multiple Swiss National Champion and four-time Crocodile Trophy winner Huber claimed stage 4 in 1:23:49 and takes over the overall lead by 1:11 in the men’s. Sarah White, who won before in 2015, takes over the women’s lead after a strong 2-hour race. Lucy Coldwell is now in second with a gap of 1:53. For the 16th time in the 24-year history of the event, this small mining town with a population of 85 residents is hosting a Crocodile Trophy stage. "We feel very welcome here and all the residents have been so supportive," said Race Founder Gerhard Schönbacher.ADVERTISEMENT Of Huber fellow riders said, that he had been a "man on a mission" and "hungry for the win" on the 38 km time trial course from Herberton to Irvinebank. With an elevation change of only 525 meters, it was a fast and determined race by Huber and it all went to plan for the 33-year-old. He added that a few long and flat stages were coming up and that those should suit his style of racing. An endurance specialist and with years of Outback racing experience, he was confident for the next few days he concluded. Swiss elite racer Konny Looser says he was happy about two stage wins this year but also very realistic. He had taken notice of the extremely strong form by Huber and that he wasn’t surprised by Huber’s win in the time trial. "I saw yesterday that Urs is very strong and two minutes is not a big gap. There are still four days to go and a lot of long and flat stages coming up where a lot of things can happen like technical problems and then two minutes is nothing," he said. Sarah White overtakes Lucy Coldwell At the halfway mark, Croc rests in Irvinebank You can read more at Cyclingnews.com.read full article

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