Ben Turner finished fourth in the time trial on stage two of the Volta Comunitat Valenciana.
Having switched to road bikes due to the windy conditions, Turner was the fastest Grenadier of the day, clocking a time of 20:33.705 to come home in fourth place on the 17km course.
Speaking afterwards, Turner said:
“I really felt like I could push it in the legs today, I could recover, and hold quite a nice pace so I think it’s pretty solid. It was a bit of a crazy day with the bike changes and not knowing what was going to happen, but I think it was solid enough. I had a good feeling and that’s the main thing. I got a good effort out, like in a normal TT, so that’s positive, especially at this time of year.”
Magnus Sheffield also had a good ride, finishing sixth in a time of 20:46.61.
Artem Shmidt started off proceedings for the team in his USA national kit, briefly sitting in the hot seat with a time of 21:42.42, before finishing inside the top-20.
Tomorrow’s third stage will see the peloton head for the hills, covering 158km from Orihuela to San Vicente del Raspeig.
