Thinking he was alone and misjudging the finish line by about 25 feet, Rano sat up a split second too early. Officials had to replay the sprint on videotape to determine the winner. They gave first place to Taylor, second to Rano. Swan won the national time trial championship for masters age 40-44 last year and the year before, and he won a world championship hill climb about five years ago in Austria. Rano was tickled to get ahead of him.
Cycling takes a long time.
It's taken me some years to refine what works for me now in training and nutrition. With time bonuses for the top three, the circuit race put Swan first overall, and Rano 20 seconds behind. Next came the mountain stage. Steve Ketchum of the Gennessee Valley Cycling Club took off on the first lap and stayed away. The break was about 2 minutes ahead.