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Pooley, who contributed so well to Nicole Cooke’s gold in the road race on Sunday, was fifth out of the gate and rode the race of her life to set a time of 35 minutes 16.01 seconds before sitting back to see how the rest of the field coped with such demand course.A succession of former World or Olympic time-trial champions found the pace way to hot – all except for one. America’s Kristin Armstrong who produced an astonishing effort to win by 24 seconds.Switzerland’s Karin Thurig, one of the pre-race favourites, was third, nearly a minute behind Armstrong.Showing no obvious distress from Sunday’s gruelling race in the rain, Pooley is always strong in the hills but has also been training specifically for this race, always believing she had a chance to medal.
It's a rrisky phrase to use in China as well, especially given recent events.