With rain and wind accentuating the difficulties of the undulating course , riders were able to utilise the tail - wind on their way out .
We 're forced to push against a head wind for the second half of the 16.8 km time trial .
With rain and wind accentuating the difficulties of the undulating course , riders were able to utilise the tail - wind on their way out , but we 're forced to push against a head wind for the second half of the 16.8 km time trial .