Artem Shmidt reclaimed his national time trial title at the USA National Time Trial Championships in Charleston, South Carolina.
Shmidt averaged a speed of 52.23kph on the 33km course to be crowned the champion. The American clocked a time of 38:21.88 to take the victory 10 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, Larry Warbasse (Tudor Pro Cycling).
Speaking after the win, Shmidt said:
“I feel pretty good! It was pretty windy out there to be honest but I was able to come in with the win, but during the moment did not feel good at all!”