Two-time Olympic champion rower Hamish Bond will compete for New Zealand at the cycling world championships. Photo: Getty ImagesHamish Bond's cycling time trial credentials are set for their next exam as he prepares for his second world championships in Austria. Bond spoke to the Weekend Herald from Kuhtai Saddle, a mountain pass 40km to the west of the event host Innsbruck. The 2000m high venue serves as a "stop-gap" to maximise the benefit Bond gets from a recent stint altitude training in Colorado. Meanwhile, Disley provided aerodynamic expertise and specialist time trial equipment, a key to Bond's progression.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 15, 2018 04:30 UTC