September 20, 2017 (Bergen, Norway) – On a 31km ITT that featured a unique 3.4km summit finish, Canadian rider, Hugo Houle from Sainte-Perpetue, Que., battled against the world’s best to claim a top-30 result ending up 29th in the Elite Men’s ITT at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships in Bergen, Norway.
![Hugo Houle © Chris Auld](https://i0.wp.com/pedalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Houle-AP6I8081.4-1.jpg?resize=504%2C518&quality=100&ssl=1)
![Tom Dumoulin © Cor Vos](https://i0.wp.com/pedalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dumoulin-CORVOS_00028513-274.2.jpg?resize=525%2C337&quality=100&ssl=1)
“I finish a bit far, but that’s the price to pay when Tom Dumoulin takes a minute to Chris Froome. It’s impressive. I am satisfied, I made a good effort and it bodes well for the road race,” said Houle who added that he did not prepare specifically for this event.
![Robert Britton © Chris Auld](https://i0.wp.com/pedalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Britton-AQ3I9735.4.jpg?resize=525%2C529&quality=100&ssl=1)
Fellow Canuck Robert Britton from Regina, Saskatchewan who races for Rally Cycling finished 48th. Riders were allowed to switch their bikes before the final climb on a 20-metre section of carpet on a cobbled sector and get a push to get going.
![Britton makes a bike change. © Cor Vos](https://i0.wp.com/pedalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Britton-CORVOS_00028513-268.2.jpg?resize=525%2C350&quality=100&ssl=1)
![Elite Men’s ITT podium (l-r) Roglic 2nd, Dumoulin 1st, Froome 3rd © Cor Vos](https://i0.wp.com/pedalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/M-Pod-CORVOS_00028513-191.4.jpg?resize=525%2C355&quality=100&ssl=1)
“I can’t believe it, I had such a good day, I thought my power meter was off because it was so high,” Dumoulin said afterwards after he had completed the 31 kilometre course. “Doing the double [with team time trial gold] is amazing, Sunday was amazing but today [Wednesday] maybe less surprising. I was still one of the favourites, which made it even more difficult to stay calm. But I did that and I was on a good day.”
After Thursday’s break from the competitions, Friday will see the first road races get underway with the Junior Women followed by the Under-23 Men.
Results here.