Ah... he makes such a good point. I feel so sad that no one was there to cheer them on.

When I do a time trial, and someone calls out my name (usually a marshall or someone of a lower grade as I pass them, occasionally someone of a higher grade as they pass me)... when someone calls my name it makes me dig a bit deeper.

I understand his point... at that level, and with the precedent of having come from le Tour, it must have been really tough.