McCann in action in London today; possibly his last international outing after a very successful career (Photo: Guy Swarbrick)
Ireland’s David McCann has had a frustrating outing at the Olympic Time Trial (TT), finishing down the field in 27th place in what has traditionally been a very strong event for him.
The Irishman relinquished 5:24 to winner Bradley Wiggins (GB), who stormed around the 44km London course in a time of 50:39 to crown what has been an incredible year for him, which has included victory in the Tour de France.
McCann – one of the best TT riders Ireland has ever produced - said afterwards he felt his ride was well below what he is capable of, adding that an injury worry and the stress caused by the last minute arrival of his skinsuit had affected his performance.
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“I had a few wee hamstring issues and my skinsuit only actually arrived last night so there was a bit of mental stress,” he told RTE Radio 1’s Roy Willoughby immediately after the race in London this afternoon.
He said that as well as the injury worry and the last minute clothing problem, he felt he “just didn’t click on the day” and was perhaps a little fatigued following Saturday’s 250km road race.
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“It wasn’t the worst ride in the world but I know I have better in me on a good day.”
Competing in his third Olympics, he said it had been an enjoyable Games to be part of.
“It’s been fantastic, really fantastic. The atmosphere has been unreal, I’ve really enjoyed it. It’s great to see all the support out there for cycling.”
McCann told stickybottle earlier in the year that he intended to retire at the end of this season and move into coaching. He reiterated those plans after today’s race, in which he was the only Irish rider.
Results: Olympic TT 44km
1 Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) 50:39
2 Tony Martin (Germany) @42
3 Christopher Froome (Great Britain) @1:08
4 Taylor Phinney (United States of America) @1:58
5 Marco Pinotti (Italy) @2:09
6 Michael Rogers (Australia) @2:11
7 Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) @2:14
8 Bert Grabsch (Germany) @2:38
9 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spain) @2:49
10 Janez Brajkovic (Slovenia) @3:30
11 Lieuwe Westra (Netherlands) @3:40
12 Vasil Kiryienka (Belarus) @3:50
13 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) @3:51
14 Lars Ytting Bak (Denmark) @3:53
15 Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark) @3:54
16 Gustav Larsson (Sweden) @3:55
17 Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) @4:00
18 Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Portugal) @4:02
19 Jack Bauer (New Zealand) @4:14
20 Denis Menchov (Russian Federation) @4:19
21 Ramunas Navardauskas (Lithuania) @4:32
22 Lars Boom (Netherlands) @4:50
23 Alexandr Vinokurov (Kazakhstan) @4:57
24 Fumiyuki Beppu (Japan) @5:01
25 Maciej Bodnar (Poland) @5:10
26 Magno Prado Nazaret (Brazil) @5:11
27 David McCann (Ireland) @5:24
28 Ryder Hesjedal (Canada) @5:26
29 Sylvain Chavanel (France) @5:28
30 Michael Albasini (Switzerland) @5:58
31 Assan Bazayev (Kazakhstan) @6:01
32 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spain) @6:19
33 Tomas Aurelio Gil Martinez (Venezuela) @6:25
34 Mouhcine Lahsaini (Morocco) @6:45
35 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Colombia) @6:54
36 Alireza Haghi (Islamic Republic of Iran) @7:01
37 Ahmet Akdilek (Turkey) @8:31
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