Escorted Home
Adriano Malori (Italy) found the final climb and the false flat a bit much but still managed to sprint across the line in first place with just four riders left on the road behind him. The odds said he had a chance for the podium. It would only take roughly another six minutes to discover which step would be his. Behind him on the road were some pretty big names including a former hour record holder, Rohan Denni, Tony Martin and Tom Dumolin. Then there was the very strong riding of Vasil Kiryienka. As it turned out, only Kiryienka was able to best his time, and then by only 9 seconds after over an hour of effort. The average time for the winner, Kiryienka was over 52 kilometers per hour. Of course that means the Italian Malori claimed the silver medal for the Richmond 2015 UCI World Road Racing Champions.