For Gomez it was a case of close, but not close enough. Despite giving his best effort on arguably the toughest day of this year‰Ûªs race it was not to be and he had to settle for the runner-up result.
"It‰Ûªs been an amazing race, I‰Ûªm so happy to get on the podium," Gomez said, "The first day didn‰Ûªt go so well for me but then on the second day I had a better feeling on the bike and was able to take the win. The last two days also went well and it was great to have such a close fight with Mani and Graham. Obviously I‰Ûªm disappointed not to have taken the win but it still feels great to come second after such a long and demanding race. Thank you to everyone who helped me over the event ‰ÛÒ my team and all the fans ‰ÛÒ I‰Ûªll come back even stronger next year."
Putting hopes of another victory in this year‰Ûªs championship on hold, Jarvis ended his week on the third step of the podium.
‰ÛÏIt was definitely the hardest day today ‰ÛÒ it was so slippery on the hills after the rain and there was a lot of pushing," Jarvis said. "I‰Ûªm happy just to get to the finish today ‰ÛÒ I was going well up to the service point then I had a crash and lost my GPS. After that I just tried to tag onto the other riders so I knew where to go. I did get lost a couple of times, so I‰Ûªm really happy to get third. Overall the event has gone well, it‰Ûªs been one of the closest and I‰Ûªm happy that I was still in contention right up to the end.‰Û
