It was really raining in Zürich on Thursday afternoon. Not spitting, not a shower, but proper, wet rain. The kind of rain which for many cyclists means not going outside at all, or at the very least starting to think about the turbo trainer.
For the riders of the men's junior road race at the World Championships, there was no simple option. Many looked colder than they had ever been coming through the mix zone post race, with lycra not really offering much protection to the biblical elements. Just 90 riders finished of 158 in the end, and those that did were soaked.
