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VAISON LA ROMAINE, France -- In 2015, Rohan Dennis etched his name as a stage-winning time trialist in the Tour de France with his Stage 1 victory in record speed.His win in the 13.8-kilometer race against the clock in Utrecht, Netherlands, at an average speed of 55.446 kph was the fastest ever in the Tour for an individual time trial. It also saw him become that Tours first wearer of the leaders yellow jersey for a day.Fast-forward a year, heading into the current Tours first time trial, and the 26-year-old Australian, who is national champion in the discipline, was far from grinning and feeling his strongest.As he prepared to race Thursdays 12th stage, 184 kilometers from Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, he was showing the accumulated fatigue from 11 days of brutal racing as a helper for his BMC teams two leaders, Australian Richie Porte and American Tejay van Garderen.Im pretty tired. A lot of people are, though, after yesterday [Stage 11], Dennis told ESPN.com.This years Tour has two times trials. The first is Fridays 37.5-kilometer Stage 13 from Bourg-Saint-Andéol to La Caverne du Pont DArc. The second is on Stage 18 and lasts 17 kilometers from Sallanches to Megève. Both races of truth were penciled in as goals for Dennis.But even before Thursdays Stage 12, which pitted the peloton against incredibly strong winds and heat, Dennis was circumspect about touting his chances.It was full gas all day in the crosswinds, Dennis said of Stage 11. There was no time to actually recover at all, along with all the mountain stages already gone in the Pyrénées. I was struggling to even sit on the wheel up front. Everyones feeling the same. Ill have to keep reminding myself that.Pressed on how he might approach Fridays time trial, which should also have a massive bearing on the overall classification, Dennis said his measure of success would not necessarily be the result but how he responds in the race against the clock when fatigued.[Fridays time trial] is going to be a good test for myself as to how I actually react under a lot of pressure physically in a time trial, he said.Dennis conceded that he probably also underestimated the stages leading up to the 13th.I have been targeting it, he said. But I hadnt expected to be this tired. [I] looked at the profiles before, [of those stages] leading into the time trial, and thought, Its not that hard. OK, we have come out of Andorra, there is a climb; then its all flat and downhill from there to the finish the next day. The next day is flat on to Ventoux.But things are a little bit different. Obviously I didnt know the areas and whatnot.The South Australian has his eyes on developing into a rider who could one day compete in the overall classification of a three-week grand tour. This years Tour is providing invaluable experience to physically and mentally face the demands of having to stay focused for the duration of a grand tour, rather than get the chance to back off on certain days as riders in teams without overall contenders can do.I think its going to be good for the future, hopefully for when I am trying to become more of GC [general classification] rider, he said. Obviously, I have to stay on the pedals every day. There are no easy days when you are a GC rider. You can learn about the way you react.The Tour time trials also are gauges for how Dennis is tracking formwise with a view to next months Olympics, at which he will compete in both the road race and time trial event (as will Porte, who crashed into a motorbike during a wild Stage 12).The Rio Games will be Dennis second Olympics. His first were the 2012 London Games, where he raced for Australia on the track in the team pursuit and won a silver medal behind Great Britain.I am not going to be as fresh as a daisy when I go to Rio, he said. I always knew that. Obviously, I will feel a little bit fresher than here.It is about trying to find that fitness beforehand. [Fridays time trial is] a good little test. Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic . After a replay, the winner will meet Sunderland in the quarterfinals. Sagbo did well to control Sone Alukos right cross and fire past Brighton goalkeeper Peter Brezovan. 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Multiple Hong Kong champion Douglas Whyte will replace the suspended Paul Harvey on Scales Of Justice in the Railway Stakes at Ascot in Perth.Harvey was ruled out of the three upcoming Saturdays of Group One racing when he was suspended for 26 days his ride on I am Boudica who finished third in Saturdays Group Three Champion Fillies Stakes.Harvey won the Group Three R J Peters Stakes (1500m) on the Lindsey Smith-trained Scales Of Justice on the same program.Whhyte made his first visit to the Perth carnival in 2013 and the following year claimed the Group One Kingston Town Classic on the Chris Waller-trained Moriarty.ddddddddddddAfter Saturdays Railway Stakes (1600m), the Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) takes centre stage a week l