Kennaugh proud of gutsy fourth place performance

Peter Kennaugh, World Championships 2009, under 23 road race

Pete Kennaugh slumped to the ground after finishing the world championships under 23 men's road race. He had raced his heart out in the final laps, chasing moves, going on the attack and racing against riders who were older and who had several team mates.

Fourth place is a difficult result to take. Only three riders climb onto podium. Italy's Paolo Bettini was in tears when he finished fourth in Lugano in 1996 but Kennaugh was rightly proud of his ride. He was perhaps disappointed with the result because he's a winner but he was happy with how he had performed.

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