Athletes competing in the Under 23 Men's World Championship Time Trial included some of the sport's biggest teams. And New Zealand's Logan Currie.

Norwegian winner Søren Werenskjold was advised on the best strategy by Sunday's elite winner and compatriot Tobias Foss. Bronze medalist Leo Hayter (GBR) also had a brother, Ethan, who finished fourth despite mechanical problems.

Currie, who finished fourth, less than 10 seconds behind Hayter, did not have that advantage.

"I'm pretty happy with fourth place in this category compared to the rest of the field," said the 21-year-old immediately after finishing the time trial.

"I'm not going to lie," said the 21-year-old after finishing the time trial, "I'm pretty happy with fourth place.

"To be honest, I thought I was on a bad run. On a course like that you can't really look at your times. You just have to keep the gas pedal at full throttle in every corner and keep putting out as much power as you can."

The New Zealand athlete is part of a skeleton team, and none of his country's athletes are participating in the men's elite time trial. In fact, the only New Zealand representative in the elite men's team is Bolton Equities teammate James Fouche, and although Currie will participate in the U23 road race, he has a small team with Jack Drage as his only teammate.

New Zealand is not without worthy options, and Niamh Fisher-Black must be a strong contender in the elite/U23 women's road race, leading a four strong team.

However, the country is underfunded, requiring athletes to pay their own travel expenses and devoting its limited budget to providing "the world-class support staff the athletes are looking for."

But Currie has no regrets.

"In a time trial like that, you can only do what you can do. It's the team that got me here. I owe it to the team. I just wanted to finish in the top three for them."

Currie still has one year left in the U23 category, and this year's winner, Kearnskijold, was fourth in 2021. Furthermore, the UCI Road World Championships in Australia is close to New Zealand's home event.

"I think we have to go full throttle from the start. I think we have to go full throttle from the start. I think that's the best way to go."