Norway's Sørenskjold stood at the start line of the U23 men's time trial at the UCI Road World Championships and received solid advice on how to handle the course.

Like Foss, Wehrenskjold was nervous, especially when European champion Alec Segert (Belgium) started faster than him at the 7.1km mark. But saving energy on the first lap turned out to be part of the plan, and Cairnskijold outlined Foss's advice at a press conference after winning the world title.

"It was about being aerodynamic in the hard sections like the climbs, especially the steep ones in the first half of the course, reducing the power and daring to save energy in the fast parts," Cairnskijold said.

"There were a few corners today that advised me to stay out of TT position because they were super fast corners and it would be safer to stay out of TT position.

This advice meant that Kjærenskjold had something in reserve at the end of the 28.8 km course. With two wins in the last two days, Norway has gained momentum in the time trial, but it has not always been that way.

"If you go back a couple of years, people said Norway wasn't good at TTs," said Kjærenskjold. 'Now it's good, but I don't know the answer (to why).'

"But I think it's in the preparation. I tested the bike, I tested the suit and helmet. And of course, there's the effort on the TT bike at home. The course, each corner, how to ride it, etc. It was very good from A to B." The 22-year-old, who finished fourth in last year's U23 time trial, has signed on with Uno-X for a third season next year, cementing his cycling career.

"It all started with a craving for ice cream. My mom said if I could bike the 10 or 15 kilometers to this store, I could buy an ice cream."

"Then after a year or two I realized I had a talent for biking. From there it was a natural progression, I didn't try to educate myself or anything. I just kept cycling."