Colin Rivera turned around his early season woes with back-to-back wins in September and went into the 2019 World Championships in Yorkshire with high hopes, but the American's road race never caught fire and Annemieke Van Fluten's 104km solo sensational After her sensational victory, she had to fight for a fine position.

Rivera entered the race as one of two American protected riders, along with time trial world champion Chloe Dygert Owen, and when the latter jumped into the chase group after van Vleuten, the American team looked strong.

However, as the race dragged on and it became clear that van Vleuten would not be caught, Rivera and the rest of the peloton were isolated and eventually made redundant by the time the race reached Harrogate.

Several major nations joined the break, and Rivera spent most of the afternoon in limbo.

Former Tour of Flanders winner Rivera eventually finished 10th, while Daigert finished 4th, much to Rivera's frustration.

"I was a protected sprinter today. It was a hard course, but Chloe was in the breakaway and I was in the lead group," Rivera told Cycling News at the finish.

"The race went really well. The climb up Lofthouse was hard enough to open up a gap on those guys. The climb up Lofthouse was hard enough for those guys to open up a gap. It took a while for the chase to start and it was just a hard course. We knew it was going to be like this, but we also knew that we still had 100km to go to the finish. We were balanced and it depended on the nature of the group."

"Chloe was there. We didn't miss anything. If everyone was in that group and sticking around, it was going to be here. That's how the cards fell and it's a shame that without the radio we have no idea what's going on."

The radio problem was apparently part of Rivera's frustration. Rivera added, "Without immediate information, the attacking players were able to build a healthy lead, but the main peloton remained unsure of the situation."

"I don't think a race without radio would be exciting. In fact, I think it would be pretty boring. People sit around and don't know what to do."

"It's hard to make calls on the fly and when someone drops out you don't know what's going on. I have no idea what the overview is, and sometimes it's hard to see the board. Everything is unknown. I don't like racing without a radio. If I knew right away who was in and who was out, I could follow them much faster."

Still, fourth and tenth place were decent finishes for the American women, but Rivera's hands were tied as the race unfolded.

"It's a shame I didn't play my cards full. I still tried my best to sprint for the sprint."