Larsson: World time trial silver as good as gold

Gustav Larsson declared his World Championship silver medal "as good as a gold" in a time trial against the Swiss maꦯestro, Fabian Cancellara. But the Swede rejected suggestions that he remained too close to his Saxo Bank teammate after being overtaken by him at the start of the second lap.

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