Fred Wright insists 'nice big win' is on horizon ahead of World Championships road race

Britain’s Fred Wright admits his string of near-misses in 2022 have left him “really gutted” but believes a “nice big win” is on the horizon. Speaking to Eurosport ahead of the World Championships road race in Wollongong, Australia on Sunday, Wright reflected on a brilliant breakout season that has seen him repeatedly fall just short of an elusive victory. Ad Wright finished in the top five on five occasions at La Vuelta, just a month after he put in a series of impressive performances at the Tour de France.

World ChampionshipsRider ratings: Five-star Van Aert hoping for no rogue EvenepoelAN HOUR AGO His attacking style and emotive post-race interviews have earned him a legion of new fans and he insists he has no plans to change. Reflecting on being the season’s nearly man, Wright said: “I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was really gutted. “You still have to take the positives out of everything.

I guess that’s how I try to be in general life and I guess that’s maybe how my interviews come across, just trying to be positive. “I think it’s hard nowadays with social media and everything, and people saying, ‘oh Fred, you’re so close, when’s that win going to come?’ “But I think I have to take a step back and look at this year and you’ve got to be happy. It’s not easy getting in these breakaways and attacking in the way that I’ve done.

“So it’s all building up to something, I don’t know what it’s going to be, but there’s going to be a nice big win at some point. “Last year I was nowhere near winning a stage at a Grand Tour, this year I’m in a position where I feel like I should have won a stage of a Grand Tour. That’s already a good sign.” Road World Championships: How to watch, full schedule and times Roglic blaming Wright for