Last year's under-23 time trial champion Artem Shmidt (Ineos Grenadiers) upgraded his US road title in Charleston, West Virginia, powering to victory in the elite men's time trial on Wednesday.
"It was a super-fast course. Pretty windy this year compared to last year, and it was a very close race," Shmidt said.
"I haven't won a race in four years, so this feeling is amazing," Kessler said.
"I had a solid plan going in. I wanted to hold a consistent power early on. The wind picked up toward the end, so I took advantage of the tailwind on the way out and saved everything for the headwind coming back. I emptied the tank from the last roundabout."
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