"This is my seventh Worlds, all in the time trial," Pinotti told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "The best place was my first Worlds, tenth in Plouay, France. I would like to better my past result, to be in the first nine spots."
The time trial covers three 16.6-kilometre circuits, 49.8 kilometres. The 650-metre long Rancate, with sections of 10 percent, features each circuit.
"The course is suited to me. There is a hard climb, halfway, 900 metres long, but the hardest bit is 500 metres in where it is nine to 10 percent. I will use a 42x11 there. The second part should not be so bad."
Pinotti, who rides for trade team Columbia-HTC, is a four-time Italian champion. He finished 13th at the World Championships last year in Varese, Italy.
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