My course comment is more on how different it is from the Nationals Course we use to select at least the winner. If we had a few races that matched the world course and made them the selection races, we'd get better winning opportunities.
I've seen Brandon is very good in a TT on this type of course from Euro races. Don't know much else on who I'd favor. Likely big. Ian is 6'5 about. So in Phinney.