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I find it diappointing that another mayfly in Taylor Knibbs wins the women's ITT to book a ticket to the Olympics.
I was quite surprised she was able to beat Faulkner who seemed to be in good form and had it as a big goal. Knibb was announced as a Trek rider year, but never raced for them outside of the NC. She is still sponsored by them though, so perhaps we will get to see more of her in road racing in the future.
Ultimately the ITT is a RR and it is unfair that someone who does not ride the road can compete in this discipline at the Olympics.
Sure, but she's earned the right due to the US selection process. And at least it's not a 49 year old Neben.
It's a poor and flawed process.
The downside for nations with limited numbers allowed to ride in the road race is if the ITTer has to road race, you could be stuck with an unbalanced group of riders for the road race.