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yeah, the internal qualification criteria looks like a mess indeed. Those from the IOC were known years in advance, though.
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Stage 7 of the Dauphine has been adjusted slightly due to road works. They removed Col des Aravis en Col de la Colombière, but added Col de la Ramaz. It's a bit easier now since with 5-6km less climbing.
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It's probably a wash. Bummer that Aravis and the easier side of Colombiere are gone (was going to watch on Colombiere), but Ramaz is longer and because of the sun angle, can be hot.Stage 7 of the Dauphine has been adjusted slightly due to road works. They removed Col des Aravis en Col de la Colombière, but added Col de la Ramaz. It's a bit easier now since with 5-6km less climbing.
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In other general news, defending Olympic gold medalist Carapaz can't defend his gold medal. Certainly make sense based on the course but still I'm sure he's annoyed. He's being penalized for being from a small country.
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That whole alotment thing for the Olympics is a mess! Not even giving a free spot for the defending champion...
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It's an Olympics thing, not an UCI thing.
There's a certain amount of comedy to some countries putting a track sprinter in the road race just to get an extra track spot.
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It's a lot worse this year than previously.
In Tokyo, the field was 130 riders, this time it's 90. And maximum team size has been reduced from 5 to 4.
It's hardly a bike race anymore.
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I know it's an Olympics thing, it's still a mess.
In fact, if the IOC just followed the usual UCI way of doing things, it wouldn't be so big a mess.
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I know there are difficulties (it would either require a very large field, very small teams, or potential contenders not being invited), but I think that the sporting principle of equitable opportunity should be given a chance somewhere in a championships: all invited teams to be of the same size. I would like to see it at least given a shot, maybe in a second level championship (Continentals?). Not everyone can qualify, but all those that do make the cut do so on the same terms.
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Great idea!
In fact, I don't even think it would be necessary to cut nations off if done for the Continental Championships.
Last year at the European Championships, there were 31 nations, even with 6-rider teams it wouldn't be an issue.
The biggest issue would be for some nations to even field 6 riders.
I'm not sure how many nations usually participate at the African, American, and Asian Championships.
Of course the Oceania Championships is a bit different, as they ride for trade teams.
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For the TTT.
In fact, the only road cycling event at the Olympic Games should be the 100 km TTT.
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In fact, it should not.
The Olympics RR will be a crap shoot and the first break could win the day.
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In another controversial Olympic selection, the French have overlooked Évita Muzic. Just like in the case of Carapaz, the route might not necessarily suit her to a T, but it also seems like they've preferred to bring Victoire Berteau in order to get another option for the track events.
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Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification - Wikipedia
I get irritated every time this comes up—for someone who for years used to really enjoy watching the Olympics it sucks that it has become classist ( and as we all know $-driven) and nationality-biased so that sports that they think are the big draw get so many more medals events and athletes participating.
Carapaz aside, as obviously he's a top-tier athlete and the circumstances are different, I was reading a bit before about how classism unfortunately begins at the highest echelons of the IOC, and has for a long time.
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90 Riders on a 273km course is going to get out of hand fast, very few domestiques and a few strong guys could get away ridiculously early, do they have radios?
Hey look at that Uruguay got a spot, maybe Moreira will bring his Volta shape!!!
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90 Riders on a 273km course is going to get out of hand fast, very few domestiques and a few strong guys could get away ridiculously early, do they have radios?
Hey look at that Uruguay got a spot, maybe Moreira will bring his Volta shape!!!
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Nope, Olympics RR overlaps with Volta a Portugal and will be held on the penultimate day of the portuguese race.
On the other hand, some chaotic racing might be a breath of fresh air. It would be cool to see some less predictable racing. The Olympics is already so different from regular cycling anyway.
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No, that's partially how Kiesenhofer stayed away in Tokyo. The Dutch team not realising that there was another rider up the road.
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It's part of the Olympic Agenda 2020 to reduce the number of people in general, because the Olympics have blown up to a size no one can manage or finance anymore. Of those ~1000 athletes less in Paris, cycling will contribute 14.
The main reason for the small field in the road race is that this comes together with the introduction of gender equality. The spots which used to be available for then men now went to the women
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It's part of the Olympic Agenda 2020 to reduce the number of people in general, because the Olympics have blown up to a size no one can manage or finance anymore. Of those ~1000 athletes less in Paris, cycling will contribute 14.
The main reason for the small field in the road race is that this comes together with the introduction of gender equality. The spots which used to be available for then men now went to the women
I have an easy way for them to get 72 fewer people.
Scrap BMX.
Sagan has not qualified for the Olympic XCO race
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