Olympic Road Race (men’s) 2024 (August 3rd)

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Will this break get 15 minutes?

 

[tobydawq]

Excited to see who will win The African Championships today.

Girmay?

 

[Netserk]

Bettiol riding like Bettini, holding on to the car for the first part of the race.

 

[Kangaridoo]

Bettiol riding like Bettini, holding on to the car for the first part of the race.

Should be DSQ tbh

 

[Danskebjerge]

The Danes once again thinking that they are so superior that they can easily put two guys in front of the peloton. I was hoping for a bit more humility from the Danish team this time, but no ...

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

Sagan stomping the ground with a stick...
Apparently a tradition?

They have been doing it at the start of every session of the games. It's a nod to the tradition of French theater of striking the ground three times to mark the start of the performance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois_coups). Pretty cool way of involving past generations of champions imo and I hope it sticks for future Olympics.

 

[RedheadDane]

They have been doing it at the start of every session of the games.

The commentator did mention that they'd been doing it throughout the games, but not like I've been watching every session.

 

[Rob5091]

I was hoping for Froome to ride for Kenya, but I suppose he's still person non grata after his "rabbit rustling".

 

[Danskebjerge]

Girmay?

Their finish line is with 200 kilometers to go, so I don't think he will make it.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

The Danes once again thinking that they are so superior that they can easily put two guys in front of the peloton. I was hoping for a bit more humility from the Danish team this time, but no ...

At the speed the peloton is going every country (if they had 2 riders) could easily put two guys in the front. It wouldn’t surprise me if they have an average of 125w or something so far.

 

[tobydawq]

The commentator did mention that they'd been doing it throughout the games, but not like I've been watching every session.

You would not have needed to watch every session to have seen it before as it, as said, has been done at every session...

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I was hoping for Froome to ride for Kenya, but I suppose he's still person non grata after his "rabbit rustling".

And I was hoping for riders from Micronesia and South Sudan, but it turns out you can‘t just show up with a bike and get to ride.

 

[tobydawq]

At the speed the peloton is going every country (if they had 2 riders) could easily put two guys in the front. It wouldn’t surprise me if they have an average of 125w or something so far.

Mørkøv is already gone from the front. It's over for him.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Mads Pedersen just thinks he's better than he is, thats all

 

[RedheadDane]

You would not have needed to watch every session to have seen it before as it as said has been done at every session...

I just thought it looked funny.

And I've watched the ITTs, the men's MTB, and a bit of athletics. Neither of which I caught the beginning of.
Why would I watch other sports?

 

[Netserk]

I had hoped that Bjerg wouldn't get the donkey duty from the get go ...

 

[tobydawq]

I just thought it looked funny.

And I've watched the ITTs, the men's MTB, and a bit of athletics. Neither of which I caught the beginning of.
Why would I watch other sports?

Because it's the Olympics and other sports are nice too

Anyway, Bjerg was training for this at the Danish nats, now is his time to shine.

 

[Danskebjerge]

At the speed the peloton is going every country (if they had 2 riders) could easily put two guys in the front. It wouldn’t surprise me if they have an average of 125w or something so far.

All watts count in a race that is so long. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and we know from many championships that the Danish squad gets reduced way too early. It's simply wrong by Denmark to make this statement at this point - Bjerg and Mørkøv are among the weakest riders if you take the big teams.

 

[Tim Cahill]

If Mads doesn't win then this transgression from Denmark will be discussed in the annals of cycling disgrace for centuries to come. Morkov fine, but Bjerg is far too talented for this.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Break @6:35

 

[tobydawq]

All watts count in a race that is so long. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and we know from many championships that the Danish squad gets reduced way too early. It's simply wrong by Denmark to make this statement at this point - Bjerg and Mørkøv are among the weakest riders if you take the big teams.

Riding around at 35 kilometers an hour costs nothing.

What Bjerg is doing now obviously does.

 

[RedheadDane]

BTW, has any of my fellow Danes been able to find the proper - uninterrupted - coverage on DRTV?

I could only find one that started at 11:00 (they said 10:50, but that was a lie), until 12:00, and then another from 12:00 until 18:00.
Not the one from 11:00 until 18:00...

 

[Valv.Piti]

I just thought it looked funny.

And I've watched the ITTs, the men's MTB, and a bit of athletics. Neither of which I caught the beginning of.
Why would I watch other sports?

Not really into that much else than cycling and athletics. Well, I guess I have watched a bit of the basketball tourney, but thats all honestly.

Remember to tune in now - 100 metres is starting!!

 

[Valv.Piti]

BTW, has any of my fellow Danes been able to find the proper - uninterrupted - coverage on DRTV?

I could only find one that started at 11:00 (they said 10:50, but that was a lie), until 12:00, and then another from 12:00 until 18:00.
Not the one from 11:00 until 18:00...

Just head to dr.tv/live, its uninterrupted there

 

[RedheadDane]

Just head to dr.tv/live, its uninterrupted there

The one I could find - that I'm watching now - is set to stop at 12:15.