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

[kingjr]

Wout crashed at 5km from the finish. Was in the group with Julian.

jesus...

 

[zlev11]

finally we get a race with 4 big riders fully healthy and.....one of them rides away solo anyway. meh.

 

[Netserk]

Fabulous route, the local circuit was top notch.

 

[dazaau]

Mvdp looking very thin. That's my last observation for tonight. Zzz

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I also think Lukas Kubis deserves a bit of credit, only CT rider on the results sheet (so far) and inside 4 minutes. A rare case where a 29th place would be a reason to sign a rider if I was a PCT or even a smaller WT team looking to add someone for the classics.

 

[Nick2413]

Would have been nice with a bit more suspense but solid ride by Remco. This season is already above 2022 for him.

 

[kingjr]

Beautiful finale. Just superb ride by Remco. What a nervecracker that late flat, jeez!

So great to see Madouas to hang in there for silver, overall very clever race by French team.

Mathieu.... Did he had another options, maybe he did but he chose this one.

He needed another potential winner in his team. Belgium had Remco and WvA, France had Laporte, Alaphilippe (and Madouas), US had Jorgenson and McNulty.

 

[awavey]

I

Chapeau Remco - thanks for the heart attack.

I'll never understand why the UK devotes so much time & money to its track team, & nothing on the mens road race team

If you think it's bad for the men's team, just wait till you see how they treat the women's side, picked a track rider for the 4th spot on the team that they've now chosen not to use, so they're a rider down before they even start the race

 

[Devil's Elbow]

To be honest is not a criticism, just a joke. You seem to quite often make fair analyses of the race just before a mutant blows all the tactics out of the water

I know it's a joke, just protecting my nonexistent forum cred.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Michael Mørkøv crossing the finish line more than 16 minutes after Evenepoel. I'll remember his role in this race for going up to Bjerg, after his 50 kilometer solo chase of the united states of Africa, to tell him that he didn't have to sit in the front anymore.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

finally we get a race with 4 big riders fully healthy and.....one of them rides away solo anyway. meh.

Remco, MVDP yes. Who are the other two? Alaphilipe ?

 

[StryderHells]

He has NOT honoured the jersey.

I think winning the Flanders and Roubaix double is honouring the jersey.

 

[zlev11]

Remco, MVDP yes. Who are the other two? Alaphilipe ?

and van aert

 

[Sciatic]

On most circuits riders dropped are far out of contention often pull off before final lap, but today I think any rider would want to continue just for the experience of riding through that iconic finish straight.

 

[yaco]

I am interested in whether Remco can continue his good form for one week and ride San Sebastian next weekend.

 

[Danskebjerge]

finally we get a race with 4 big riders fully healthy and.....one of them rides away solo anyway. meh.

Yeah, that's the 2024 season in a nutshell.

 

[E_F_]

I think winning the Flanders and Roubaix double is honouring the jersey.

I get that argument, but I think he has to show up and go for it a lot more than he does, even then.

 

[sam6]

Bringing Pog into every thread by his fans is sooo pathetic and lame... jeeez guys, we all know he is quite good but come on.

I love the Olympics and it should be a target for all top riders to want to win. It just makes me sad that someone who clearly would have been stronger than the winner didn't turn up and it cheapens the whole competition

 

[Izzyeviel]

I


If you think it's bad for the men's team, just wait till you see how they treat the women's side, picked a track rider for the 4th spot on the team that they've now chosen not to use, so they're a rider down before they even start the race

Well at least the women have brought home the bacon over the years & been active in races.

 

[YavorD]

I almost hoped that Remco will start running just like uncle Chris did but he kept his cool.

 

[tobydawq]

Beautiful finale. Just superb ride by Remco. What a nervecracker that late flat, jeez!

So great to see Madouas to hang in there for silver, overall very clever race by French team.

Mathieu.... Did he had another options, maybe he did but he chose this one.

Mathieu should probably have tried a bit harder to make it work with Wout after they got away the first time but when Wout proved to be able to match him on Montmartre, it was very hard if not impossible for him to win.

 

[Sciatic]

Not that Paris needed any more promotion, but these aerial images better than any tourist travelogue.

 

[dobrien]

finally we get a race with 4 big riders fully healthy and.....one of them rides away solo anyway. meh

I thought this was a really interesting solo though, it just felt different than say MVDP soloing at Roubaix which to me felt very anti-climactic. Today, as you say we get '4 big riders fully healthy' and Remco CRUSHED them, an epically strong ride in the flipping Olympics in PARIS, and in so doing becomes the only rider to ever win the TT and the Road Race in the same games. All this shortly after riding to a very well thought of podium at the Tour; I just think this was much more than your average garden variety solo today; he came out of a tough Tour totally flying and this seemed like a pretty exciting 'big statement' ride to me. Just my .02.

 

[tobydawq]

To be honest is not a criticism, just a joke. You seem to quite often make fair analyses of the race just before a mutant blows all the tactics out of the water

Honestly, what's your problem?

You've done nothing but cheered for Remco the past months but as soon as he wins, you dislike him again.

At this point I think if Masnada won something, you would disown him as well.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

finally we get a race with 4 big riders fully healthy and.....one of them rides away solo anyway. meh.

Only true seeers of the sport could have predicted this completely unpredictable scenario.