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

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Where does an Olympic win rank? Below all the monuments?
Long running argument, the consensus varies wildly based on where you come from I think, some on here would rank it below certainly.

It's a massive thing over here at least, Ethan Hayter has been milling around like a cyclotourist trying not to get injured all season because he's got a big chance of medals on the track.

I think it's different because this is something all your friends, family and community can relate to and enjoy, not many outside of cycling know what Paris Roubaix is.
 
Is Max the 119 DKK/month subscribtion? And what do you actually get outside of uninterrupted coverage by the Eurosport crew thats worth it?
Well, not sure about the stand-alone pricetag (added Max Sport via my ISP TV single pick streaming collection points feature) but so far I've enjoyed uninterrupted live streaming at Max - just as was the case for my deceased Eurosport Premium account.
 
The Danish commentator wants the Benelux teams to "take some responsibility" at the front of the peloton. That's the nationalist way of saying that Bjerg doesn't need to sit at the front all the time. He has been chasing Africa solo for more than 50 kilometers now. He must believe he'll get a lot of praise for that when he abandons the race with 150 kilometers to go.
 
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I think the strategies have been spot on for the past two WCRRs. I don't think maximal passivity would have worked any better.
I think the strategy has been too offensive - "maximal passivity" is not the true alternative.

Denmark have had the maximum number of riders at those events - and yet their team has been critically reduced before the last 100 kilometers time and time again. Mads Pedersen losing to Pogacar in the sprint in 2023 is an example of not riding smart enough.
 
An Olympic medal will always be something special no matter which sport you win it in. The Olympics is the biggest sporting event on Earth, and everyone knows what an Olympic medal is. How many people on the street know what Gent Wevelgem is?
In the grand scheme of things it is much larger than every cycling event other than the Tour de France, even if it doesn't have that status in the cycling world.
 
An Olympic medal will always be something special no matter which sport you win it in. The Olympics is the biggest sporting event on Earth, and everyone knows what an Olympic medal is. How many people on the street know what Gent Wevelgem is?
In the grand scheme of things it is much larger than every cycling event other than the Tour de France, even if it doesn't have that status in the cycling world.
How is it not bigger than the tour?