Olympic Road Race (women’s) 2024 (August 4rd)

[awavey]

Eurosport got bored with the race again I see, neither main channels covering it even though Sky box has been happily recording something fro 2hrs, and Beeb duplicating them and with some fake rounders too.

 

[awavey]

According to the Danish commentators, Emma Norsgaard's husband is on bottle duty, he volunteered.
Because, you know, he didn't have much to do yesterday.

if Australia had picked Tiff Cromwell they could have had Valterri Bottas on bottle duty

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Marty McCrossen is obsessed with Dygert

Ant McCrossan or Marty MacDonald? This is Marty, right?

I'm just stunned that he would talk like this in a race where Anna Henderson is also competing.

 

[Valv.Piti]

According to the Danish commentators, Emma Norsgaard's husband is on bottle duty, he volunteered.
Because, you know, he didn't have much to do yesterday.

He got abused yesterday, thats what happened. 4th in Flanders, lets put him on the front to control 5 unknown riders and be naive enough to believe Mads Pedersen can win it all!!

 

[awavey]

Marty McCrossen is obsessed with Dygert

Marty McCrossen is obsessed with Dygert

Fixed it for you

 

[Libertine Seguros]

van Pachtenbeke with a pretty bad accident, not the smartest riding there but thankfully far back enough in the bunch that there wasn't too much damage done.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Ouch, someone got Rogla'd

 

[Didinho]

Lippert easy.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Lippert easy.

Also Lippert climbing far more economically than she used to, she used to bob her head around like Bernhard Kohl on amphetamines when climbing in the saddle, so this is a very useful development for her long-term.

Marty's day has just been made, he has the chance to say "Anna Henderson," an opportunity he takes 5 times in the 20 seconds her attack lasts.

 

[meat puppet]

Someone got fined for speeding.

 

[Netserk]

Forza Italia!!!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Deignan rolls to the side when it's her turn on the front because it's not her responsibility to chase yet, and Marty credits her with lighting the touchpaper when the Italians start an attack on the other side of the road

 

[MartinGT]

Ant McCrossan or Marty MacDonald? This is Marty, right?

I'm just stunned that he would talk like this in a race where Anna Henderson is also competing.

He's Marty MacDonald McCrossan

 

[Libertine Seguros]

De Vos is los!

 

[Didinho]

Missed the classic Italy men attack-every-lap the last years. The women are doing well.

 

[Netserk]

Queen!

 

[Netserk]

Is Van Dijk already totally spent?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Is Van Dijk already totally spent?

She missed the split when there were moves on the climb, so even if they did reunite the groups she probably had to do a bit of work to come back.

 

[awavey]

Is Van Dijk already totally spent?

Well she did fracture an ankle not so long ago and can't unclip still with it, which must make stopping exciting if she forgets

 

[Netserk]

No big slowdown of the peloton on this intermediate section. Race situation will be simpler than yesterday.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Lets go Fariba! I heard Patrick Broe speak about her in a podcast recently, she ain't no slouch at all.

 

[Didinho]

SDWorx better cooperating when they’re in different teams.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

SDWorx better cooperating when they’re in different teams.

It's like Glasgow all over again. There was more camaraderie between Vollering and Kopecky at the end chatting over the medals than there was in an entire season of races in the same team.

 

[Netserk]

Vos jumping on all moves.

 

[Dk one]

The commentators on DR1 annoy me with their superficial knowledge of the women. “Lots of iconic rider retired the last couple of years, Van Vleuten and Van der Breggen..” Me: She just unretired! “Nice last season for Brown with the tt gold” . Me: And that little known race LBL!