Summer Games Paris 2024

[Max Rockatansky]

Côte des Gardes (1,9 km à 6 %) - À 259 km de l'arrivée
Côte de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1 km à 5,5 %) - À 237 km
Côte des Mesnuls (1,1 km à 6,1 %) - À 188 km
Côte de Port-Royal (1 km à 5,5 %) - À 133 km
Côte de Senlisse (1,3 km à 5,3 %) - À 107 km
Côte d'Herbouvilliers (800 m à 5,7 %) - À 102 km
Côte de Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (1,3 km à 6,3 %) - À 93 km
Côte de Châteaufort (900 m à 5,7 %) - À 89 km
Côte de Bièvres (1,2 km à 6,5 %) - À 76 km
Côte du Pavé des Gardes (1,3 à 6,5 %) - À 68 km
Côte de la butte Montmartre (1 km à 6,5 %) - À 46 km, puis 28 km et 9,5 km

Côte des Gardes (1,9 km à 6 %) - À 144 km de l'arrivée
Côte de Port-Royal (1 km à 5,5 %) - À 120 km
Côte de Cernay-la-Ville (1,1 km à 3,9 %) - À 97 km
Côte de Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (1,3 km à 6,3 %) - À 86 km
Côte de Châteaufort (900 m à 5,7 %) - À 82 km
Côte du Pavé des Gardes (1,3 à 6,5 %) - À 68 km
Côte de la butte Montmartre (1 km à 6,5 %) - À 46 km, puis 28 km et 9,5 km

 

[SafeBet]

Can't wait for this. 99% I'll be on the route. I have tickets for a few other sports but that Montmartre triple passage begs for my presence. And I can always tell my wife we'll be there for the architecture and views...

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Get ready for a random winner with the team sizes! Guess they needed more skateboarders or something.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Paris Trocadero - named after one of the handful of military victories the French have won in the past couple of hundred years. They outnumbered a Spanish army in 1823 15-1 & just about won.

 

[Netserk]

Why must the men and women ride the same ITT? Make it two laps for the men, please.

I thought the road race would finish on Champs-Élysées, but in any case it's as good a course as one could hope for.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The TT length is laughable. Even if they wanted/were forced to have the men and women on the same route, 40-45k, like at e.g. this year's Dutch NCs, would have been possible.

Road race route looks really good, though. Reminiscent of the Harrogate WC circuit, perhaps slightly harder.

 

[Peyroteo94]

WVA vs MVP

 

[sam6]

Is there any cobbles on the route or is it all tarmac?

 

[Izzyeviel]

I think theres some champs elysees style cobbles

 

[Gigs_98]

Really nice route. I read somewhere that they are taking some pretty twisty streets through Paris? If that's indeed the case this will be insanely hard to control. Maybe people will disagree but I just really like Evenepoel for this race. This feels like a route where those who want to wait too long will lose out as nobody has the numbers to control the race. A guy like Evenepoel who always tries to sneak away and the next time everyone sees him is after the finish line, should be perfect for that kind of race.

 

[KZD]

Its a really good road race course. The Belgian team could be insane here with Remco, Van Aert, Philipsen and watch out for Thibau Nys as well . However Van der Poel, Alaphilippe, Pidcock, Pedersen and Girmay are also strong contenders.

The time-trial is simply too short (terrible trend of doing shorter TTs in major Championships) but after a hilly TT in the last Olympics its nice to see a flat course.

 

[Didinho]

Is this taking place after the Tour? Start of August? Then it will be harder for the GC huys to be fresh here, including Remco when he finally goes.

 

[Red Rick]

Really nice route. I read somewhere that they are taking some pretty twisty streets through Paris? If that's indeed the case this will be insanely hard to control. Maybe people will disagree but I just really like Evenepoel for this race. This feels like a route where those who want to wait too long will lose out as nobody has the numbers to control the race. A guy like Evenepoel who always tries to sneak away and the next time everyone sees him is after the finish line, should be perfect for that kind of race.

Evenepoel is a nobrainer here, because riders react slower to Evenepoel attacks than climate change.

 

[KZD]

Is this taking place after the Tour? Start of August? Then it will be harder for the GC huys to be fresh here, including Remco when he finally goes.

From what I've checked in the Olympic website:

Time-trials: 27th of July
Men's road race: 3rd of August
Women's road race: 4th of August

So I expect one week between the end of the Tour and the TT.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

With the small teams and WVA/Philipsen/Nys etc to cover behind this screams a 100 km solo from Remco.

 

[Bolder]

I have ridden those roads many times. I live close to Montmartre so that will be great. I think the final circuits go up so very tight, steep cobbled street if it is the one I'm thinking of. Overall, lots of short punchy climbs that favor riders like 2019 Alaphilippe... 🤔

 

[SHAD0W93]

If in form and WVA is on the team it’s hard to see past Evenepoel to solo away. Could see Pog and MVDP soloing away too. For a dark horse I actually like Lafay to pull it off.

 

[Panda Claws]

Can't wait for this. 99% I'll be on the route. I have tickets for a few other sports but that Montmartre triple passage begs for my presence. And I can always tell my wife we'll be there for the architecture and views...

Hold up our usernames please

 

[RedheadDane]

Hold up our usernames please

All of them? Gonna need a pretty big sign for that.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

All of them? Gonna need a pretty big sign for that.

Exactly. Or do I need to sign up for this?10€ to get your username on a sign? Or am I thinking too cheap? How much to write something with Opi Omi on the sign and hold it in the way of the riders? Anyway, I don‘t really want my name on a sign.

 

[hayneplane]

Can imagine the Belgian media furore about their team selection already for this given it’s only 5 riders for the selection and Wout/Remco/Jasper P are all pretty likely nailed on picks.

 

[Ricco']

Can imagine the Belgian media furore about their team selection already for this given it’s only 5 riders for the selection and Wout/Remco/Jasper P are all pretty likely nailed on picks.

Not 5, only 4 riders per team for nations ranked 1 to 5 in the world. Only 90 riders will start, which is borderline ridiculous

 

[hayneplane]

Not 5, only 4 riders per team for nations ranked 1 to 5 in the world. Only 90 riders will start, which is borderline ridiculous

4 - wow, should be crazy action then as no chance of any teams really controlling the race so teams may as well fill every slot with out and out leaders and just let them ride on instinct.

 

[DNP-Old]

Not 5, only 4 riders per team for nations ranked 1 to 5 in the world. Only 90 riders will start, which is borderline ridiculous

Correct, and there’s also the factor that you cannot switch riders between RR and ITT, meaning Philipsen has little to no value compared to Remco and Wout.

It’s impossible to do, but if neither is injured or feels the need to pick up MTB or track in the next 12 months, I think Philipsen, De Lie and friends can already book a vacation for next year.

 

[RedheadDane]

Correct, and there’s also the factor that you cannot switch riders between RR and ITT, meaning Philipsen has little to no value compared to Remco and Wout.

Let me get this straight. All riders who do RR have to also do ITT. Also the other way around? Generally there are more riders doing RR than ITT...