Summer Games Paris 2024

[Samu Cuenca]

Be aware of the magic dangerous roundabout.

 

[Potomac]

Knibb crashing twice or replay?

 

[Didinho]

Seems like a good surface for gliding Bambi.

Always a shame a TT with rain. But it’s for everyone the same for now.

 

[meat puppet]

Three falls for knibb by my count. The first two clustered in the roundabout

E: make it 4

 

[Potomac]

I don't follow women's cycling.
Are the heavy favorites starting last?
I can't tell by scanning the list.

 

[ppanther92]

Three falls for knibb by my count. The first two clustered in the roundabout

Four now

 

[Squire]

It might be that way, but I don't really get why. What's the reason? Or is it more likely just a coincidence due to lack of data?

As I touched on in my answer to Armchair cyclist on the previous page, it seems to be mostly down to whether the rider has specifically prepared for the short, all-out effort that a TT is. And riding around France (or Spain in the case of the worlds) for five to six hours every day at varying (low-ish for the most part) intensity is apparently not quite the optimal prep for that.

 

[Didinho]

I would just call it a day after 3 times.

Even the mechanic crashing for her.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Knibb doing her best Michael Rasmussen impression with all these crashes.

 

[KZD]

Knibb is proving the steryotype right. Triathletes are bad bike handlers.

She does have the power though.

 

[tobydawq]

A case for the triathlete shouldn't be allowed on bikes?

 

[Gigs_98]

Knibb channeling her inner Rasmussen

 

[ppanther92]

Four now

And puncture

 

[AmRacer]

🤣

 

[meat puppet]

Four now

Mechanic down

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

One shouldn't laugh, but...

 

[scribers]

That is what would happen if you put me in the support car

 

[Peyroteo94]

This was hilarious. Yeah, shame on me...

 

[carlosthedwarf]

Even the mechanics are taking bumps

 

[nightowl]

Four now

Do we count the one from the mechanic grabbing a new bike as well?

 

[RedheadDane]

That was certainly a flying entrance...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't follow women's cycling.
Are the heavy favorites starting last?
I can't tell by scanning the list.

Yes, with the exception of Van Dijk.

 

[Potomac]

As long as nobody gets hurt...

 

[Penninepeddler]

Knibb is damn fast... but jeez... is this her first week on a bike!

Bike handling skills worse than the average u-10 Cyclocross rider... multiple of those crashes were avoidable. Just bad cornering and unaware of where was on road.

 

[yaco]

"Total", as in in general, or as in within the sport?

General.