Results: 2024 Paris Olympics XCO Test Event

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deepcovedave (Sep 24, 2023 at 12:10)

Damn Gunnar! Woot woot!

Adamrideshisbike (Sep 24, 2023 at 14:10)

Hell yeah.

canuck7870 (Sep 25, 2023 at 14:20)

And U23 Carter Woods having a good crack at it for 11th!!!

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KingPooPing (Sep 24, 2023 at 13:35)

\m/ Haley Batten \m/

Killerclam (Sep 24, 2023 at 17:43)

Jenn Jackson top 10

cookiemonster615 (Sep 24, 2023 at 19:25)

Anton finally beat Nino. He got close in 2016 (pretty sure that was 2016) but hasn't been able to seal the deal until now.

Starch-Anton (Sep 25, 2023 at 1:56)

And he does it in a race that has no points.....

opignonlibre (Sep 25, 2023 at 3:11)

@Starch-Anton: OTOH it is a good sign for Snowshoe and Mont Saint-Anne even though all riders may not have taken this too seriously. The french and swiss definitely did because with only 2 riders selected per nations that will leave a lot of possible french and swiss podium contenders not being able to start the olympic race next year.

They needed to show they were strong on this course.

laupe (Sep 25, 2023 at 8:10)

I was really suprised to see Anton at the front! First thought it was Sam Gaze

wblh (Sep 24, 2023 at 20:26)

Good stuff Anton.

danstonQ (Sep 24, 2023 at 14:10)

I've made some pancakes. Anyone up for a good hot pancake made with love?

opignonlibre (Sep 25, 2023 at 0:17)

From the videos i've seen, it looks like pretty much like London / Rio olympics course in term of technicality and being totally an artificial course.

skywalkdontrun (Sep 24, 2023 at 12:09)

Why were van der poel and pidcock so far off the front?

snomaster (Sep 24, 2023 at 12:51)

Going out on a limb to guess Crashes and mechanicals

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owl-X FL (Sep 24, 2023 at 13:23)

@snomaster: I’d say different goals for a test event.

Those two can pretty much decide to win a bike race, it seems.

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dougfs FL (Sep 24, 2023 at 13:25)

It's a 75 minute-ish sighting-lap for a race next summer. No need to be at the front to get a good view of the course.

velotech (Sep 24, 2023 at 13:57)

its a pre-ride, and a weekend trip to Paris.

WhateverBikes (Sep 24, 2023 at 15:14)

@snomaster: Why answer if you don't a really have an answer?

mtbcrosscountry-com FL (Sep 24, 2023 at 16:10)

The wooden bridges on drops etc were removed for the race... go figure

(j/k)

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jamborf FL (Sep 24, 2023 at 17:07)

Piddock is getting over an infected saddle sore. He had to take a few weeks off the bike cos he couldn’t sit down.

pisgahgnar FL (Sep 24, 2023 at 17:23)

@jamborf: That sounds absolutely horrible.

jeffrocx (Sep 24, 2023 at 17:47)

@mtbcrosscountry-com: came here for this!

Mabman (Sep 24, 2023 at 18:00) (Below Threshold)

@mtbcrosscountry-com: I hope someone told MVDP.

ABhardtail (Sep 24, 2023 at 18:32)

Maybe Pidcock rode the whole thing standing up (/s).

Based on how teammates Sam Gaze and MVDP finished close together and toward the back I assume they were just treating it as a scouting run and not really trying to compete.

eekamouse (Sep 24, 2023 at 23:08)

Someone must have warned them that the race that really matters is next year

opignonlibre (Sep 24, 2023 at 23:45)

Saw in another place the following:

Pidcock had to treat an infected saddle sore and was off the bike for a few days before.
MvDP : said it showed he hadn't done intervals in a while and he quickly found out he was off the pace after an unsuccessful attempt to bridge from the chasing group to the leading quartet. He then lost motivation.

Basically my wild guess is that it is off season for them already. They are probably riding less these weeks, there is no Worlds champ in october like previous years and they may want to race cyclocross a bit this winter.

mattwragg FL (Sep 25, 2023 at 1:03)

@opignonlibre: MVDP has been open with the road media that he's cooked after everything this year. I'd imagine his form peaked for Worlds and we probably won't see him at full force until CX or Spring Classics. Or maybe not even until Paris (if he REALLY wants the gold)...

opignonlibre (Sep 25, 2023 at 1:51)

@mattwragg: He clearly stated he will have to do more than 2 worldcups next spring if he wants to start not too far at the back of the grid so we will see him going strong before Paris.

nzandyb (Sep 25, 2023 at 9:28)

Were there ramps on course maybe?

opignonlibre (Sep 26, 2023 at 8:50)

@nzandyb: Yes there was one. My parents sent me a video of the first lap of the women race with the ramp.

t2091 (Sep 25, 2023 at 20:14)

Good to see Koretzky back at the front. Always enjoyed watching him rip XC.

wout33 (Sep 24, 2023 at 12:13)

Because they are totally tired and in need of vacation i guess

Starch-Anton (Sep 25, 2023 at 1:57)

A test event, and the equivalent of a 'friendly' in football terms......

cantaloupe13 (Sep 26, 2023 at 9:07)

Looks like Loana tried to commit vehicular homicide on Alessandra. It's in Alessandra's stories.

ibramkani (Sep 25, 2023 at 1:45)

Why were van der poel and pidcock so far off the front?

dwhere FL (Sep 25, 2023 at 10:10)

a race with no implications: you never know

might not have had that day or just getting a course preview. probably somewhere in between.

Bulleit90 (Sep 24, 2023 at 20:57)

Guess who won of he women's whip off contest???

juanny (Sep 24, 2023 at 13:01)

Figured Anneke beerten would've won.