Cycling at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will begin with the individual time trial preview on July 27, centred around the historic Pont Alexandre III. This famous location will host both the men’s and women’s competitions, featuring top cyclists from around the world vying for gold.
The Tour riders versus the fresh riders
In the men’s time trial, all eyes are on Filippo Ganna of Italy, known for his dominant performances in time-trialling. Josh Tarling from Great Britain emerges as a promising talent in the field. Remco Evenepoel of Belgium enters as the defending world champion, aiming to solidify his status atop the podium once again. Evenepoel came off a solid performance at the Tour de France, but the question remains if he can recover in time and utilize his form from France. Canada will be represented by Derek Gee, fresh off a fantastic 9th place at the Tour, where he also achieved a strong 6th in the final time trial. Like Evenepoel and other Tour riders, the fine line between top-level Tour fitness and fatigue will be crucial.
Van Dijk is back
On the women’s side, Chloé Dygert from the USA arrives as the reigning world champion, poised to continue her streak of success on the challenging 32.4 km course. Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands brings her seasoned expertise to the event. There’s also Grace Brown from Australia. Canada will have multiple national champion Alison Jackson competing. The EF-Oatly-Cannondale rider will also participate in the road races with Olivia Baril.
The course itself is designed to favour pure time triallists, characterized by its relatively flat terrain along with some technical elements. Racing begins 8:30 a.m. EDT. Canadian Cycling Magazine will have reports and analysis from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Be sure to click our special Olympic section on the website.
Course profiles and start lists can be seen below.
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Women
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