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Despite not having the smoothest build up to the Olympics, Chloe Dygert is looking well poised to compete for victory. The two-time world champion has earned Olympic silver and bronze medalist as part of USA’s team pursuit line-up, but never gold.
Hard to say for two of the best riders in the world, but for Lotte Kopecky and Elisa Longo Borghini, today’s time trial will be about trying to medal instead of maybe winning against the likes of Dygert. However, with the rain, their expert bike handling could put them in with a shot at gold:
Under an hour from the start of the ITT and reports from our team on the ground are that it is still pouring with rain along the course.
Reminder that it’s been a torrid time for three-time World Champion in the time trial, Ellen van Dijk after an ankle fracture in June put her participation in doubt. She has made it though and the Olympic ITT is one of the few goals missing from her illustrious palmares:
Here’s the pancake-flat profile for the time trial, with the flat course best suiting the purer ITT specialists: Dygert, Van Dijk and Brown. Wet roads, potholes and slippery conditions in the Bois de Vincennes park will play a much bigger factor than any uphill sections.
Grace Brown has established herself as one of the top ITT riders in the world having taken second place at the last two World Championships. Can she match her form with an Olympic medal today or even go on better with gold?
Some great last-minute information from CN’s head of news Stephen Farrand, who is on the ground in Paris for the Olympic time trial. Rain is set to be a big factor in both races today:
Here’s a look at the 32.4km route heading out-and-back from central to eastern Paris, starting at Les Invalides and making the turn to finish on the Pont Alexandre III. It’ll be the same route taken on by both the women and men in today’s time trial.
Make sure to catch up on all the start times for the day to ensure you don’t miss your favourite:
The cycling is getting started at the Paris Olympics with the first women’s rider Urska Pintar (Slovenia) scheduled to set off at 14:30 CEST, which is in just over an hour and a half.
Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live coverage of the women’s individual time trial at the Paris Olympic Games!