Rain was the main star of the day on Saturday Paris. It forced the postponement of the entire day of tennis and severely affected the men’s and women’s cycling time trials. Wet asphalt is a headache for cyclists, who have to show their skills on the goat.
Remco Evenepoel and Grace Brown They were the great winners, proclaiming themselves Olympic champions at their respective exhibitions. Filippo Ganna and Wout van Aert completed the men’s podium and Anna Henderson and Chloé Dygert, the women’s. American is correct Dygert He is one of those cyclists who suffered a fall but knew how to get back up to achieve the bronze.
His compatriots fared worse Takyor Knibb. At 26 years old, Knibb He is one of the figures of the Paris Olympic Games because he competes in two different sports, cycling and triathlon. He is currently ranked number one by the Professional Triathlete Organization (PTO) and has two IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships to his credit, establishing him as one of the best triathletes in the world.
In addition, last year he became a professional cyclist and won the United States Time Trial Championship, thus earning his ticket to Paris. However, at the Olympic event everything went wrong. Knibb had three falls and a puncture. As if that wasn’t enough, when changing the bike after breaking down, the mechanic slipped and also fell to the ground. Despite everything, the American managed to finish the exam. He finished in a discreet 19th place, 3’25” behind brown. We will now see if he can fully recover before the triathlon event, which will be held next Wednesday.
Source: La Verdad
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