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Mixed team time trial could be part of cycling programme for Paris Olympics in 2024

First mixed team time trial world champions will be crowned in Harrogate on Sunday

The UCI says it is keen to run a mixed team time trial at the Paris Olympics in 2024 if the event proves a success at the upcoming world championships in Yorkshire.

First announced in 2018, Sunday’s Team Time Trial Mixed Relay will be contested by national teams comprising three male riders and three female riders.

The male riders will set off first and the women will replace them on the road as soon as the second male rider has crossed the finish line. Final timings will be taken when the second female rider crosses the finish line.

The event was trialled at the European championships in Alkmaar earlier this year and Reuters reports that the UCI has plans to include it in the Olympic programme in 2024.

“The UCI would be interested to see how this format evolves over the next Olympic period and are open to working with the IOC to introduce a new and innovative format into the existing Road Cycling programme at the Olympic Games,” said a UCI spokesperson.

“Looking ahead, this would fit perfectly with our objective of complete gender parity at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with the aim that male and female cyclists will enjoy equal number of quotas, events and medals.”

The Dutch team won the mixed team time trial at the European championships and are again favourites.

Even if the Dutch are down after the men’s riders have gone, their women are capable of clawing it back,” said British Cycling’s mixed team time trial coach Andy Pink.

“It’s a very lumpy course and strategy is going to be very important, especially as you can drop your third rider. I think it’s great that the mixed event has been added to the programme. It’s a great showcase for women’s road cycling. I think the crowds will love it.”

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Jackson | 4 years ago
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Jackson | 4 years ago
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In Xena's sad, confused world Peter Sagan is desperate to give up his 6 million euro salary and transition so he can compete on the famously lucrative women's pro circuit and secure a ride on the Slovakian mixed time trial team.

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AlsoSomniloquism | 4 years ago
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I believe the several sports state you need a year taking Testosterone blockers etc and have a reduction in levels before they will classify tou in female athlete lists. Of course there are arguments that it isn't enough but I  doubt Sagan or Valverde would want to miss a good chunk of cash and competition to allow their countries to win one race?

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Xena | 4 years ago
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 Peter Sagan for instance says he wants to be  known as a woman , so does valverde etc etc you get the point . Who needs woman in this alphabet age of sport . Would the UCI do anything if something like this really happened ?  Mixed ,but mixed what,  whom ?  

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adamrice replied to Xena | 4 years ago
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Xena wrote:

 Peter Sagan for instance says he wants to be  known as a woman , so does valverde etc etc you get the point . Who needs woman in this alphabet age of sport . Would the UCI do anything if something like this really happened ?  Mixed ,but mixed what,  whom ?  

 

I don't know about the UCI, but the IOC has tortuous (and error-prone) rules for deciding who is a man and who is a woman. They don't just take the athlete's say-so.

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hoski replied to Xena | 4 years ago
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Xena wrote:

 Peter Sagan for instance says he wants to be  known as a woman , so does valverde etc etc you get the point . Who needs woman in this alphabet age of sport . Would the UCI do anything if something like this really happened ?  Mixed ,but mixed what,  whom ?  

I think that says more about Sagan and Valverde than it does about the issue of gender and sport.

Also, you what?

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philbarker replied to Xena | 4 years ago
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Xena wrote:

 Peter Sagan for instance says he wants to be  known as a woman , so does valverde etc etc you get the point . Who needs woman in this alphabet age of sport . Would the UCI do anything if something like this really happened ?  Mixed ,but mixed what,  whom ?  

In what way does a mixed team time trial make this more likely?

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