Paris Olympics: Women’s Individual Time Trial Live – Chloé Dygert looks to add gold medal to World title

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2024-07-27T12:46:56.573Z

We’re rattling through riders quickly. 12 of the 35 competitors are already out on the course. 

2024-07-27T12:45:23.321Z

Slight hiccup for Eugenia Bujak at the start, who had to extend her arm out to keep her balance after mistiming her lunge out of the start ramp. She stayed upright though, and is off and running.

2024-07-27T12:42:11.806Z

America’s Taylor Knibb has just begun her ride. She has the unique schedule of also riding the triathlon later these Games.

2024-07-27T12:36:46.904Z

The first big name of the day is up and running — Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, representing Denmark. She’s likely more invested in the road race, but how she goes here will be indicative of what her form is like.

2024-07-27T12:33:53.770Z

It’s not raining at the moment, but the roads are still wet. The first few riders are taking the first corner out from the start ramp very tentatively.

2024-07-27T12:30:46.943Z

Time trial begins

And we’re off! Urska Pintar rolls down the start ramp to get this time trial underway.

2024-07-27T12:29:33.939Z

Former men’s champion Fabian Cancellara is here at the start ramp, as a special guest to see them off.

2024-07-27T12:28:18.840Z

Just a few minutes now until Urska Pintar rolls down the start ramp to get the time trial underway.

2024-07-27T12:27:20.084Z

Another rider who won’t be here is Tokyo silver medalist Marlen Reusser. The Swiss rider would have been among the favourites for gold, but misses out due to ongoing fitness problems and injuries that have blighted her season.

2024-07-27T12:17:38.765Z

Annemiek van Vleuten is reigning champion having triumphed in Tokyo three years, but won’t, of course, be here to defend her title having retired last year. That means that no rider taking part has previously won the Olympics time trial, and therefore a rare chance to add one of the most prestigious races in the sport to their palmares.

2024-07-27T12:09:09.852Z

Demi Vollering might be more fancied for the road race next weekend, but such a quality rider can’t be discounted from success in the time trial either. She should be coming into form, too, with the Tour de France Femmes now just a few weeks away.

2024-07-27T11:59:51.803Z

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.

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2024-07-27T11:42:28.361Z

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:

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2024-07-27T11:34:40.362Z

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. 

2024-07-27T11:33:34.243Z

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:

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2024-07-27T11:25:45.839Z

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. 

Paris Olympics time trial profile (Image credit: UCI/IOC)

2024-07-27T11:16:17.687Z

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?

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2024-07-27T11:09:02.572Z

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:

Paris Olympics time trial race day notes – Rain a factor, huge chainrings and high speeds expected

2024-07-27T11:04:12.312Z

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.

Paris Olympics time trial route (Image credit: UCI/IOC)

2024-07-27T10:55:16.409Z

Make sure to catch up on all the start times for the day to ensure you don’t miss your favourite:

Paris Olympics: Individual Time Trial start times

Names to look out for:

Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands) – 15:00

Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) – 15:09

Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) – 15:10:30

Juliette Labous (France) – 15:13:30

Demi Vollering (Netherlands) – 15:15

Anna Henderson (Great Britain) – 15:16:30

Christina Schweinberger (Austria) – 15:18

Grace Brown (Australia) – 15:19:30

Chloe Dygert (United States Of America) – 15:21

2024-07-27T10:52:05.174Z

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.

From then, the full 35-rider field in the women’s race will get going at 90-second intervals until World Champion Chloé Dygert (USA) sets off last at 15:21.

2024-07-24T19:09:46.719Z

Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live coverage of the women’s individual time trial at the Paris Olympic Games!