strangename wrote:
Canuck1 wrote:
Couple screen shots of some of what was reported yesterday. Hopefully this is not a serious possibility.I cannot see the screenshots, however I read the article from the Guardian. Its is in contradiction with everything else I read, I don't think it is a meaningful possibility. Clicbait or "Putaclic" Journalism as we say in French.
I don't think this possibility justifies spending a tremendous amount of money to prepare a second location for the race. Particularly for triathlon which, lets be honest, not a lot of people care about. And no, even if I'm really not a city guy, there nothing that comes close to this particular location.
Except the current Ironman World Champion is French. And the French have multiple realistic medal opportunities in both male and female categories in triathlon.
So it would almost be like Norway not having their ski jump tower built in time if the Olympics were there.
Point being the French Olympic committee is going to care much more about a sport they have a strong chance of winning than one they don't.
So enter tinfoil hat mode: do the French benefit a little more if it's a duathlon or shortened swim?