That was brutal for sure, pretty rough injuries, but glad to hear it wasn't worse. Hopefully with the length of windows and the two point windows, that it doesn't take anyone out of the OG selection running.
And yes, JB was right on the edge, he probably could have eased off ever so slightly once he made his gap, to prevent bonking which he came dangerously close to doing, and to opening the door to Messias...
In terms of Mola and others, with a 3 year olympic quadrennial it's a bit odd, since we're right back into qualifying, when normally a year after the OG we'd be in mess around with Middle/Long distance phase. Mola could easily get the points needed to be eligible for selection, if he even does a couple of races in the next 12months. That said, will he ever be competing with the pointy end of the field, that I am not so sure. The front runner right now for Spain is Serrat Seone, and he was probably showing better form than most of the spaniards that made Tokyo then too. If he remains healthy, he's more or less a shoe in. Mola could be in that convo for sure, if he has the motivation to push on. But for now there are no flashing panic buttons for those taking their time to build into the qualifying cycle...
And yes, JB was right on the edge, he probably could have eased off ever so slightly once he made his gap, to prevent bonking which he came dangerously close to doing, and to opening the door to Messias...
In terms of Mola and others, with a 3 year olympic quadrennial it's a bit odd, since we're right back into qualifying, when normally a year after the OG we'd be in mess around with Middle/Long distance phase. Mola could easily get the points needed to be eligible for selection, if he even does a couple of races in the next 12months. That said, will he ever be competing with the pointy end of the field, that I am not so sure. The front runner right now for Spain is Serrat Seone, and he was probably showing better form than most of the spaniards that made Tokyo then too. If he remains healthy, he's more or less a shoe in. Mola could be in that convo for sure, if he has the motivation to push on. But for now there are no flashing panic buttons for those taking their time to build into the qualifying cycle...