小旅行する de フラン riders 長，率いる to Tokyo with Olympics in sight

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Wout 先頭 Aert had just 結論するd one of the most remarkable 業績／成果s of anyone in the 小旅行する de フラン with a thrilling sprint victory on the Champs-Elysees in Paris when he was asked about his Olympic ambitions.

The 打開 ベルギー 星／主役にする, who also won a time 裁判，公判 and mountain 行う／開催する／段階 on the iconic 開始する Ventoux, will be lining up at Musashinonomori Park on Saturday for the road race before 取り組むing the time 裁判，公判 a few days later.

"I guess I'll try to 勝利，勝つ both," he said with what 量d to an audible shrug, "but of course it's going to be really difficult. Though for now, I'm still 圧倒するd by the victories of this 週末."

There's the rub: Nobody やめる knows how 先頭 Aert and the 残り／休憩（する） of the riders who will be jetting from the finish line in Paris to the starting line in Tokyo this week will 成し遂げる after three hard weeks riding around フラン. Cycling stands out の中で Olympic sports for having its biggest, most prestigious event serving as an appetizer to the Summer Games. 全体にわたる 小旅行する 勝利者 Tadej Pogecar of Slovenia will also be competing in Tokyo.

Only two riders to compete in the last five Olympics won a 行う／開催する／段階 at the 小旅行する before winning a road race メダル, and one of those 行う／開催する／段階 勝利，勝つs was Fabian Cancellara's victory in a time 裁判，公判 in 2008. The other was Greg 先頭 Avermaet, who struck gold at the Rio Games after winning the sixth 行う／開催する／段階 of the 小旅行する to 固く結び付ける his status as Olympic favorite.

Much like his 同国人 先頭 Aert did this year.

Tour de France winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 108.4 kilometers (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (Garnier Etienne/L'Equipe via AP, Pool)

小旅行する de フラン 勝利者 Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the 全体にわたる leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the twenty-first and last 行う／開催する／段階 of the 小旅行する de フラン cycling race over 108.4 キロメーターs (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, フラン,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (Garnier Etienne/L'用意する 経由で AP, Pool)

Other riders have also used the 小旅行する to ride into form for the Olympics.

Paolo Bettini spent eight days wearing the king of the mountains jersey before winning gold at the 2004 Athens games, where Axel Merckx - who 結局 won the king of the mountains 分類 - grabbed the bronze メダル for Belgium. And at the 2000 Games, Germany's Jan Ullrich followed his second-place 小旅行する finish to Lance Armstrong - who, of course, was stripped of his 勝利，勝つ - by winning the gold メダル in Sydney from a three-man 脱退／分離.

But for the most part, the three-week grind of the 小旅行する de フラン tends to leave riders 疲れた／うんざりした when they line up for the Olympics. After all, it's the 小旅行する rather than the once-every-four-years Summer Games that they 的 above all else.

Take as an example the 2012 London Games. The Br itish were still celebrating three 行う／開催する／段階 勝利，勝つs by sprint superstar 示す Cavendish along with Bradley Wiggins' 全体にわたる 肩書を与える at the 小旅行する de フラン the previous week when the 二人組 lined up on The 商店街 with the hopes of the home nation riding on their shoulders.

Everything unraveled for the four-man British squad, though. Wiggins and チーム仲間s David Millar, Ian Stannard and Chris Froome never factored into the race, and Cavendish 行方不明になるd the 重要な move, leaving him out of position to sprint for the 勝利，勝つ.

Or take the 2008 Beijing Games, where Spain was the powerhouse nation. Alejandro Valverde had won two 行う／開催する／段階s at the 小旅行する, and Olympic チーム仲間s Oscar Freire and Carlos Sastre also won 行う／開催する／段階s - as did Juan Jose Cobo and Luis Leon Sanchez, who weren't even chosen for the Olympic road race. Yet it was Samuel Sanchez who made good for the Spaniards when he timed the break perfectly and won a 減ずるd sprint to bring home the surprising gold メダル.

In some 事例／患者s, riders who might have been Olympic favorites don't even make it to the start line after the 小旅行する 結論するs.

That's the 事例／患者 for Peter Sagan, the versatile three-time world 支持する／優勝者 who competed in mountain biking in Rio but would have been の中で the favorites this year given a course that perfectly 控訴s his abilities.

Yet the Slovakian standout was 軍隊d to abandon the 小旅行する after a 行う／開催する／段階 3 衝突，墜落 left him with a 負傷させる to his 膝 that 結局 became 感染させるd. Sagan had 外科 last week in Monaco to （疑いを）晴らす it out and harbored hopes of lining up in Tokyo, but the Slovak Olympic 委員会 made the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to 取って代わる him with Lukas Kubis for Saturday's road race.

"We did everything possible at the 小旅行する, but even 抗生物質 治療 couldn´t 妨げる an 感染," said the 内科医 for Sagan's Bora-Hansgrohe team, Christopher Edler. "The only 選択 was to stop racing and get the bursa surgically 除去するd. ... The 外科 went 井戸／弁護士席, and I think Peter will be able to start with light training again in a couple of days."

< p>Also dropping out of the Olympics was Jack Haig, who broke his collarbone during the same third 行う／開催する／段階 of the 小旅行する. He also held out hope of lining up in Tokyo for Australia, but his 回復 did not proceed as quickly as he hoped.

"Unfortunately my fracture was much worse than first 推定する／予想するd. The 外科 was long and more invasive than normal, making the 回復 period longer," Haig wrote on Instagram. "I should hopefully be outside on the bike by the end of this week. Unfortunately, this means I will be 行方不明の out on the Olympics."

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Tour de France winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, who won the overall leader's yellow jersey, the best climber's dotted jersey, and the best young rider's white jersey, celebrates with his team after the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 108.4 kilometers (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

小旅行する de フラン 勝利者 Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, who won the 全体にわたる leader's yellow jersey, the best 登山者's dotted jersey, and the best young rider's white jersey, celebrates with his team after the twenty-first and last 行う／開催する／段階 of the 小旅行する de フラン cycling race over 108.4 キロメーターs (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, フラン,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Stage winner Belgium's Wout Van Aert celebrates on the podium after the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 108.4 kilometers (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (Garnier Etienne/L'Equipe via AP, Pool)

行う／開催する／段階 勝利者 Belgium's Wout 先頭 Aert celebrates on the podium after the twenty-first and last 行う／開催する／段階 of the 小旅行する de フラン cycling race over 108.4 キロメーターs (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, フラン,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (Garnier Etienne/L'用意する 経由で AP, Pool)

Belgium's Wout Van Aert, second left, crosses the finish line to win ahead of Britain's Mark Cavendish, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, right, and Belgium's Jasper Philipsen, left, during the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 108.4 kilometers (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Belgium's Wout 先頭 Aert, second left, crosses the finish line to 勝利，勝つ ahead of Britain's 示す Cavendish, wearing the best （短距離で）速く走る人's green jersey, 権利, and Belgium's Jasper Philipsen, left, during the twenty-first and last 行う／開催する／段階 of the 小旅行する de フラン cycling race over 108.4 キロメーターs (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, フラン,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Stage winner Belgium's Wout Van Aert celebrates on the podium after the twenty-first and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 108.4 kilometers (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

行う／開催する／段階 勝利者 Belgium's Wout 先頭 Aert celebrates on the podium after the twenty-first and last 行う／開催する／段階 of the 小旅行する de フラン cycling race over 108.4 キロメーターs (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and finish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, フラン,Sunday, July 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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