Herbie Hancock wrote:
Pebbles wrote:
Well no I am not emotional and not an American. I am an Aussie and I shouldn't really be helping the US to win.
But I really think if I was on the selection committee I would select Knibb, Jorgensen and Zaferes
because I think they are great. The others I would send in 4yrs!
They are not consistent enough. That is my view and I think maybe you are being emotional!
I don't like the way the US triathlon push Gwen out of Cagliari. Zaferes is on the Board. Isn't that conflict of interest and don't tell me that did not play a part in that! Very fishy.
1. Being "great" is not part of the selection criterial.
2. Taylor Spivey has been the most consistence American over the past several years. She's ranked 4th in the World Triathlon rankings. Taylor Knibb is the next highest American in 13th.
I think Knibb and Spivey are locked in. Both are really solid MTR athletes. Spivey on leg 2 and Knibb on leg 4 to hammer the bike and get back in the race.
If KZ isn’t top 10 in Cagliari she isn’t really a medal contender in the individual race, so then the dilemma is do you select on back up for MTR or do you select for other outcomes. IF there is a risk it is a duathlon take Gwen, if you think there won’t be a break away and everyone comes into T2 close to each other take Gwen. If you think Duffy, GTB, Knibb et al will hammer the bike and stay away you take Kasper or KZ?
It is a tough one. France and Germany have fantastic choices for the MTR. GB and USA will have 3 out of 4 brilliant athletes.
Is it just France and Germany who have qualified 6 athletes?