That's amazing.
For those that aren't familiar, it was mentioned in the video that 4:30 would have won silver at US Elite Nationals after Ashton Lambie's 4:27.497. That's 2.503" faster. Gaimon lost that much and more with the wobbly line he had.
Gaimon hasn't ridden a track bike in 11 years...and set a pace for 4:30 and hit it on the nose (what if he paced for faster?). It's safe to say that Gaimon is already on the Long Team and a strong candidate to make the 5-man roster.
Now they have to go score points to qualify for the Olympics. They may be a day late and a dollar short.
I've always said that the best trackies are lost to the road.
I hope he's current on his WADA Biological Passport. I'm not exactly sure how it works, but doesn't he have to declare his eligibility like a year (or more) before any event that he plans to race so he can be on the testing schedule for that year and going forward?
Last edited by carleton; 05-27-19 at 06:24 PM.