Originally Posted by
furiousferret
I haven't felt this good about American Cycling for a long time. Six medals including three gold, and the team was dominant in the Juniors races. The Junior Mens race was a clinic, at one point (7:05 in the video) 3 Americans broke off and Simmons was yelling at them like a boss. I really like Simmons, I don't think this win was a fluke. Jastrab and Dygert Owen may be the 2 best talents in Women's cycling, Garrison and McNulty should be getting their shot soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IshBZ-2s0b4.
IMO, I'd expect more of this. NICA is a game changer and Junior Development have made huge leaps. Just locally we can see it. Our group rides went from 5% under 23 to 50% just in the past 4 years.
The youth wave is real. The LUX coach had them riding as a team.
When you met me - that was the 1st year start.
Would there be a gold without Magnus? Anyway, team vs no team makes a huge difference.
I still am reserved on what we will see at age 25. The 2015 USA juniors won the UCI Nations Cup (were more dominant than this batch taking 2nd). It is different.
Still, it is exciting.