Martin vs. Jeanjean Prediction on July 31, 2024

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When 48 of the greatest BMX freestyle park cycling riders in the world start to compete in Paris in 2024, the urban sport will be represented at the Olympics for the second time. Along with three other urban sports (skateboarding, breaking, and 3x3 basketball), the riders will compete against a breathtaking backdrop provided by the Urban Park at Place de la Concorde in the center of the French capital city.

Logan Martin, the men’s defending champion from Tokyo 2020, is returning, though maybe not as the overwhelming favorite to win the gold, when the competition sets off on Wednesday, July 31, at 2:45 p.m. local time. Find out which stars are worth keeping an eye on, at what phone betting sites to place a wager, and the odds involved.

Meeting statistics

Three years have passed since Logan Martin of Australia became the first person to win an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo's men’s BMX freestyle park. Twenty-four male riders (the same number is for women) will compete in the discipline’s second Olympic appearance in Paris in 2024, at the city’s largest square.

Different from the inaugural edition, the BMX freestyle qualification method for the 2024 Olympics gave 12 quota slots (six men and six women) to riders who finished in the overall top six of the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) for each gender. The remaining rider seats for Paris were determined by the outcomes of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championship in Glasgow, Scotland, and the 2022 UCI Urban World Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There are representations from five continents. During qualifying on July 30, there will be a first cut, reducing the number of riders from 12 to nine. On Wednesday, July 31, nine riders will compete in the final. Riders will be putting on their biggest and finest feats to earn the highest ratings from the panel of judges throughout their two 60-second runs, with the best run scoring.

Six top-notch competitors for the podium seats were generated by the 2024 OQS, which took place across two competitions in China and Hungary: Anthony Jeanjean (FRA), Marcus Christopher (USA), Kieran Reilly (GBR), Justin Dowell (USA), Gustavo Batista de Oliveira (BRA), and Marin Ranteš (CRO). Due to his recent victories, Jeanjean has become the focus of attention and is the clear favorite to win the gold. However, 11 other riders, including reigning gold medalist Martin, have comparable goals. The Australian will go far because of his steady riding and impressive stunts. Reilly, who won the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships, is the value pick. Dowell and Christopher, meanwhile, have been getting ready at Team USA’s top-secret training camp in Utah. Will it bear fruit?

Match analytics

Jeanjean is in the best form out of all gold contenders at the Paris Olympics and the safest bet. In addition to winning the French national BMX freestyle gold in 2020, he took first place in the inaugural UEC BMX Freestyle European Continental Championships last year. In October 2022, he won the French national championship once more at the Montpellier Olympic Park. A month later, Jeanjean took home the bronze medal from the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships. In the BMX freestyle park qualifier held in Budapest last month, co-favorite Martin came in 17th place, not showing a stand-out form.

At odds of 2.35 at Bet365, placing a wager on Jeanjean will very likely bring you profit.