I completely agree with that most riders wouldn’t target the Olympic RR. They are coming out of the TDF or other races and it’s part of their race calendar not necessarily even peaking for it. Certainly the Australian Cycling team I would say aren’t doing a 4 year plan for it. But whoever the course suits and then pick those riders, hopefully not fully burnt from the TDF and hope for the best.
The track teams however are. The Aus Track team didnt even send their A squad to the Worlds. (which BTW I don’t get).