Every time we tried to get going there was some factor -- weather, wind or turns. I think we all suffered somewhat from conditions.

Look, we have that problem solved, because there are only three of them in the Olympics. We got 187 of them out of the way for you.

The Olympic Games tends to be a little more of a coming together of all the nations, so it's different. I really can't imagine a bad reaction. If it was going to be bad [in Athens], it would have been bad in Paris [at the World Championships] with all that went on last year with France. The reception was fine. Just pretty much like all the others we've gotten in other places.

Our sport needs spectator friendly and all the help it can get on that side. That adds to the allure of the race. And just from the mental side it helps you stay focused better knowing you do these loops and you're not just off on the course out in the middle of nowhere.

There was a moment there when we were getting concerned,

Most countries around the world, they just don't think that way. They think, 'I'm just going to get in the race and I'm just there to race.'