2020...2021 Olympic Women's Road Race, Tokyo, 137 KM

[gregrowlerson]

Wow, AVV bought back a ton of time at the end there.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I blame the Italians and Spanish. There was a period where the main group split and the Dutch were all on the wrong side both had numbers yet they just looked around. Awful racing.

What major contenders did the Spanish have that they could back? Italy perhaps, but it's hardly surprising that everybody looked at the Dutch.

We thought they'd got over their history of tactical fails in recent years, only to be reminded that you can't stop the prophet Rabofail.

 

[42x16ss]

Lol, she can't ride with no hands on the handlebar

She's so stuffed she can't stand up....

 

[Hugo Koblet]

OMG! The Dutchman thought she won?

 

[quadrago]

What the... So embarassing

 

[Eclipse]

Did AVV think she won lol. Would explain a lot

 

[Volderke]

Does AVV know it's only silver???

 

[Andy262]

Happy to see Annemiek is ok with second. And happy for her too.

 

[42x16ss]

What major contenders did the Spanish have that they could back? Italy perhaps, but it's hardly surprising that everybody looked at the Dutch.

We thought they'd got over their history of tactical fails in recent years, only to be reminded that you can't stop the prophet Rabofail.

Santesteban and Garcia may not be major leaders but surely they could have done more than hide when they had numbers

 

[tobydawq]

How on earth did they not know that?

 

[Rollthedice]

Somebody must tell Van Vleuten that she is second.

 

[tobydawq]

Happy to see Annemiek is ok with second. And happy for her too.

She isn't happy.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Haha, the looks on her face now compared to when she celebrated. She definitely thought she won.

 

[BlueRoads]

Lol, she can't ride with no hands on the handlebar

Ex-triathlete

But I think she was just totally dead.

 

[bambino]

At least the Dutch actually tried something

As individuals, not as team. I.e. Vos didn't show a second in the front and sprinting to fourth. What a failure...

 

[KZD]

Hilarious moment by Van Vleuten, no radios always makes things more fun.

 

[Monte Serra]

Annemiek thought she won...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Did AVV think she won lol. Would explain a lot

Yes!
Maybe the chalkboards were in Japanese!

 

[Volderke]

Lol, she can't ride with no hands on the handlebar

slightly uphill, headwind, completely spent, but I also heard she doesn't cope well with riding in a peloton, mostly TT so not the best bike handler.

 

[tobydawq]

No teammates to celebrate the win with.

 

[Bonimenier]

AVV: "Ruud, I had it wrong. I thought it was first."

 

[Volderke]

Annemiek:

"Dang. We didn't get anything through..."

She didn't know they caught 2 and there were 3 on the road???
In any way also a TOTAL FAIL from the DS and the whole staff with regards to communication!

 

[Northerner]

Did the Dutch actually think they'd won?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

How on earth did they not know that?

It would explain a lot if they literally forgot Kiesenhofer was there, though!

 

[canarydan23]

Did she actually think she'd won?