Race thread: Olympics 2020/21 Tokyo, Men's Road Race, 234k

[Ripper]

Without wanting to trawl through the thread what happened to Tao?

Crashed with G

 

[42x16ss]

Just woke up and tuning in.

Saw Geraint has crashed again.

He's just arrived in a new country, so he's obliged to kiss the ground isn't he?

 

[LesDiablesRouges]

Without wanting to trawl through the thread what happened to Tao?

Fell as a result of Geraint's crash. Looks to be ok but had to exert energy to pull himself and G back to the peloton.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Hey you two, there's a bike race on the TV, stop arguing and crack a beer open.

It's 8 in the morning though.

 

[Cagalitroso]

As a part Venezuelan I just wanted to see the big boys battle, having a local kid (and mere sprinter) steal camera for a long time has been a cool added bonus

 

[Netserk]

Hey you two, there's a bike race on the TV, stop arguing and crack a beer open.

I'll wait a bit with the beers, they always make me pee a lot.

 

[topcat]

The 5 year reign comes to an end

 

[limak_]

I was just thinking the same. You see it more often in marathon broadcasts for example. Why is it not used more in cycling?

I think it's mostly because it's much easier to manevuer through the riders and get in the right place faster on the motorbikes.

 

[topt]

Eleven minutes is a lot. Which country will do the work? Belgium, Italy and Spain are well present at the front. Polanc from Slovenia is in trouble already.

he had a mechanical

 

[Netserk]

It's 8 in the morning though.

You too usually switch to liquor when the sun rises?

 

[gregrowlerson]

I'll wait a bit with the beers, they always make me pee a lot.

And they only allow most of their nature stops early in the race.

 

[Faserr]

Thomas decided to climb with the car

 

[topt]

damn, that was a really sticky bottle for Thomas

 

[meat puppet]

Thomas very blatant stickybottling, count three.

 

[limak_]

Tratnik is J. Sagan's lost twin, right?

 

[Armchair cyclist]

stickiest of bottles and gels

 

[topcat]

G's hand got stuck to a gel.

 

[Arked]

I think it's mostly because it's much easier to manevuer through the riders and get in the right place faster on the motorbikes.

Also car leaves huge aerodynamic shadow. Even motorbikes are big problem on that matter.

 

[SafeBet]

Chapeau Greg!

 

[gregrowlerson]

Don't know but I have the feeling Caruso will do mountain dom duties.

Hopefully.

For if Nibali happened to start doing dom duties then that could crash the forum.

 

[limak_]

damn, that was a really sticky bottle for Thomas

Gels are actually quite sticky though.

 

[42x16ss]

Gels are actually quite sticky though.

Not when they're unopened

 

[topt]

Gels are actually quite sticky though.

yes, I saw

 

[bassano]

Thomas should be immediatelly DSQ

 

[wheresmybrakes]

It's 8 in the morning though.

No such thing as a clock when it comes to drinking beer