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

[Pantani_lives]

No one from Ecuador has ever won an Olympic medal.

EDIT: not true.

 

[Red Rick]

The Olympic Gold is, in the end, unworthy of The Bag

 

[Anybody_but..]

Also Valverde is done! Great race!

 

[topt]

Why would anyone not have already tried to get rid of van Aert? If he gets over the top of this I'd take him over the field.

it will happen

 

[Rollthedice]

It's Bettiol or Moscon for Italy.

Lord have mercy on the Italians.

 

[bambino]

Bettiol looks.... Very good.

 

[dercuforever]

Roglic and pog attacking in 5, 4 , 3 ...

 

[limak_]

Bettiol cool as fu*k

 

[glassmoon]

Inexcusable from Danes to omit Vingegaaard...

 

[Pantani_lives]

Good work, Mauri!

 

[trevim]

Roglic and pog attacking in 5, 4 , 3 ...

Hand in hand

 

[BigCoward]

it will happen

They haven't got that long. And he has a long way after to get back on.

 

[topt]

Rogla not looking good

 

[bob.a.feet]

Before that it was Aqua Blue's owner making himself unpopular with a series of race organisers, so it's not all on Sky/Ineos.

He needs to leave Ineos. As it stands he's way too far down the pecking order and Ineos continue to sign world-class riders ahead of him.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Roglic is struggling, Pog looks very easy though

 

[HelloDolly]

Valverde, Nibali & Quintana are done

 

[Cagalitroso]

No one from Ecuador has ever won an Olympic medal.

In Cycling ? No

In other sports, yes

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I'd prefer if the men didn't do it either.

Probably best if they did have it, but had all the speedway laps together at the end rather than doing a couple of laps then doing this at such a time as to be almost completely decisive.

 

[topt]

here we go

 

[glassmoon]

Pog goes!

 

[Pantani_lives]

Tadejjjjjjjjjjjjj!!!!!!!!!!

 

[trevim]

Sorry but has anyone seen Almeida at all? Is he in Japan at all?

 

[Rollthedice]

It's over.

 

[bambino]

Pogacar sitting away

 

[Netserk]

Pogi goes!

Inexcusable from Danes to omit Vingegaaard...

Vingegaard said no thanks.