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7.30 I guess.I normally only read on these forums but created an account to ask this.
3am starting time in the UK is not great. Around what time should I get up if I want to be sure of watching from the beginning of the Mikuni Pass?
7.30 I guess.
Meanwhile the Spanish team has been cleared to ride tomorrow.
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7.30 I guess.
Meanwhile the Spanish team has been cleared to ride tomorrow.
not only when injured, he often fades in this long races
Race threads should never have polls.Do you guys want one? I like polls, but they always make race threads cumbrous, so I didn't make one.
Riders are still up and it is almost midnight in Tokyo
Depends on how many sports you follow/like.
In my case it's not gonna be just one day, so I need to measure my efforts. It's a two week race
Who was the other "expected" winner? Bettini and...?Since pros have been allowed in, we've had an unexpected winner 4 out of 6 times. Vino (with a gold and a silver) is the greatest cycling Olympian. High chance of an unexpected winner tomorrow.
He actually attacked twice, the UK peloton, and then the breakaway.The only really obvious thing ever happened in a pro Olympics RR was that time Uran ninja'd to a podium place
If it were a climb then descent to the finish, sure. However, with all this rolling terrain how can you see him winning?Would like to see Nibali add a gold to his trophy cabinet as I feel sorry for how he lost in Rio.
But my #1 cry into my Saturday morning breakfast choice would be Nairoman. What a least expected day that would be if he actually managed to have one of his good days on the right day
In my dreams all things are possibleIf it were a climb then descent to the finish, sure. However, with all this rolling terrain how can you see him winning?
He does? I mean, he won LBL (250+ km) and Emilia (200+ km) and was in the elite group in Worlds last year. You don't do that if you're bad in long races.Rogla has problems with long races;
I honestly dont see how Wout can win this. He will lose time against top climbers on Mikuni, I think we all agree on this; who will work with him to get back to the front group, I just dont see it
He is favorite on every race even now. How could he ever be the ninjaYes, clearly Vino was the real ninja that day.
He is favorite on every race even now. How could he ever be the ninja