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

[titan31]

BBC miss all that cos they have to interview Cav. Bloody clowns

 

[Pantani_lives]

So the scenario of Pog 35 km solo is out. It will be a tactical race.

 

[bambino]

Wout is going to win this fair and square

 

[Tim Cahill]

Van Aert is a beast, gonna make it back if they don't get a move on

 

[Netserk]

I'd be great if either Bettiol or Woods takes it, but there's not much space in the end for fun and games.

 

[Andy262]

Bunch of clowns, letting Van Aert back.

 

[BigCoward]

What's with the weird road surface?

 

[Rollthedice]

Wout is back, they are doomed.

 

[titan31]

Someone will take this on a solo attack surely as they'll just look at Wout

 

[glassmoon]

Good job Wout. Now sit and chill ffs

 

[SafeBet]

Final 30 km will be fun. Nobody has a teammate here.

 

[dercuforever]

He made a ITT up for 80% of the climb, with many people on the wheel.

 

[46&twoWheels]

Fuglsang danish jersey is amazing for the eyes. Wout going full seppuku

 

[Tim Cahill]

Unbelievable pacing, shades of Dawg on La Camperona 2014

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Van Aert is not letting the gold medal go anywhere. He wants this, and he'll get it.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

What's with the weird road surface?

It's for drainage I think? Better that than the crazy guttering from Rio I guess.

 

[Volderke]

Everybody will be looking at WvA. I wonder how trade team tactics will come into play…

 

[trevim]

The thing with Van Aert is that everyone knows he’ll work. He should start tomorrow by getting some wheelsucker reputation because otherwise he’ll spend a career pulling other to wins

 

[Bolder]

Final 30 km will be fun. Nobody has a teammate here.

Except Pogacar.

I would not do one iota of work for wout or pog

 

[Volderke]

Even Yates can still win this

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Someone will take this on a solo attack surely as they'll just look at Wout

Someone = Van Aert.

 

[rehy90]

This will not end in the sprint. Wout has no chance of winning other than attack and win solo. They will all look at him to go after attacks.

 

[Eclipse]

The BBC are absolute clowns.

I like Bettiol to win this but don't write off McNulty. He looks good and we know he's got a great TT engine. Exactly the type of guy who gets let go for just a bit too much time while the more out and out favourites look at each other

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

This group is way bigger at the top of Mikuni than I expected. Will probably a surprise winner with a solo escape 15-5km from the finish with everyone looking at WVA to close down everything.

 

[trevim]

Still rooting for Wout or Carapaz unless Almeida comes back from the dead