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

[Pantani_lives]

Where is Tratnik when you need him??

 

[RedheadDane]

Wait... so there's a Yates in both Chase 1 and Chase 2?

 

[SafeBet]

Carapaz racing instincts are great, but McNuts is a good finisher.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Wait... so there's a Yates in both Chase 1 and Chase 2?

Yep, but it's Adam in chase 1 and Simon in chase 2, so they're less likely to play an aggressive role.

 

[rehy90]

They are not going to get back by attacking.

 

[ice&fire]

Have they got the GPS service from the Giro?

 

[Tigerion]

Just lost all coverage. Is there a stream. Will apparently see the finish but not sure if they mean the final straight

 

[KZD]

This might really have been the decisive move.

 

[limak_]

Wait... so there's a Yates in both Chase 1 and Chase 2?

Adam in 1st group, Simon in 2nd

 

[Rollthedice]

Carapaz is making a great career of capitalizing on riders looking at each other.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Wait... so there's a Yates in both Chase 1 and Chase 2?

We've got proof now. There are two of them.

 

[46&twoWheels]

Cheering for Ecuador makes you feel good....but then you realize it's *** ineos

 

[sir fly]

Wait... so there's a Yates in both Chase 1 and Chase 2?

Twins...

 

[42x16ss]

Woods has had enough. This may come back

 

[spalco]

Van Aert could possibly still close the gap singlehandedly.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Cheering for Ecuador makes you feel good....but then you realize it's *** ineos

Why does that matter?

 

[fat and frantic]

Front 2 will ride together. This is the only race of the year where the loser still wins something

 

[bambino]

Kwia finally leasing descend. That is their only chance left.

 

[Billie]

Unzue, Arrieta and co screaming at their team to start chasing pim pam pom

 

[Volderke]

They are loosing time in the downhill.
McNulty in a very good place to take this.

 

[Red Rick]

Carapaz is making a great career of capitalizing on riders looking at each other.

Nibali and Roglic are still arguing on Mikuni pass last I heard.

 

[Rollthedice]

USA vs. Ecuador for gold. Who could have thought?

 

[titan31]

This has ended up a meh enough race and will have a meh enough winner too imo.

 

[Eclipse]

Front 2 will ride together. This is the only race of the year where the loser still wins something

This is a very good point for race dynamics.

Oke of the few times it's better to work and medal than gamble and get nothing

 

[Fuente De]

not sure why nobody works. Atm they are (almost) all out of medal ranks in this large group and no one cares if you get 4th or 5th.