The 2020 Olympic Time Trials (Men/Women) Race Thread

[spalco]

am i the only one thinking the live gps tracking does more harm than good? especially because commentators engage with it and are forced to draw conclusions that seemingly change every 2 minutes?

Definitely, I absolutely hate it. The time checks count, GPS is ***.

 

[Volderke]

Close but uran will take it

 

[Googolplex]

am i the only one thinking the live gps tracking does more harm than good? especially because commentators engage with it and are forced to draw conclusions that seemingly change every 2 minutes?

It has some issues definitely. Especially if two riders at different spots are compared to the leader, and then conclusions between those two riders are drawn based on that.

With 5 intermediates, I would drop GPS.

 

[topt]

Uran leading

 

[spalco]

Uran 1st.

 

[Tinnekeisabella]

Yup Uran wins the second wave so def no medal for Remco I think

 

[Libertine Seguros]

...so in the end it WAS the 46 year old ex-doper that was the bigger American chance of a medal than the widely-regarded joint favourite. Maybe we're all overestimating her recovery from the knee injury, or maybe the hills were too much since she's been focusing primarily on the track so far this season, but we're so used to those American TT mayflies that it just seemed inevitable Chloe would medal.

 

[ppanther92]

Yup Uran wins the second wave so def no medal for Remco I think

Lower top 10, I guess.

 

[Netserk]

It has some issues definitely. Especially if two riders at different spots are compared to the leader, and then conclusions between those two riders are drawn based on that.

With 5 intermediates, I would drop GPS.

Some years ago at the WCTT they had several riders' GPS times on at the same time, but the reference rider was the first of them instead of the last of them, so they were measured at different points on the route.

 

[spalco]

I generally don't like TT bikes, but that Cervelo is *** beautiful.

 

[BlueRoads]

Izagirre and Lutsenko are too.

Yes, but I think Lutsenko is done after the Tour, Izagirre I don't know.
I think the differences between the trade teams/ influences are there, of course that doesn't mean one team - you win, other team - you lose.

 

[Googolplex]

Some years ago at the WCTT they had several riders' GPS times on at the same time, but the reference rider was the first of them instead of the last of them, so they were measured at different point on the route.

Yes, I remember that. It was total horror.

 

[Red Rick]

Bettiol looks at Uran and regrets not rocking the EF socks himself

 

[Salvarani]

Uran went fast between T3 and T4.

 

[Red Rick]

I know it's 2 laps, but some really good men are riding slower average times than Van Vleuten.

Did circumstances get a lot worse?

 

[Netserk]

I know it's 2 laps, but some really good men are riding slower average times than Van Vleuten.

Did circumstances get a lot worse?

Maybe wind, but certainly heat.

 

[Volderke]

Dumoulin best intermediate -15s on bettiol at the first check.

 

[spalco]

Dumoulin crushes it at T1.

 

[Salvarani]

Tom in the lead at first checkpoint!

 

[ppanther92]

Wow, Dumoulin rocking it.

 

[Red Rick]

Tom Dumoulin giveth

Tom Dumoulin will taketh away

 

[glassmoon]

Tom Dumoulin giveth

Tom Dumoulin will taketh away

Maybe he really thinks there is just one lap

 

[SafeBet]

Yes, but I think Lutsenko is done after the Tour, Izagirre I don't know.
I think the differences between the trade teams/ influences are there, of course that doesn't mean one team - you win, other team - you lose.

Vlasov faded badly too.
I don't think the Astana riders had a particularly good time trial here. Houle and De Bod won't finish in the top10.

 

[Red Rick]

Tbh it looks like the tailwind up the first climb section has increased?

 

[KZD]

My god Dumoulin is flying. Let's see if he didn't start too fast.