Too Late, Too Furious: Tokyo Drift - The 2020 Olympics Thread

[Tim Cahill]

Anyone know a good time to be waking up? I.E before the climb at the end, current plan is 7.00 BST?

 

[gregrowlerson]

Any suggestion that the Games might be cancelled as late as now is merely a PR exercise to appease those in society who value quantity of life far more than quality of life.

One thing is for certain: Those athletes in the Games will be truly living when they live out their dream over the next fortnight; let's allow them to do more than breathe.

 

[Soranos]

Anyone know a good time to be waking up? I.E before the climb at the end, current plan is 7.00 BST?

I plan on getting up around 6:00 - 6:20 CET. By that time they should not yet have finished the penultimate climb. I have had some busy weeks at work and have not been sleeping well, so 4 or 5 am is not in the cards for me.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Anyone know a good time to be waking up? I.E before the climb at the end, current plan is 7.00 BST?

I’m thinking of not logging in anywhere else on the internet in case I see the result and get up at the usual time of 9pm and watch it on demand on GCN.
National team tactics always intrigue me so it’d be nice to watch it all.

 

[Netserk]

Anyone know a good time to be waking up? I.E before the climb at the end, current plan is 7.00 BST?

Just like for Beijing in 2008, I will wake up early and watch it live from the beginning. The first quiet hours should give me plenty of time for slowly waking up, shower, and breakfast. And coffee, at least two flasks!

 

[will-10]

I would be amazed if they got cancelled at this stage. The show must go on.

"Normally" the guys coming out of the Tour would have an advantage but with the short turnaround time + jet lag etc I'm not sure it's as clear cut as eg. leaving the Vuelta 10 days before a Worlds in Europe.

There's bound to be a few guys who've come out of the Tour "well" but just don't get it together at the weekend.

The interesting one for me is Rohan Dennis. It looked like he would be doing Tour + Olympics but instead he's just been training since Suisse. Not quite the same gap or reasons as the 2019 Tour (presumably!) but last time he kept his head down and went all-in on one event, he won the Worlds...

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Aert saying Evenepoel needs to make sure he doesn't miss the break on Mikuni, implying Evenepoel has to ride his own race. If Van Aert manages to cling on until the top of Mikuni, a new race starts for him, and "a lot would be possible". But him getting over Mikuni together with the leaders, is the big question.

 

[hayneplane]

Van Aert saying Evenepoel needs to make sure he doesn't miss the break on Mikuni, implying Evenepoel has to ride his own race. If Van Aert manages to cling on until the top of Mikuni, a new race starts for him, and "a lot would be possible". But him getting over Mikuni together with the leaders, is the big question.

Seems fair. The onus will be on other teams like Columbia, Slovenia, Spain, GB etc to make attacking moves on Mikuni Pass to definitively drop Van Aert and make it at worst a small group sprint between punchy climbers.

 

[Googolplex]

I would be amazed if they got cancelled at this stage. The show must go on.

I would be amazed too. But I was amazed at them even threatening to do so. Either they are daft or there is some background fight going on between IOC and organisers.

 

[broppo]

carapaz at 51 odds is just ridiculous, easily the most value out of all the competitors, I wouldnt be surprised if Pogacar and Carapaz will lit up the final climb, and end up together like some stages in the tdf.

 

[Vesica]

They forgot their colours too? What the heck is going on? Does Southern Europe have a colour shortage?

Maybe it has to do with the heat. Lighter/white is better for handling the heat than (dark) blue.

 

[Blanco]

carapaz at 51 odds is just ridiculous, easily the most value out of all the competitors, I wouldnt be surprised if Pogacar and Carapaz will lit up the final climb, and end up together like some stages in the tdf.

No, it isn't.

 

[Breezy1985]

I plan on getting up around 6:00 - 6:20 CET. By that time they should not yet have finished the penultimate climb. I have had some busy weeks at work and have not been sleeping well, so 4 or 5 am is not in the cards for me.

I am aiming for the same 7:00 UTC+1 but that might become 8:00.

There was talk of a shortened stage due to heat. Does anyone know if that affects start time or finish time ?

 

[Earns1985]

carapaz at 51 odds is just ridiculous, easily the most value out of all the competitors, I wouldnt be surprised if Pogacar and Carapaz will lit up the final climb, and end up together like some stages in the tdf.

Well, the thing is that he has to arrive alone, if he wants to win. If he arrives with Pogacar, Roglic or van Aert he will not win..

 

[RedheadDane]

Maybe it has to do with the heat. Lighter/white is better for handling the heat than (dark) blue.

Get out of here with your logic!

 

[Publiuszam]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4g8E2L5dv4

 

[davidsonduke]

Get out of here with your logic!

Definitely true with heat absorbing materials, but with modern cycling garments, negligible.

 

[roundabout]

Seems fair. The onus will be on other teams like Columbia, Slovenia, Spain, GB etc to make attacking moves on Mikuni Pass to definitively drop Van Aert and make it at worst a small group sprint between punchy climbers.

I doubt that everyone will be happy to ride to Mikuni together. For me it is even not impossible that Van Aert can go before Mikuni if there is a right group and the race was selective enough to limit the number of people capable of chasing.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Video of the RR route (apologies if already posted previously):

This video makes me think that a cycling anime could be really good. Wait...

 

[staubsauger]

This video makes me think that a cycling anime could be really good. Wait...

You mean some sort of Sailor moon, where a young cyclist becomes a warrior fighting for love, passion & justice in the sport?

 

[Lequack]

 

[Sciatic]

Love those jerseys!

 

[Breezy1985]

Definitely true with heat absorbing materials, but with modern cycling garments, negligible.

I'm 100% sure it's because the white is more see through therefore showing off the abs

 

[Red Rick]

Checked the latest strava ride by Carusa

Temperature between 29C and 41C, with an average of 34. Yikes.

 

[RedheadDane]

Love those jerseys!

Great to see that the weird loss of the colour blue has not extended to Slovenia!