Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Cycling

[lechatnoir]

3 minutes ago, JCA12 said:

Seems like the Peloton (or at least the Dutch) didn't realise Kiesenhofer was up the road

IIRC, no team radios in Olympics, so very likely. they must have had time gaps though, but couldn't do much. you'd have figured that after chasing for 10km and the gap not changing they'd have reckoned there was some strong legs up the road.

Such a deserving win for Keisenhofer. 

[JCA12]

Ja it is great without radios. But I can't believe they didn't know. 

But brilliant from Kiesenhofer to win from the original break at km 0

[kosmonooit]

Sometimes the break stays away ,...

Annemiek not looking chuffed. Looks like she thought she got Gold. Apparently trained in a sauna.

 

[Hilton.]

In her post-race interview on BBC, Lizzie Deignan stated that she thought the best lady won today, Annemiek van Vleuten ????

The peleton (and the Dutch) really didn't know that Kiesenhoffer won.

[JCA12]

1 minute ago, lechatnoir said:

IIRC, no team radios in Olympics, so very likely. they must have had time gaps though, but couldn't do much. you'd have figured that after chasing for 10km and the gap not changing they'd have reckoned there was some strong legs up the road.

Such a deserving win for Keisenhofer. 

Yes but what I'm referring to is AVV said she thought she had won. Thought they would have known someone was up the road

[Hilton.]

And no other riders came up to congratulate Anna Kiesenhoffer after the race. Nobody knew.
She was standing there all by herself after the race. So weird to see it like this!

[Eugene Oppelt]

Persistence. Resilience. Dogged belief.

Anna Kiesenhoffer have lost her WorldTour contract a few seasons ago, kept on rolling and have likely reignited her career, if she chooses to say yes to new professional offers for 2022. 

Pic: Getty Sport Images

[buckstopper]

Who dares wins! Well done to both Austria, and Kiesenhoffer and Ecuador, and Carapaz yesterday. And to the greedy wheelsuckers, sorry for you. Ignorance meh

[kosmonooit]

4 minutes ago, 'Dale said:

Persistence. Resilience. Dogged belief.

Anna Kiesenhoffer have lost her WorldTour contract a few seasons ago, kept on rolling and have likely reignited her career, if she chooses to say yes to new professional offers for 2022. 

 

 

PhD in Mathematics apparently. Obviously chrunced a few numbers in advance.

[dsw]

7 minutes ago, kosmonooit said:

 

PhD in Mathematics apparently. Obviously chrunced a few numbers in advance.

Perhaps that is why she was the only cyclist in the field who was not confused about who won the race   

Edited July 25, 2021 by dsw

[Jewbacca]

Not only was she in the break from 200m out, she initiated the break.

Her attack of the other 2 at the feed zone also looked planned. 

What a win

[Nettie R]

2 Dutch riders sat in front in the peloton when Anna broke away. Don't say they didn't take notice. It's like the commentator said: did riders forget how to think for themselves. 

[J Wakefield]

On 7/24/2021 at 10:50 AM, JCA12 said:

I see Stefan De Bid finished 52nd ahead of Nibali and Quintana, among others. Decent result. 

Gibbons and Dlamini DNF

 

Its tough when you dont get fed correctly....or at all. 

[JCA12]

Just now, J Wakefield said:

 

Its tough when you dont get fed correctly....or at all. 

That is insane that they didn't get sufficient or any food and stuff for the race.

[DieselnDust]

13 hours ago, kosmonooit said:

 

Maybe the numbers are misleading, although higher up in the mountains it probably was a bit more mild.

According to what I am reading and seeing (vlogs, news reports etc) the heat/conditions in Tokyo are debilitating.

Should I paste a few links FYI?

 

No Tokyo by midday is debilitating. They started at 11am so temp was milder and they headed toward a more temperate area. Tokyo is a huge city, lots of glass. The cycling teams are based 120km away from Tokyo, so it's a bit better temperature wise. My cousin is over there on the media team as photographer for Canon so I'm getting daily rundowns. He was at the photographer zones for the ladies race today. Temp and humidity varied a lot along the course. He says it's hot but nothing he's not used to. CSA and mechanics and riders all saying the same.

[DieselnDust]

10 minutes ago, J Wakefield said:

 

Its tough when you dont get fed correctly....or at all. 

Nic took his musette at the 100mm feedzone but ignored the feeder doing a 100m sprint next to him with a bottle. Where weren't they fed correctly? Really keen to know as these are all aspects of racing where improvement is needed.