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There are no radios allowed at the Olympics, like there are at professional races (ie Tour, Vuelta, Giro etc.) That simple. The last refresh point was ~50kms b
by haunter 5y ago
There are no radios allowed at the Olympics, like there are at professional races (ie Tour, Vuelta, Giro etc.)
That simple. The last refresh point was ~50kms before the final, if the person there didn't give an info to the riders then they just didn't know how far she was ahead hence the confusion of van Vleuten at the finish
- tokai 5y agoNo radios really exposed the poor racecraft of the Dutch riders. Seen some commentators criticising the no radios in OL (and WM) races, but I personally I think it is nice that it emphasize the skill of the rider and minimise the impact of SD's. Riders in the van Vleuten group, such as Uttrup, did know that there was a rider up the road. So it does seem that the mishap is truly on the Ducth riders.