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The road race at the Olympics is somewhat of an outlier in cycling. It uses national teams as opposed to commerical teams, so riders ride with unfamilar teammat
by Denvercoder9 5y ago
The road race at the Olympics is somewhat of an outlier in cycling. It uses national teams as opposed to commerical teams, so riders ride with unfamilar teammates, and in this case the biggest favorites were actually teammates. It also bans radios, so there's no direct communication between the coaches and the riders possible.
- ossusermivami 5y agoworld/european championship has the same national structure as the olympics, the radios are present in those races, so in that way the olympics is unique.
- jessaustin 5y agoI didn't see this race yet, and although I enjoy watching it I'm no expert on road cycling. However, ISTR that in every televised race there is a particular motorcycle that stays with the lead rider(s). If a racer thinks she's on the front and doesn't see that motorcycle around somewhere, shouldn't she reconsider her position? Also the racers who had been on the breakaway and got caught knew she was still up there, but they might not have cared to tell anyone about it.
- Denvercoder9 5y agoThere's usually motorcycles in front of the chasing groups as well, and I don't think the motorcycle for the leader is specially marked.
- TomK32 5y agoEven with radio, the breakouts might feel confident with the lead but not realize yet that the poursuivants have stepped up their speed.