Oh, "they" knew. Cyclists talk amongst themselves. Shapira and Plichta fell back to the peloton and they knew. Not everyone knew, but then they let a group bre

Oh, "they" knew. Cyclists talk amongst themselves. Shapira and Plichta fell back to the peloton and they knew. Not everyone knew, but then they let a group break away and build an 11 minute lead at one point. If you weren't keeping track of every rider in that group you are probably just trying to hang on to make a play amongst the rider left around around you later and not thinking about Gold.