2016 Rio Olympics | CYCLING | August 6th thru August 21st

[Vasilevskiy]

No issue with the cobble sections but such a difficult descent after 220 km was just begging for crashes. I would not be surprised if the UCI tells the IOC to get lost for the next Olympics.

What?

The racecourse was fantastic, one of the best I've seen in years, I wish every world championship in cycling was like this.

When you're in a descent you choose if you want to take risks or not, they took and they fell, it's cycling, it happens.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Very entertaining race and a super deserving winner in Van Avermaet.

It sucks for Nibali and Henao but these things can happen when you go full gas in a descent... they would have battled out gold had not they crashed.

Alaphillippe was very strong but made bad decisions in key moments and he got the 4th place.
Valverde didn't have the legs, and Purito got the best result he could.

 

[Jack Straw]

I think the big problem on the descent was that concrete gutter/curb. There was absolutely no margin for error- you go off the road you crash.

 

[Shrimper]

Couldn't they in future make it a more tour like event?

Have 4/5 stages like the Tour de France and have 1/2/3 for standings and gold for sprinter and mountain winners?

Feel like that would be a more representative way of showing road racing rather than a one-off.

That race was good though, sucked to see so many fall off at the end but that's sport. Deserved winner too.

 

[Eisen]

Couldn't they in future make it a more tour like event?

Have 4/5 stages like the Tour de France and have 1/2/3 for standings and gold for sprinter and mountain winners?

Feel like that would be a more representative way of showing road racing rather than a one-off.

That race was good though, sucked to see so many fall off at the end but that's sport. Deserved winner too.

I suppose it's feasible, but I have to say I like the single day races.

 

[NMF78]

Couldn't they in future make it a more tour like event?

Have 4/5 stages like the Tour de France and have 1/2/3 for standings and gold for sprinter and mountain winners?

Feel like that would be a more representative way of showing road racing rather than a one-off.

Road races are far more then stage races like the tour de france. Now its an intresting race where anything can happen, stage races are often very boring.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Road races are far more then stage races like the tour de france. Now its an intresting race where anything can happen, stage races are often very boring.

Exactly.
Anything can happen in a 1 day race, and they are easily more entertaining, plus you can see who tactically is a better cyclist than in a big stage race

 

[Eisen]

Exactly.
Anything can happen in a 1 day race, and they are easily more entertaining, plus you can see who tactically is a better cyclist than in a big stage race

The tactics are completely different. It's not better or worse because of it. You have more people who can win single day races, that's what makes it more entertaining. At least to me.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

The tactics are completely different. It's not better or worse because of it. You have more people who can win single day races, that's what makes it more entertaining. At least to me.

What I mean is that a lot of riders that do stage races become dumb in sense of tactics, because they only know to follow the orders from the car and their orders are to protect their position no matter what. A great example was the last stage in this tour de france where 3 guys could have upgraded their position in the GC taking risks in the last descent, including Adam Yates that could have gotten into the podium only taking 20 seconds from Quintana. In a rainy descent that's nothing, I can't believe these guys didn't even try.

 

[Eisen]

What I mean is that a lot of riders that do stage races become dumb in sense of tactics, because they only know to follow the orders from the car and their orders are to protect their position no matter what. A great example was the last stage in this tour de france where 3 guys could have upgraded their position in the GC taking risks in the last descent, including Adam Yates that could have gotten into the podium only taking 20 seconds from Quintana. In a rainy descent that's nothing, I can't believe these guys didn't even try.

I definitely agree with that. It often looks like nobody tries to win.

 

[Eisen]

Terrible crash in the women's race.

 

[Sotty]

Nasty crash in the women race.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

anyone see that crash? looked really bad

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Man hope she's okay that was horrible.

 

[sayheykid]

God, that was brutal. I feel terrible for that woman. Hope she's okay.

 

[TNT87]

I literally gasped when I saw it. Heartbreaking for her. I hope it's not serious.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Man that looked awful. I hope it isn't too serious.

 

[EC09]

USA going to win a medal in this?

 

[Eisen]

She could. But they still can catch her.

 

[vippe]

That looked god awful, really really hope she is ok.

 

[Sotty]

That will be really close.

 

[EC09]

This is going to be a close finish, her time gap keeps getting smaller...

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Cmon emma johansson

 

[EC09]

what a bunch of ****

 

[Plub]

Man, that's heart breaking. Teamed up and took a medal from the U.S cyclist. I don't know much about this sport. Would it have been possible for her to slow up earlier and try and get in that group, or did she play it right by going solo (I know she only went solo because someone crashed)?