Michael Woods was behind the race as well and might have been delayed by the crash. The crashed Brits had to chase back on with Woods. Geraint Thomas and Tao Geoghegan Hart crashed in the peloton on the way to Doushi Road. With the international octet 18 minutes up the road, Slovenia started to pull. Canadian contingent sits left mid-pack in colourful peloton.
After some chat and ice time, with the coalition 9:00 up the road, reigning champ Greg Van Avermaet started to put in work for the Belgians. In the languid peloton, the riders were already refreshing their bottles. The Slovenians were on the front even in the neutral zone.Ī South African bolted alongside riders from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Greece, China, Azerbaijan, Venezuela and Burkino Faso. There were a few spectators at the start. A mostly downhill 21 km run-in to the checkered flag came after the final climb of Kagosaka, 2 km of five percent.Ī neutral section was a place for the riders to fly their flags for the cameras. It crested just 33 km from the speedway circuit finish. 1, Mikuni is a 6.75-km climb of 11.5 percent exceeding 20 percent in places. The big obstacle arrived after two circuits of the Fuji International Speedway: Mikuni Pass. The next climbing challenge came on the lower slopes of Mount Fuji for 15 km at around six per cent. After a plateau, there was another short climb before a long descent. After 40 km of rolling terrain following the start at Musashinonomori Park, there was a long uphill drag before Doushi Road, a relatively simple climb of 5.9 km. The Olympic organizers had constructed a 234-km doozy in Japan. Michael Woods was a dynamic cyclist on Saturday, and his fifth place was well-deserved.
Wout Van Aert was silver and Tadej Pogačar bronze. Carapaz attacked with Brandon McNulty from an elite selection on the final climb of the day. Richard Carapaz might not have won the Tour de France, but he became the first South American to take the men’s road race gold on Saturday at the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.
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