apples to pears wrote:
She literally attacked from the flag ( she ended up in a break away group of course- not solo). But she rode solo for pretty dang long though (41km to the finish). It was pretty cool to watch. You don't see it often (which I know is your point, but sometimes it works I guess! No radios sure help).
I couldn't believe the Men's race. 20 minutes seems crazy. It was 145 miles with some good climbs allows for a lot of time to be made up, but still.
She was impressive. But people who don't watch bike racing think that everyone should be able to do that when how often does that even happen?? The men's race was probably the best bike race i've ever watched. Without the full teams, radios, and the nuances of some competitors actually being teammates year round made that an exciting race despite the fact that it was 6+ hrs long. Was happy to see Carapaz pull that out despite the fact that belgium and slovenia were riding for their respective stars.
...but i'm off topic. we are discussing the apparent conspiracy theories of women's gymnastics ;-).