Actually, it’s the final individual event. They’ll all go all-out. They’ve got a feel for how the altitude affects them as individuals. They’ll run within themselves. They will NOT want it to be tactical, there are too many closers (such as McCabe). I think it’ll be pretty quick from the start. (I agree that Tuohy will go, but I think she liked the 800m gear-ratcheting yesterday and will go similarly tonight).
With all this in mind, as they’ll be going fast, I think they’ll go out in 6:00 for the first 2k. (Not MEGA fast, but it is altitude). Tuohy makes a MASSIVE move with 600m to go.
Tuohy wins in 8:50. 2nd is McCabe in 8:55 with Roe in tow after a hard-fought battle with McCabe in 8:56.