the Olympics
Individual Trial – Ladies
Lotte Kopecky (6th) missed out on a medal in the Olympic time trial. The world road champion was on her way fast but crashed on the slippery road surface. Australia’s Grace Brown won gold. Preferred favourites Chloe Dygert (3rd) and Ellen van Dijk (11th) failed to fulfil their ambitions.
Slippers ruin Lotte Kopecky’s medal chances
Early in the Olympic time trial, it became clear that this was going to be a day of slip and slide. Riders who nearly jumped off the starting platform and the same smooth curve that had surprised the early starters, chaos ensued.
On paper it would be that. Lotte Kopecky should be able to take advantage of these difficult conditions. Although rain can cause problems for everyone, that has become clear once again.
Our compatriot reached the highest provisional time on intermediate point 1, although she would eventually have to endure four riders ahead of her. But Kopecky’s chances of a medal were completely ruined by a slip in the second part.
With a strong finish, she managed to get the Medal of Honor, but the time damage she suffered from her fall turned out to be too great in the end. It seems that the physical damage wasn’t too bad after sliding on her right side.
Sixth place was the final verdict, just 24 seconds behind silver.
Grace Brown Convincingly Wins Olympic Gold Medal
Even without falling, one woman couldn’t do anything. Grace Brown was out of the class in the entire time trial, with the fastest time at every intermediate point.
The experienced Australian, who also won Liege-Bastogne-Liege in her farewell year earlier this season, had at least a minute and a half to spare at the finish.
Clear favourites Ellen van Dijk and Chloe Dygert had to admit their superiority today. The Dutch were disappointed to finish just 11th, and the American world champion and defending champion, like many of his teammates, fell behind.
That cost Dygert the silver medal, which went to Britain’s Anna Henderson. The narrow bronze was a small consolation prize.
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Diggert third, Henderson second
Less than a second, that’s what ultimately came down to bronze and silver. Dygert could have won silver without falling, but now he’s won bronze by a slim margin.
Kopecky would likely have been judged sixth, assuming Dygert still had a lead over her. Bronze might have been possible without that fall.
Grace Brown destroys the competition and takes the gold!
Grace Brown Out of Class: 1.5 Minutes and Olympic Gold!
No one in the picture is the same. Grace Brown and Australia won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s time trial, a minute and a half ahead of Henderson. She definitely has a medal too, but its color depends on Dygert.
Henderson on the hot seat
Silver, bronze or even gold by some miracle? Anna Henderson is on course to bring home the silverware for Great Britain with a record time of 41’09’.
His teammate Vollering also beat Kopecky by about five seconds. In practice, he was still bronze, but as the Brown steam train continued to arrive, the calf sank.
Lapus in the era of Kopecky
The Frenchwoman is seeking a medal for her people, 14 seconds ahead of Kopecky. Now the bronze medal will be particularly difficult for the Belgian.
Dygert takes corners very carefully in the final. So she may also end up behind Kopecky: is bronze still possible?
A strong finish from Kopecky, who kept Longo Borghini and Cordon Ragot behind him. Vollering and Labous are still important contenders for third and should be there.
Lotte Kopecky entered and is currently No. 1.
Kopecky is currently #1.
Eleven seconds faster than New Zealand’s Kadzov, Kopecky is sprinting for the first time on the line at the moment. So I went to the hot seat, where I sat, disappointed.
So Brown is completely out of the class. The Australian is 51 seconds faster after 22km than the closest challengers Dygert and Henderson. Kopecky is eighth in that intermediate spot.
Here’s the gold: Diggert drops too!
Grace Brown trails Henderson by 51 seconds in the second half.
Top Dygert Favorites Against Gravel!
Another victim of the wet Parisian roads! Chloé Dygert, still in second place by 5 seconds at intermediate point 1, slides on the cobblestones in one of the few turns. Game over for gold.
Brawn beats Schweinberger, despite being an outsider on the podium, to the fastest time in the second time. Or so we assume.
Henderson moves forward
12 seconds faster than Labus is a new best time in the second intermediate point for Anna Henderson, who is aiming with the Frenchwoman for a medal (bronze?) Because with Brown and Dygert, the two biggest players are still on their way.
While Labus was at least 20 seconds faster than her rivals at point 2, a disappointing Ellen van Dijk was only provisionally third. She will sink further.
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