Originally Posted by
gtrob
And then the US women went out and had over a second on them by the 125m mark, talk about a fast start. They almost held it too. When you have a 5s lead on 3rd place maybe they pulled back on purpose? Coach could easily slow them down 1/10th a lap and save them the effort.
I think its clear based on times it will be UKvsUS and AUSvsCAN, but its so close it could go either way in each race.
Just re-watched GB and USA's TP qualifications runs.
- GB Looked so much smoother - each rider looked smoother in the saddle, rode cleaner lines and they appeared to have smoother transitions.
- Thought I saw at least one or two USA riders pull themselves forward on their saddles using their bars a few times.
- USA looked less certain transitioning from front to back.
- Hope Chloe Dygert's knee is okay - it was taped up a bit.
- It is possible that USA backed off on purpose. I am hoping they did.
DK