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Jolanda Neff wins Olympic MTB gold in
all-Swiss podium.
"The
28-year-old took control on the first of five full laps,
ultimately opening a gap that no-one was able to close.
Long-time rival and reigning world champion Pauline
Ferrand-Prevot (France) had led with Neff for part of the
opening lap, but the Frenchwoman took a tumble late in lap
1."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) July 27, 2021 What’s going on with Jolanda Neff’s down tube?
"Those
who just watched the women’s cross country mountain bike
event may have noticed something weird on the down tube of
Jolanda Neff’s Trek Supercaliber."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) Claro Sports July 27, 2021 Did a dropper post save Jolanda Neff’s
Olympics?
"Did
Neff’s dropper post save her race? Did van der Poel’s
fixed steatpost end his Olympics? It’s hard to say. Since
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as saying van der Poel wouldn’t have crashed if he had a
dropper post."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) July 27, 2021 Five conclusions from the Tokyo Olympic XCO
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"Tokyo Olympic Games Cycling Events schedule: Tuesday,
27 July, 7:55am CET (Starts at 2 am EDT) - Women’s
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Wednesday,
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Wednesday,
28 July, 7:00am CET (Starts at 1 am EDT) - Men’s Time
Trial Race"
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) July 27, 2021  July 26, 2021
Olympics: Tom Pidcock takes sensational men's
mountain bike gold for Great Britain.
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July 27, 2021
Anna van der Breggen pulled off her bike by
officials during Olympic TT prep.
"Fortunately,
Van der Breggen was not injured in the incident and the
officials have apologized to the reigning ITT world
champion for the misunderstanding."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) July 27, 2021 Neff decries Ferrand-Prévot's 'stupid move' in
Tokyo Olympics mountain bike race.
"Jolanda
Neff went left, I went right. We were going at the same
speed and we arrived at the same time, I said to myself,
‘If she doesn't brake or if I don't brake, we'll hit each
other,’ so I braked."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 27, 2021 What Kate Courtney, Haley Batten, and others
said after the women’s MTB race.
"It’s
tough to understand how much it changed. They were making
changes to the course up until the moment we started. I
really respect the riders, Jolanda [Neff] is one of the
best technical riders in the field. She’s someone who
probably benefited from the conditions and is really able
to be adaptable and manage those."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) July 27, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: 7 riders to watch in the men's
individual time trial.
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compiled a list of the seven men to watch during the race
- the biggest favorites of the lot. But even beyond these
men, there are a number of big names set to fight for the
medals."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 27, 2021 Preview: What you need to know about the
Olympic time trials.
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the road races now complete at the Tokyo Olympics, it’s
time to turn our attention to the individual time trials.
The women’s and men’s fields will both battle it out for
gold this Wednesday, with the women’s event starting at
11:30am Tokyo time, followed by the men at 2pm."
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Mathieu van der Poel blames ramp removal for
Tokyo Olympics mountain bike crash.
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