How To Watch
Catch all the racing on the Olympic Channel and NBC.
*All times in EDT
Friday, July 23, 2021
| 10:00 PM | Men's Road Race |
Sunday, July 25, 2021
| 12:00 AM | Women's Road Race |
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
| 10:30 PM | Women's Road Time Trial |
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
| 1:00 AM | Men's Road Time Trial |
Who To Watch
Road:
Men:
Lawson Craddock (Houston; EF Education - Nippo) – Road Race & Time Trial
Brandon McNulty (Phoenix; UAE Team Emirates) – Road Race & Time Trial
Women:
Chloé Dygert (Brownsburg, Ind.; CANYON//SRAM Racing) – Road Race & Time Trial
Amber Neben (Irvine, Calif.; Cogeas Mettler Look Pro Cycling) – Time Trial
Coryn Rivera (Tustin, Calif.; Team DSM) – Road Race
Leah Thomas (Santa Clara, Calif.; Moviestar Team Women) – Road Race
Ruth Winder (Boulder, Colo.; Trek-Segafredo) – Road Race
How It Works
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Team USA will be competing in the Road Race and the Time Trial. USA Cycling has seen great success in these events, specifically the Women’s Time Trial. Kristin Armstrong has won the Women’s Time Trial in 2008, 2012, and 2016. Chloe Dygert is also determined to medal as the 2019 Time Trial World Champion.
When USA Cycling chooses a team to field the Road Cycling team, the selection committee must consider the individual for the Road Race and the Time Trial. This means the individuals selected to race the Time Trial must also compete in the Road Race.
Road races are team-oriented, mass-start events at the Olympic Games, team sizes are limited to a maximum of five for men and four for women. Road races generally take place on public roads. During a road race, team members work together to gain an advantage over other riders, usually designating one person as its team leader. The leader’s teammates will help in any way possible from fetching food and water to giving up a wheel or their bicycle in the event of a crash or mechanical failure.
The Road Race will start in Musashinonomori Park and end at the Fuji International Speedway. The course will pass through Doshi Road and Kagosaka Pass, with the men continuing on to Fuji Sanroku and Mikuni Pass. The Time Trial with start and finish in the Fuji International Speedway, making a circuit through the streets outside of the speedway. The course loop is 22.1km with the men doing two laps and the women doing one.
The Time Trial puts individuals against the clock. The Time Trial will feature the most technologically-advanced equipment such as carbon fiber disc wheels, lightweight components, teardrop-shaped aerodynamic helmets, one-piece skinsuits, and special handlebars which allow a rider to get into a more aerodynamic position. Riders start one-by-one at specific intervals, usually one minute, by descending down a small start ramp onto the course.
The Time Trial course starts and finishes at the Fuji International Speedway, making a circuit through the streets outside of the speedway. The distance of the men's course is approximately 44.2km (two laps of 22.1km) and the distance of the women's course is approximately 22.1km (one lap of 22.1km).
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