Tokyo women's road race in FULL LENGTH! 🚴🏼‍♀️🥇

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The women's road race at Tokyo 2020 took place on 25th July 2021 with the start at Musashinonomori Park and the finish at Fuji International Speedway.
Anna Kiesenhofer (AUT) took the gold medal, Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) the silver medal and Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) completed the podium.
Watch a super exciting race with many twists and turns and a surprising winner in full length!
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[@cornereymee3488]

Where's the men's road race been waiting for months

[@savievankint]

UPLOAD THE MEN'S FULL RACE! ARE WE GOING TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE YOU UPLOAD IT???

[@hadeli87]

For me, the highlight of Tokyo 2020

[@SamuelRuaH]

From minute 9 to 30 Anna apears always alone behind all the group, in 30 seconds she made her move to the front, when the race really start she command the first attack, and the last 40 km she is completely alone on the top Poetry on wheels ❤️ I'll never get tired of watching this race

[@prinzeugen46]

Wearing a mask on the podium at the award ceremony is nonsense. this is re-education this is a step to the NWO

[@SchinniNobody]

A historic moment in austrian sport history! Thank you so much for uploading it!

[@Quintendejong123]

Sadly, it is a one-off

[@SchinniNobody]

@@Quintendejong123 Nothing wrong with that - That way she will be remembered for ever

[@kenavr]

@@Quintendejong123 That makes it all the more special.

[@Quintendejong123]

@@kenavr break wins are rare indeed

[@MusikPiratCH]

@@SchinniNobody What makes it even funnier is that Marlen Reusser (SUI) told the Netherland's women that Anna Kiesenhofer is still in the lead! The reply was: "Anna who?" 😍

[@user-mr1gp2sz2q]

I have waited the race in whole length soo Long time. At that morning, we, living in Austria, turned on TV and saw that an Austrian cyclist is the leader of the race. We couldn't beliebte it, but the unthinkable happened. We ware on sleep during the race because of time difference. But no TV channel have shown the füll race afterward even in Austria. Thank you for shering 😊😊

[@gerhartgrunanger7915]

Anna was the greatest. What a historic race in cycling. Austria are very proud.

[@wernerschneider4460]

I am only afraid this was a one-off, as it happened too often in the past. One Olympic title, but nothing even close to that before and after.

[@thomassiller8141]

At 18:20 you can see Anna Kiesenhofer warming up physically and mentally behind the peloton the effort she is committed for, whilest the commentators discuss potential winners, far from what comes to be reality.

[@roberto9887]

thanks for you notice!

[@mx2000]

Also at 14:20 and 16:00 - she’s behind the peloton the whole time, and she stated afterwards that she doesn’t enjoy riding in the peloton.

[@alexi.de.charle]

@@mx2000I wouldnt either - too many risks for clipping, accidental or otherwise. Strategy is essential, especially with such a long, twisty, climbing and descending, technical race! Go professor!

[@rg31404]

Looking back it seems strange the presenters spent so much time talking about Van Vleuten at the end instead of analyzing Kiesenhofer's ride.

[@MrBenedictus25]

Anna won the austrian athele of the year award. Normally only skiers win this

[@bitchoflivingblah]

Hasn't Christoph Strasser won it, he broke the world record for the longest ridden in 24 hours the magical barrier of 1000km plus he's just won the Transcontinental Race across Europe. He's also the past multiple winner of the Race Across America.

[@heyho4488]

@@bitchoflivingblah he won it as well, i also think a tennis player won it at some point and a fencer as well

[@jerryzhang6988]

What an inspiration to see Anna win!!! A math doctor then an Olympic CHAMP??? Insane!!!

[@mx2000]

19:32 “sometimes it’s not the best rider that wins, sometimes it’s the smartest” - little did he know how true that turned out to be 😅

[@mracer8]

She is the best rider

[@arthurgarcialucero704]

Best moment in the Olympics for me!!!

[@aprx195]

THE GOLD MEDALIST IS A MATHEMATICS PROFESSOR OF A RENOWNED UNIVERSITY

[@MariaVirginiaIturriPerez]

yes! she is a post doc

[@wideawake914]

So

[@KaMiSa07]

@@wideawake914 so, shes not only atlethe who do nothing else .

[@wideawake914]

@@KaMiSa07 if she worked in her local supermarket there would not be a mention of it.

[@purpleirklegrovestreet]

@@wideawake914 it would probably be an even bigger deal…

[@triwaldaus]

EPIC PERFORMANCE is an understatement for Kiesenhofer's huge win. "How big is her heart ..." and many other moments of this gold medal - worthy coverage made this the best reporting of an Olympic cycling event ever.

[@zhihengliu6520]

An epic win for Anna.Never seen a breakaway from 0km is successful before in such important one day race.She defended the amateur（though she's a pro before） in Olympic since pro cyclist is eligible to compete in it.

[@MusikPiratCH]

Yes, indeed. And even funnier (and perhaps more impressive) that the Swiss Marlen Reusser told the Netherland's women that Anna Kiesenhofer (AUT) is still in the lead. The reply was: "Anna who?" 😜

[@Quintendejong123]

Paris Roubaix breaks usually make it deep in the finale

[@okipienandoro5101]

​@@MusikPiratCH A time mark where that happens would be very appreciated.

[@LI-rt3ii]

@@okipienandoro5101 I think it is not seen but from some reports from after the race

[@kenohtsuki9607]

この動画を待ってた👍 ロードレースの歴史に燦然と輝く単独エスケープ👏🇦🇹

[@David-in3sd]

One of the best races ever, big respect! Get out in front and stay there wins every time!

[@Pupda]

Actually, although there are definitely a few exceptions, “Get out in front and stay there” almost never wins. If nothing else the amount of energy expended in riding alone or in a small breakaway (supposedly about 30% more energy) means that by the end of the race the relatively well-rested peloton riders have little trouble in bringing the breakaway back, and most often the longer the breakaway stays out ahead before being caught, the more likely they’ll finish behind the entire peloton. The only reason that it worked on this day was because the peloton let the breakaway get so far ahead, and because they had lost track of how many were in that breakaway - it appears that only roughly half the riders knew that there were three riders up the road in the later stages of this race. By your theory the five riders in the real breakaway at the start (two other pairs - Chile and Paraguay, and Ethiopia and Eritrea - also jumped out from the peloton but faded early) should have finished at the top of the standings, yet two - Oberholzer (South Africa) and Looser (Namibia) - “got out front” but were caught by the middle of the race and didn’t even finish, while Shapira (Israel) and Plichta (Poland) also “ got out front” and made it to the finish but were caught by the peloton on the track and fished 24th and 27th respectively (out of 31 official finishers). They got out in front and stayed in front, yet barely finished… Kiesenhofer is an exceptional rider - her success is mostly in time trials (although at the time she was also the defending Austrian national road race champion) so she was well suited to riding alone, and on this day conditions and circumstances favored her. But as a rule, getting out front mostly gets you a little TV coverage - “ fifteen minutes of fame” - and an early return to the team bus.

[@jonathantrecool11]

4:25:23 she thought she was the Olympic champion until she knew she did not and her face at 4:26:54 is a clear evidence how disappointed she was! Congratulations for Anna Kiesenhoffer for an amazing race from an Ecuadorian person Carapaz 🇪🇨 🥇 Kiesenhoffer 🇦🇹

[@amaludinibnu7686]

This is what an Olympics is all about!!

[@okipienandoro5101]

04:26:10 I love how Anna Kiesenhofer goes from crying to "there's a camera recording me!", I should puff up and act like champ ! Adorable ☺️.

[@romrad4646]

Anna, dein Streben immer alles zu geben hat dich unsterblich gemacht. Gold in Tokio und 160 Kilometer Solo bei der la Vuelta nach Segovia. Danke! Du bist ein gigantisches Vorbild für uns. Mach weiter für uns. Freuen uns schon dich in Paris 2024 wiederzusehen! LG aus deiner Heimat

[@ryxkou]

This race was one for the books 👏

[@1994tiro2008]

4:29:10,4:32:21 Thank you for waving and responding to the cheers of the audience.

[@hallihallo3288]

So funny to see the dutch faces realizing that they don't won 😂

[@hammondB3_C3Tube1]

Thank you to all the players who participated in this race. I was able to feel a great competitive spirit. And I hope that the record of this race can be watched until the future.

[@awdrifter3394]

"Attack at kilometer zero". I guess the Dutch team didn't expect that.

[@oscar060549]

Annex to my earlier comments: (I discovered later that) In his article for Associated Press Dave Skretta wrote that Italian Elisa Longo Borghini knew there still must have been one more rider out in front who wasn't caught (= Anna Kiesenhofer): Because Elisa understands a bit of german and had listened to the Germans who kept their riders well informed. Without race radio, the only way how the Germans could have done so was via handy... So, if the Germans were able to inform their riders, why not the Dutch as well???

[@superhearingcloud2191]

the best part is the female announcer being in total denial on who was gonna win till late in the race

[@bitchoflivingblah]

That was the case for the UK commentators also, in complete denial, saying there was little chance of the break staying away, they only changed their tune really late in the day. For me it adds to the magic of the race, the sheer improbability of it. The best cycling race I've ever seen men or women. And we know she's clean.

[@MrBenedictus25]

After watching this again. I must say thank u to our german neighbours it seems like they slowed down the peloton a bit zo stay aware of the dutch. Tha helped anna. So thx

[@jasonmcgrody9472]

The commentary is top notch for viewers that aren't familiar with road racing.

[@tharindudissanayake5158]

Yep. Rochelle's obviously great but that dude is an effing idiot. Completely ruined the watching experience for me. After a while, watched the entire thing muted.

[@Garanon5]

Wow, even the broadcasters were underestimating the breakaway group for most of the first hour.

[@mariaking287]

Took 10 months to finally have this all covered. Gush! 10 months 🙄

[@RazorBlade86]

The moment when the Dutch riders didn't even come to the Austrian rider to congratulate her speaks for itself. Well deserved win Anna. Congratulations from Poland.

[@IamAlmostRealWitch]

great broadcasters/commentators. as somebody who don't know much about bike race, they explain everything so well.

[@piano0b]

to this day by far the biggest cycling accomplishment for austria and it'll stay there forever..

[@sleyayjoo4854]

多摩ニュータウン通りで見たあのロードレースすごく目に焼き付いている。間近で観たとき涙が溢れたな。もしまたロードレースの国際大会が東京でやるのであれば是非とも相模原を走って欲しい。

[@luisastetecanal3599]

La ORIGINALIDAD de este gran deporte denominado CICLISMO... es que te PERMITE VER y apreciar los PAISAJES e infraestructura de toda la ZONA por donde transitan los ciclistas, eso es lo EXTRAORDINARIO !!!! por ello son los eventos de TOUR del CICLISMO como "tour de francia", "la vuelta a italia", etc. etc. es realizar por internet un TURISMO VIRTUAL, una forma moderna de CONOCER otros paises o culturas... saludos de Peru amigos.

[@amarildopenachio9838]

04.05.2022 - Liderou a prova de ponta a ponta, incrível performance, vitória mais que merecida, simplesmente sensacional, ÉPICA......Parabéns Anna Kiesenhofer. 04.05.2022 - Led the race from start to finish, incredible performance, more than deserved victory, simply sensational, EPIC......Congratulations Anna Kiesenhofer.

[@roberto9887]

Since 18:20 , she was still at the last. But she won finally.

[@MrBabajikijai]

Thanks a lot for the post and fulfilling my request for replay of this event. Kudos to Anna Kiesenhofer for the gold medal inspite of being an amatuer cyclist.

[@MusikPiratCH]

The day of her life. Bravo Anna Kiesenhofer (AUT). The Netherland's women didn't believe the Swiss Marlen Reusser who told them that Anna Kiesenhofer (AUT) is still in the lead. The reply was: "Anna who?" 😍

[@souvikgoswami5870]

@@MusikPiratCH at which moment? Please mention the time if you can.

[@MusikPiratCH]

@@souvikgoswami5870 Unfortunately I cannot tell you any time. It was only what Marlen Reusser told in an interview. 😇

[@jorderis]

3:39:40 Wild wheelie

[@aerith119]

Hahaha

[@okipienandoro5101]

04:25:28 I feels bad.jpg. She didn't know there's a rider in front of her, she didn't won gold. But what can I say, Anna Kiesenhofer race is legendary.

[@yokehuatgoh]

i'm in awe of these guys. they're just pure human machines.

[@homebrandy]

What a race "Anna Kiesenhofer" indeed a courages, unbelievable race/win.

[@NSn458]

It's the heaviest gold medal ever!

[@divinalaira9629]

Que genial que subieran esto, gracias Olympics

[@superhearingcloud2191]

will go down in history as the greatest cycling upset of all time

[@erictellez]

At 4:17:50 you can see both sides of the racetrack with Anna (and the helping cars) in one side and the peloton in the other side, but the peloton didnt see Anna. I'm wondering why.

[@florianmeier3186]

Maybe, they thought she would be a dropped rider. At that part of the race they become also rather tired and so the view narrows. As Anna stayed first behind and then escaped quickly they might just completely forgot her.

[@muscat-aoringo]

東京オリンピックで1番面白かった競技だと思う！ 最高のレース！

[@AdyanPopalzai]

Anna klesenhofer 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@angelgomez7917]

Beautiful win

[@martinhoaut7]

Most amazing cycling moment of 2021

[@jepongtv391]

Great sports!!I love to watch this kind of competition...thank you

[@MrBenedictus25]

Miss van vleuten is a pro rider who should know that there is a car or bike just behind the leader. If this car is not there und are not the leader

[@nedster63]

Im surprised she didnt pick up on the 7 cars, motos and helicopter tracking Anna.....😉

[@hpvpinoy8797]

Well this is what happens when one only uses brawns and not the brain!

[@adilsonwolff3126]

sozinha,só com a técnica, a professora deu show nas profissionais,top.a matemática perfeita.

[@jeffmitoh9260]

Stunning performance by Anna Kiesenhofer! I can't stop watching this, this is an inspiration of greatness! Great narrators too!

[@hansgeorgwielinger8769]

What a race!!! So well deserved win!!!

[@IamAlmostRealWitch]

this was best bike race ever. fantastic 😸

[@kurorintenshi]

Wooohoo! Been waiting for this~ :D

[@francisnguyen6349]

Amazingly video!

[@hampaslupanglanggam5950]

Its about time . . . Waiting this from day one .

[@stev6free146]

Excellent,thank you.

[@user-hz2xs7kr3o]

감동적입니다. amazing!...

[@mario-vy5cg]

ありがとう！

[@luisastetecanal3599]

La ORIGINALIDAD de este gran deporte denominado CICLISMO... es que te PERMITE VER y apreciar los PAISAJES e infraestructura de toda la ZONA por donde transitan los ciclistas, eso es lo EXTRAORDINARIO !!!! por ello son los eventos de TOUR del CICLISMO como "tour de francia", "la vuelta a italia", etc. etc. es realizar por internet un TURISMO VIRTUAL, una forma moderna de CONOCER otros paises o culturas... saludos de Peru amigos.

[@friedrichmadlmair7952]

Bravo Anna!!!!!

[@balloonparty6044]

Comments 96 : 05/06/22 Sunday 10.00 am. Bravo. Very Well-Done, Anna KiesenHofer Of Austria, Winning The 137 Km Cycling RoadRace 2020.

[@reginaldoconrado3420]

Que corrida incrível 😍😍😍

[@mikaellung5800]

Great sport. I love it. Where the men road race ?

[@flamoonigirlolivia]

:) :) Watching this in 2022 because I miss Tokyo Olympics!!

[@oscar060549]

Meanwhile I've watched most of the videos about this race, listened to all commentators and analyzers (some very intelligent, a few just stupid hindsight babble), and read a lot of the comments listed below - now, I'm stunned... Why? 'Cause in fact EVERYBODY knew there was no race radio and that this lack of information had led to at least Annemiek Van Vleuten and possibly even the whole peloton forgetting about Anna Kiesenhofer towards the finish (instead of chasing her), WHILE so far NOBODY has picked up (before I did) how simply and logically this could (or rather ought to) have been prevented: By assigning some assistant(s) to just watch the race on tv and constantly pass all informations via handy to the team car and all helpers (the persons who provided drinks and foodbags, and perhaps some more assistants strategically spread along the road), so that (at any time!) Annemiek & Cie could (or rather ought to) have been kept as best informed as possible... Failing to do so turns out (in my eyes) to have been one of the worst blunders in the history of Cycling - committed by the Dutch team management, NOT by their great racing ladies, even though these also (for the worse) seemed to not really have worked together well as a team...

[@joaobaylonsantos9119]

Suban el video completo del ciclismo de ruta masculino de Tokio 2020, por favor

[@jamesaaronmanarang]

Love it!!

[@timmyj7092]

This is my all-time favorite Olympic moment!

[@twillis449]

Those Dutch ladies just didn't want to work together. Not surprising really as they really see each other as competitors and not as teammates.

[@MrBenedictus25]

Dutch TV lying. The swiss Woman knew. The belgium who got 4th clearly knew otherwise she would have celebrated bronze. Which she didnt

[@IamAlmostRealWitch]

i think several riders in peleton did know. it was just dutch that didn't know.

[@Gaming308]

Love ur competitions

[@mario-vy5cg]

この映像を通じて世界のみなさんにTokyoそしてJapanを知って欲しいです。本当ならたくさんの観戦客が日本を訪れるはずでした。

[@alexi.de.charle]

The commentators were WAY OFF discussing the potential winners 😂 Absolutely LOVE and ALWAYS for the underdog !! Also: the racer they predicted to win - Mariana Voss - didn’t even place in the top 3.

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

I laughed my hat off never mind dutch. Nice one Cecilie congratulating Anna Kiesenhofer 🚵🏻‍♀️🎉🎉🎉

[@MrBenedictus25]

Best example why team Radios should. Not be allowed in cycling

[@user-nm9lb5vn9i]

This was beautiful and inspiring ❤ It's reminds me Rocky a lot. Regards from Argentina.

[@savievankint]

OLYMPICS CHANNEL UPLOAD FOR MEN'S!! Don't keep us waiting for months or years before you upload it!

[@Nada-ke2hh]

Simplemente admirable👏👏

[@alexi.de.charle]

I’m not familiar with the Olympic road races - QUESTION: Does the ceremonial start count towards the entire race? AND: is it completely fair to ‘start’ in front versus behind, and/or do the racers wear tracking devices like in long distance running events?

[@myronjohnson6799]

My go to video for treadmill time. If they're working this hard, I can't complain.

[@JuCarlos-ex8ip]

The Tokyo cycling race is one of my favorites alone with the colombian race and South America

[@Coco21212]

So well deserved for the austrian.

[@dliessmgg]

Do you have a video of the tokyo women's mountainbike race? I'd like to rewatch it but it's not available anywhere :(

[@jempanuncialman9361]

Congratulations

[@Jesdessamparad-xx7nq]

give credit also to those break away companions ...

[@user-ui4bf4dm4p]

4:17:45 自分用 4:27:20 自分用 5:01:12 自分用

[@user-tn9yt6hn7t]

26:08 temple race scene

[@william6171]

4:48:57 Even Rivera and Niewiadoma are like 👀👀👀

[@luizcarloszimmermann5505]

Ciclismo road em olímpiada ; é a essencia da beleza das competições entre nações saudáveis ( sem guerras )

[@nielskjr5432]

It's KIESENHOFER. Not Kaisenhuffer. Can't be that difficult. 😊

[@wowu9433]

miracle

[@ManojKumar-yx5zh]

Is that Rochelle Gilmore doing the commentary?

[@stev6free146]

Yes 👏

[@aerith119]

My friend told me to watch this, he said I'll owe him a beer. 3:22:57 She can't stop smiling, I love it!

[@MaestroMinghi]

Where is the men's cycling road race? I want to see it too.

[@iadamitumo]

これ見たかったんだよね～

[@aidanovoa3295]

2:11:00 to 2:11:10 is so representative of the final result, and it makes me so happy 😊😊