Watched the road race from about 11:30 to 1 AM, then took a 2 hour nap, woke up at 3, and watched the last hour and a half. Fun racing.
USA almost pulled off an incredible surprise as Brandon McNulty, a support rider for the TdF winner (Tadej Pogocar of Slovenia), ended up in the key attack with Richard Carapaz, the eventual winner, about 15 miles from the finish. McNulty was great all through the key parts of the race up to that point, joining Pogocar when he attacked at the most difficult part of the course. In the end, with about 4 miles left, he just could not keep up with Carapaz, who had rested a bit when McNulty pulled through on some of the flat parts of the finish. McNulty fell back to the 8 man pursuing pack and recovered enough to sprint for 6th place. 6th is the 3rd best finish for an American since 1984. Carapaz became the second Ecuadorian to win a gold medal. McNulty is a good time trialist and will compete for a medal in the time trial on Wednesday