After the UCI published the road race routes for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on Thursday, the glaring differences between the men's and women's parcours left the cycling community with mixed reactions on social media channels, and a lot of questions.
At first glance, the differences are startling. The men race 234km with 4,865 metres of elevation gain, including part of the iconic Mount Fuji. The women race 137km, with 2,692 metres of elevation gain over two climbs. But in comparison with other races on the women's calendar, the Tokyo course ranks as one of the hardest.
Both courses will start in Musashino no Mori Park on the outskirts of Tokyo and follow the same route southwest towards the Fuji International Speedway, tackling the Donushi Road and Kagosaka Pass where, at the 96km mark, the two routes diverge. The women head down from the Kagosaka Pass to do 1.5 laps of a rolling circuit finishing on the Fuji International Speedway.
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The men turn onto the Mount Fuji Circuit - a 50km loop that brings them over the Fuji Sanroku ascent - then they complete a smaller loop that includes Mikuni Pass and the Kagosaka Pass for a second time and, after 212km, descend onto the finishing circuits on the Fuji International Speedway.
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