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The Tokyo 2020 games were postponed one year due to the global coronavirus pandemic, so they will take place in 2021. As for Cycling Fantasy, the medals, with the Olympic rings, are one of the most coveted trophies, especially because It is not an annual competition (there will not be another chance until 2024) and because they are the first Olympics to be played since the creation of the app in 2018.

Men IRR

The men's route is mountainous, with more than 4000 meters of accumulated positive slope. However, the Olympic Games are a special and unpredictable event, as Greg Van Avermaet (800) already demonstrated in Rio de Janeiro 2016, who gave the surprise on a circuit that also seemed suited for climbers.

The winner of the Tour de France Tadej Pogačar (1200) seems the main favorite for the Olympic gold, although it is possible that the riders who come from the Tour show the fatigue of three weeks of exertion to the limit. His compatriot Primoz Roglič (1200), who retired from the Tour due to a crash, usually recovers well from failures and may be the bet of the Slovenian team. The starting list includes many great cyclists, among which stand out as possible candidates on paper Remco Evenepoel (1200), Alejandro Valverde (1000), João Almeida (1200), Richard Carapaz (1000), Maximilian Schachmann (1000), Wout Van Aert (1000), Jakob Fulgsang (1000), Adam Yates (1000), Simon Yates (800), David Gaudu (800), Richie Porte (800), Michael Woods (800), Alexander Vlasov (800) or Nairo Quintana (1000), among many others.

Women IRR

The women's event of the games does not share the toughness of the men's, although it also includes climbs that can rule out sprinters.

The favorites, of course, are the 4 members of the Dutch team, an all-stars formed by Anna Van der Breggen (1200), Annemiek Van Vleuten (1200), Demi Vollering (1000) and Marianne Vos (1200). Anything other than a Dutch victory would be a huge surprise, and they are likely to get more than one rider on the podium.

Other applicants if the race gets tough are Elisa Longo Borghini (1000), Katarzyna Niewiadoma (1000), Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (800), Marta Cavalli (800), Amanda Spratt (1000), Mavi García (600), Liane Lippert ( 800) or Cecile Uttrup Ludwig (1000).

If the race is not selected before the final circuit, good rolling riders and sprinters may have their chance. Women like Emma Norsgaard (1000), Lotte Kopecky (1000), Grace Brown (800), Lisa Brennauer (1000), Christine Majerus (1000), Coryn Rivera (800) or Marta Bastianelli (800) will look forward for this kind of outcome.

Women ITT

The women's time trial course is 22 km long and has two climbs: 1.15 km at 7.7% and 1.6 km at 5.25%, but this does not prevent the starting list from presenting the best specialists in the world. Among them are Anna van der Breggen (1200), Lisa Brennauer (1000), Annemiek van Vleuten (1200), Leah Kirchmann (800), Chloe Dygert (200), Marlen Reusser (400), Elisa Longo Borghini (1000), Grace Brown (800), Christine Majerus (1000) or Emma Norsgaard (1000).

Men ITT

The men's event will go through the same route as the women's, although the men will do two laps of the women's circuit, doubling the mileage.

The main favorites for Olympic gold are Filippo Ganna (800), Rohan Dennis (800), Stefan Küng (800), Primož Roglič (1200), Kasper Asgreen (800), Remco Evenepoel (1200) and Wout Van Aert (1000), although the startlist also includes others great specialists such as Rémi Cavagna (600), João Almeida (1200), Geraint Thomas (1000), Brandon McNulty (800), Tom Dumoulin (400), Nelson Oliveira (400), Patrick Bevin (400) or Maximilian Schachmann (1000).