Brownlee and the other four top-swimmers formed an impenetrable force on the bike and were already 32 seconds ahead of the chase pack by the time they hit Pennsylvania Avenue for the start of the eight-loop bike course. Peter CROES led the chase pack for much of the race, was in awe of the lead-group’s unstoppable power. “Those five guys were really great,” Croes said. “We tried to organize as a group and chase them down but it just wasn’t happening.
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