Which two riders lead the lace?

Which two riders lead the lace?

• A. 1-1 and 2-1
• B. 2-1 and 3-1
• C. 4-2 and 5-2
• D. 3-1 and 4-1

Answer: (D)

Leading the lace means the riders at the front, identified by the trailing 1 on their labels. The lace leaders are those two riders whose labels both end in 1. Among the options, the only pair that has both riders with the trailing 1 is the one labeled three-one and four-one, so they are the front-runners in the lace. The other choices mix riders where at least one does not have the leading suffix, so they wouldn’t both be at the front.

Leading the lace means the riders at the front, identified by the trailing 1 on their labels. The lace leaders are those two riders whose labels both end in 1. Among the options, the only pair that has both riders with the trailing 1 is the one labeled three-one and four-one, so they are the front-runners in the lace. The other choices mix riders where at least one does not have the leading suffix, so they wouldn’t both be at the front.