2016 Olympic Road Races and Time Trials *Spoilers*

[Proto]

Yes, they let Borghini do all the work at the last, so she didn't have the legs. A great race, but I lost a lot of enthusiasm for it after the crash.

It was probably something like "You do all the work, tow us up, and you'll get bronze. Start mucking about and we'll get Silver and Bronze, and you'll get nothing"

Borghini did seem remarkably happy with third place.

 

[jarlrmai]

Olympics has a different end than most road races, usually only a victory matters, here though 2nd and 3rd are an Olympic medal which is not to be sniffed at.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Twitterland - Cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten "stable", "breathing", "able to communicate" after crash. No confirmation of injuries. (Olympic News Service)

 

[HF2300]

It was probably something like "You do all the work, tow us up, and you'll get bronze. Start mucking about and we'll get Silver and Bronze, and you'll get nothing".

Not sure I see Borghini being dictated to by the other two.

 

[Mike_P]

As for the crash not being shown again, guess what BBC News is about to do.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

As for the crash not being shown again, guess what BBC News is about to do.

Indeed, I saw it again.

Just hope she recovers fully.

 

[SWSteve]

They showed the crash on the news. It beggars belief

 

[mjr]

As for the crash not being shown again, guess what BBC News is about to do.

Part of their usual cycling promotion approach

 

[Justinslow]

They showed the crash on the news. It beggars belief

Why?

 

[smutchin]

https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/?lang=en&reset=&uid=645561929

 

[SWSteve]

Why?

Because we don't know what state she is in, and there's a real chance she sustained a terrible injury which may have life altering consequences. I don't believe that is something that should have been shown on purpose.

 

[jonny jeez]

It was a truly nasty crash, I don't understand why there is no protection for the kerbstones on the apex's of some of those corners, or is that asking to much?

I'm a little worried by Rio's Pride in delivering the games for one 12th of the average budget, when I see Gymnasts with awfully broken bones for the sake of additional crash mats, and riders taking hair pin bends at high speed with no crash protection, open trenches, adverse cambers and what looks like tripods poking two legs out into the bends...all seems poorly thought out to me.

 

[SWSteve]

I'm a little worried by Rio's Pride in delivering the games for one 12th of the average budget, when I see Gymnasts with awfully broken bones for the sake of additional crash mats, and riders taking hair pin bends at high speed with no crash protection, open trenches, adverse cambers and what looks like tripods poking two legs out into the bends...all seems poorly thought out to me.

I haven't seen the gymnastics incident, could extra mats have helped?

 

[User6179]

Dutch media update on Van Vleuten condition; in intensive care with concussion & 3 fractures to spine.

 

[jonny jeez]

I haven't seen the gymnastics incident, could extra mats have helped?

He landed slightly to one side of the crash mat and sounded like he hit a bare wooden floor. I doubt he actually did but cant help wonder if there should have been more protection.

Edit, I've just watched this again...although I really didint want to, he landed *on* the mat, but awkwardly. and the mat didt seem to offer much in the way of "give". is this usual for gymnastics?

What really worried me was the mens and womens road races and of course, Annemiek van Vleuten's horrific crash, made all the worse by the ridiculous trenches at the side of each bend.