Olympic cycling - track and road (may contain spoilers)
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Mo1959
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Enjoyed that…….. not sure they did! 😓
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
That was some sprint from Pog
Shadow
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- edge of the south downs
Rusty 🇨🇦 5th, Yates A 9th, Kwiato 11th.
carpiste
Guru
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- Manchester
Note that the first 10 were all different nationalities! Gold is what counts in the Lympics, sod teams!
bitsandbobs
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Good race that. Shame Thomas and TGH managed to ride into each other. There was a metal strip in the middle of the road where they crashed which seemed to have something to do with it.
MasterDabber
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- Surrey and the Lot in France
So pleased to see Carapaz get that and not WvA or Pogacar.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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- Hexleybeef
Ecuador’s first gold in 25years.
Rusty Nails
We remember
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- Living in the slow lane
I was trying to explain to my wife why it was different to the Tours and team races, especially how the peletons are likely to be smaller and less able to hunt down and eat up the breakaway riders.
I must admit that I find the Olympics format more interesting.
Absolutely gutted for Thomas. Has there ever been a more accident prone top rider than him?
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
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Why do commentators insist on distorting rider's name. I mean, Podacar isn't difficult to say is it? Why do they keep saying Podatchar ? You don't drive a Tchar do you? It is a very clear "car" at the end of his name.
Apart from that, congratulations to Carapaz, a well deserved gold metal, especially so soon after the TdF.
Apart from that, congratulations to Carapaz, a well deserved gold metal, especially so soon after the TdF.
Rusty Nails
We remember
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- Living in the slow lane
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gavroche
Getting old but not past it
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- North Wales
Thanks for the correction.Almost a different sport! Tactically different. I did wonder though that, were it not for WVA, if we'd have seen any one of that chasing pack risk losing a chance at bronze to chase down Carapaz and McNulty. They all seemed content to look at each other. Even the commentators were saying it was Carapaz & McNulty for gold/silver when the gap was around 50 seconds, and I was kinda incredulous at that given the strength in that chasing pack. But then I was thinking of the other type of road racing!
