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Olympic Road Race - 6th August 2016 Rio

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    #362
    pelevin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭pelevin


    Damn it anyway, that crash with Nibali & Henao ruined a great climax. Though maybe now it'll be a different kind of climax.


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    #363
    Eamonnator
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    Alaphillipe is having a problem with his rear brake


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    #364
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    R00ster wrote: »
    Was Majka in the original 6 man breakaway?

    Nope, that was Kwiatkowski.


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    #365
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    the groutch wrote: »
    BUT WHAT ABOUT CHRIS FROOME??? :rolleyes:

    who?


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    #366
    Chuchote
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    Kazakh lad making a brave foray.


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    #367
    dastardly00
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    Jesus this is nuts that the 7-man chase group won't work together!!!


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    #368
    omri
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    OMFG Majka!!!!


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    #369
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Majka has this in the bag..... maybe not actually!!


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    #370
    [Deleted User]
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Jesus this is nuts that the 7-man chase group won't work together!!!

    Crazy, Spaniard holding up one finger there to say it's just one guy to the others and they sit looking at him as if they don't want a medal.


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    #371
    Eamonnator
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Majka has this in the bag.

    not so sure


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    #372
    Stheno
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Crazy, Spaniard holding up one finger there to say it's just one guy to the others and they sit looking at him as if they don't want a medal.

    Attack from Chase group 12 seconds in it


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    #373
    godtabh
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    is e going to be caught


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    #374
    dahat
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    GVA looks good now.


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    #375
    [Deleted User]
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    Excitement back now for this finish !!!! What a day it's been.


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    #376
    the groutch
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    Majka looks wrecked.


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    #377
    [Deleted User]
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    Hope he gets at least a medal here


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    #378
    djemba djemba
    Registered Users Posts: 2,586 ✭✭✭djemba djemba


    Here we go


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    #379
    SantryRed
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    Cracking day. Loved it.


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    #380
    dastardly00
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    Phenomenal from GVA.


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    #381
    Chuchote
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    Ack, poor Majka


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    #382
    Al_Coholic
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    Feel sorry for the 2 that crashed whilst in top 3 on last descent


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    #383
    dastardly00
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    Chuchote wrote: »
    Ack, poor Majka

    Majka wasn't doing any work when with Nibali and Henao so I'm not overly disappointed that he didnt win gold.


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    #384
    Eamonnator
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    I think Dan Martin was 13th


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    #385
    godtabh
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Majka wasn't doing any work when with Nibali and Henao so I'm not overly disappointed that he didnt win gold.

    why would he? Thats how you win bike races


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    #386
    Lusk_Doyle
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    Very nearly a very happy house here in northern Poland! The edge of the seat is well and truely fecked after that!


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    #387
    Daroxtar
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    That was a ferociously tough race. Great to watch, loads of drama and a great finish


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    #388
    Burial.
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    That was one of the greatest one day races I have ever seen. If the UCI needs any further proof that smaller teams are the way to go this shows it. Delighted for GVA.


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    #389
    Diarmuid
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    What a ride by Alaphilippe, he bridged across to the lead group then clearly crashed on the descent, although the BBC commentators didn't seem to realise it. Got back on the bike and back into the chase group and finished 4th. Great race


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    #390
    JackieChan
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    Eamonnator wrote: »
    I think Dan Martin was 13th

    Yeah 13th, 2min 58sec behind winner

    Really enjoyable race.


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    #391
    pelevin
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    Real shame for Nibali & Henao. If the 3 arrived together on the flat run-in there's no way they'd have been caught. They also looked the 2 strongest. Any footage from above I wonder of how the crash happened?

    Otoh then their pain is someone else's triumph so chapeau to the lads who medalled, especially GVA hanging in there on a course obviously tilted more to the climbing fraternity. With Dan tiring late in San Sebastian I thought he mightn't be quite there in terms of peak form but still a fine result.


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