Olympic Women's Road Race

[User Guide]

Having watched from the begining, it definetly deserves to be brit/dutch in gold silver.In whichever order wouldnt mind a Vos win

 

[Montanus]

If Vos wins this, you can say that is was well deserved.

That woman is just fantastic.

 

[Frosty]

BBC reckons it is 36 seconds - thats not from the GPS but from on-course timings.

 

[meat puppet]

Wow, Vos is strong.

insanely so. the group needs to organize.

guess Vos might try to drop the two, with some success even.

 

[Caruut]

Boardman really isn't a very good commentator for classics. He just doesn't quite seem to understand one-day races.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Who's the faster sprinter-Vos or Armistead?

Crapshoot. Armitstead is more of a sprinter, but Vos does everything so well. Normally, I would put my money on Vos because she's just so good and Armitstead has often been on the verge of breaking through without truly doing it... but with the support of the home crowd for Armitstead and Vos' habit of coming 2nd in big championship races (OK, the Worlds)...

 

[Frosty]

Just think they havent enough of a gap and that when it comes down to it people will sacrifice themselves to pull it back with a few k left. Good for other UK/Dutch riders though.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Here come the Americans...

This could turn the tide

 

[User Guide]

Boardman says 34, I had it at same building lol at 33

 

[Jeriko]

Is that Cadel commentating with Harmon and Kelly?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Judith Arndt and Kristin Armstrong leading the chase. Now it gets serious.

 

[spalco]

Armitstead looks the strongest to me, both the Russian and Vos leave a couple bike lengths after their turns occasionally.

 

[meat puppet]

confusion as to what the gap is. first it was 30sec, now 50sec.

weird. I thought it was coming down, nonetheless. but maybe not

 

[JibberJim]

Zabelinska to be dropped in the small hill that's coming up in a minute...

 

[spalco]

Similar scenario to yesterday, the peloton simply can't close the distance to the break it seems.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Hand-clocked the difference is about 35 seconds

 

[Frosty]

Zabelinska to be dropped in the small hill that's coming up in a minute...

Yeah, quite likely.

 

[will10]

40s at my last check. Somewhat ridiculous we're all having to time the gap ourselves, but kinda exciting too

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Similar scenario to yesterday, the peloton simply can't close the distance to the break it seems.

Yes and no.

No because 1) the top favorite is in front this time, instead of behind
2) there are 4 teams riding, Germany, Italy, USA and Sweden, instead of 1
3) there is an alien in the front group

 

[Kellys Big Sprocket]

they'll get caught...................nice weather

 

[User Guide]

Hand-clocked the difference is about 35 seconds

Armistead and Vos might be better without the russian

 

[Bala Verde]

and it's pouring

 

[User Guide]

Is the russian bluffing?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

they'll get caught...................nice weather

Don't think so, theyre losing time again

 

[Caruut]

Just timed it at 45s.