Olympic Women's Road Race

[spalco]

Is the russian bluffing?

Maybe. She doesn't seem to be taking her fair share of turns anyway.

 

[spalco]

Vos complaining now.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Is the russian bluffing?

Probably not, as her buildup has been weak in comparison to Vos and Armitstead (she DNFed the Giro Donne, where she top 10ed a couple of years ago). However, she may still go for it in the last couple of km, simply because she will finish with bronze in any other scenario.

 

[Kellys Big Sprocket]

This is Olga's weather.

 

[JibberJim]

Cancellara corner coming up

 

[spalco]

Cancellara's corner, right?

 

[meat puppet]

looks like they gave up in the peloton.

armistead trying to keep the break going. should not panic.

cleared the cancellara corner.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Peloton almost falls in the Cancellara corner

 

[will10]

Armistead nearly loses it on Cancellara corner.

And then the bunch did.

 

[Caruut]

50s now at the corner.

 

[Bala Verde]

Holy cow. Van Vleuten didn't watch Canc yesterday?

 

[JibberJim]

50 seconds ahead now - and bunch attacking each other?

 

[User Guide]

50 seconds

 

[Frosty]

50 seconds now according to Boardman.

 

[The Hitch]

how many sports is female Merckx competing in at this olympics?

 

[Kellys Big Sprocket]

Greasy corners, slippy road markers, leaking oil and diesal london taxi's.......becareful ladies.

 

[will10]

The break have got it. Come on Lizzie!

 

[Montanus]

What the hell is this? The distance just keep on growing. Don't they ever get tired in front? Some of the contenders in the group needs to help out with the chase, otherwise chances for medals will go away.

 

[Bala Verde]

Let's hope no one pulls an Uran today...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

how many sports is female Merckx competing in at this olympics?

I think she's just doing this and omnium but I may be wrong.

 

[JibberJim]

Russian isn't bluffing I think - but is sitting on so they still need to drop her.

 

[User Guide]

I dont know yanno,the russian suddenly looking stronger by the second the old USSR to outfox the rest again?

 

[DirtyWorks]

What the hell is this? The distance just keep on growing. Don't they ever get tired in front? Some of the contenders in the group needs to help out with the chase, otherwise chances for medals will go away.

That's a *very* high quality break with the female Merckx in it.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Holy cow. Van Vleuten didn't watch Canc yesterday?

? Van Vleuten didn't fall, she did a Gesink, braking behind someone who's crashing and just avoiding it

 

[spalco]

Holy cow. Van Vleuten didn't watch Canc yesterday?

Maybe it's really a tricky corner somehow.