The Olympic Road Race 2016. Rio de Janeiro. 253km

[Punkan]

Froome done?

 

[SeriousSam]

How did the gap get to 50 seconds? I don't recall seeing Italy attacking the descent, did they just not show it?

 

[trucido]

Re: Re:

This needs to be a yearly race on the schedule

It's not about the course, it's about the size of the teams.

And radios.

 

[Billie]

Valverde helping Canc while the french do ***

 

[Atwood]

Re:

This needs to be a yearly race on the schedule

Yes! No radios, reduced teams...fantastic

 

[carolina]

valverde is pulling!

 

[Rollthedice]

Valverde chasing!

 

[Kwibus]

Nice work by Italy. Love it.

Nibali can descent great when he needs/wants too.



Wtffffff valverde riding!!

 

[rick james]

Re:

Froome done?

he is not going to chase with 2 team mates up there

 

[elfed68]

Would love to see Cancellara contesting the finish!

 

[Põhja Konn]

Takes some skill to miss all the key moves the way Spanish have done today.

Having said that, they might still win it all at the end.

 

[Gigs_98]

Where is froome?

 

[doperhopper]

Piti and Spartacus chasin... for the French?

 

[DFA123]

I'd make Henao slight favourite here from the front group. Not sure Nibali will have enough to drop him on the climb or descent unless his form has improved dramatically in the last week or so.

 

[Climeon]

Current success of the Nibali move is one of the best arguments for small, non-dominant teams I've seen

 

[dfromdub]

Re:

Valverde chasing!

Does this mean that Jrod is the main man of Spain?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

The descent seems a lot more selective than the climb. 50 secs in just a few kms

 

[Kwibus]

Really needs gaps... Desperately.

I mean cancellara chasing caruso who allready did a lot.

 

[rick james]

Where is froome?

at the back of the group that is chasing

 

[DFA123]

Valverde riding for Purito. Must have caught the domestique bug in the Tour.

 

[Billie]

Re:

This is why IS terrorizes France.

yeah what cucks.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Hopefully no french cyclist will win this race

 

[cocteau_ireland]

on all the descents the moto cameras were poor. Are they local people as didn't seem to be able to gauge it well. That and the porte crash meant we missed the shark attack.

 

[SeriousSam]

Valverde can't chase too much or he'll be toast

 

[PremierAndrew]

Where is froome?

Sitting on in the Valverde group while Valverde spends himself. Wtf are the French doing though

Credit to Bala though, did not expect him to actually try and bring it back