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

[laurensde+]

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Where is dumourain?

Climbed off after about 5km

 

[rainman]

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I dont mind rowing heats if there's nothing else happening but not when there's the best bike race since PR.

On the red button and here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36439120

Cheers thanks

 

[doperhopper]

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come on, there are chicks playing rugby at the moment! girl fight!!

and btw, also Vuelta a Burgos

I've already got Burgos covered thanks by recording it on the bike channel for watching back later. Trusting no one will report result from there on this thread.

don't worry, I won't even tell you whether it was more entertaining than several editions of Bore de France combined ;-)

 

[Swiss Tony]

Looks like we've lost sound

 

[rick james]

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Team GB... good grief.

Are you only here to keep moaning about team GB?

 

[huangho]

Bottles out in the cobbles...

 

[Savant12]

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Bottles out in the cobbles...

Cobbles? Or just a really crappy section of road?

 

[rick james]

the waves look choppy

 

[portugal11]

So froome will attack from far.

 

[SlickMongoose]

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the waves look choppy

Yep, looks windy.

 

[deValtos]

Who's the tiny guy in blue and green always near the front of the peloton?

 

[rick james]

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So froome will attack from far.

you've let the secret out, team GB now hates you

 

[Billie]

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Who's the tiny guy in blue and green always near the front of the peloton?

I think it's one of the Brazilians

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

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Who's the tiny guy in blue and green always near the front of the peloton?

Fischer.

 

[Pharazon]

LPN mechanical

 

[deValtos]

Oh ok thanks, that makes sense.

 

[cycladianpirate]

The cobbles don't look that bad (on my screen), but they seem to be causing havoc.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Did GB learn anything from 2012?

 

[Pharazon]

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The cobbles don't look that bad (on my screen), but they seem to be causing havoc.

from what they said in the commentary the "official" bottles don't fit properly so are bouncing out.... causing a lot of the crashes

 

[Asero831]

Kyrienka out

 

[greenedge]

I'm going to nominate Impey as a dark horse, just because Meintjes is too much of a diesel to get a gap on anyone and because he's one of the only riders here who could match Valverde in a sprint. His climbing at the TDF was very good, so if the race doesn't see major attacks he could come back on a descent to a main group, then win.

 

[TMP402]

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Team GB... good grief.

Are you only here to keep moaning about team GB?

1. where do I "keep" moaning
2. you think all five riders at the front is a good idea? Can you point to it working well at a recent Olympic road race?

 

[doperhopper]

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The cobbles don't look that bad (on my screen), but they seem to be causing havoc.

looks like brazillian chaindrop massacre, these cobbles

 

[burning]

Can anyone give a stream link, thanks.

 

[rick james]

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Team GB... good grief.

Are you only here to keep moaning about team GB?

1. where do I "keep" moaning
2. you think all five riders at the front is a good idea? Can you point to it working well at a recent Olympic road race?

You were moaning about Froome earlier.
no one knows how this race is going to go, maybe they feel is safer to be at the front...but if you know best maybe you should write in and tell them what they're doing wrong