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

[Red Rick]

Matthias Mayer is baffled to learn that his Olympic title in the Downhill only lasted two years

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Cmon chase him down !!!

 

[luckyboy]

This fuckin chase group...

 

[hfer07]

Majka peddling squares

 

[Ramira]

Re:

Will there be any less deserved medals this Olympics?

That's total nonsense. I don't like Majka, he was pretty much the only one in the lead group I didn't want to win. But to say the guy who stayed with the top 3 over the final climb doesn't deserve to win his medal is nonsense. If there's no crash he still gets the bronze. And who knows what he might have done.

 

[woodburn]

Re: Re:

Now there's a silver and bronze to save your energy for. Majka's easily got this

This. It sounds strange, but if the crash hadn't happened they might have been caught because everyone would have chased.

The chase definitely got broken up due to having to get through crash site, too.

 

[DFA123]

Don't think anyone could begrudge Poland this. Animated the race from start to finish.

 

[bigcog]

GVA will take the silver

 

[spalco]

*** ride already, guys.

 

[Billie]

okay FUglaang and GVA can chase him down

 

[DirtyWorks]

Re:

I think that they are not aware of Majka

Good shot of Majka hurting.

Looks like they are riding for 2nd and 3rd.

 

[doperhopper]

coasting... attacking... and Fugle+GVA gone

 

[AICA ribonucleotide]

Good move by Fulgsang. He had no chance in a sprint

 

[happytramp]

Re:

Majka deserves this. Brilliant descending. As Nibali fans like to point out so often, it's a crucial skill for a bike rider

Yup

 

[Carols]

Please Not Majka....go for it Someone!!!

 

[Cance > TheRest]

GVA and Jakob!!!

 

[Climeon]

Re: Re:

Too bad that exciting racing will be overshadowed by falls.
Good race.

Not anymore. You can't have an Olympic champion purely due to a crash and call it a good race.

It was a good race, apart from the descents, far to many crashes deciding the victory in the end.

Don't really get this 'let's make a huge statement with no evidence whatsoever but take it as fact' approach. We've had great action from more than 70km out, part of this action was the intense descent when, in the game of balancing risk with reward, some people failed and crashed whilst others succeeded. And Majka may well not even win it

 

[Fight.The.Power]

12 seconds woop hooop

 

[laurensde+]

Bird and GVA to save cycling

 

[Gigs_98]

Re:

Matthias Mayer is baffled to learn that his Olympic title in the Downhill only lasted two years

I don't get it

 

[Punkan]

Majka, you lucky f**k.

 

[luckyboy]

Thank god for GVA and Fuglsang

 

[glassmoon]

c'mon catch that (wheel) sucker!

 

[Tichondrius]

GVA and Balaphilippe with a shot at gold!

 

[Ramira]

This changes things. Van Avermaet and Fuglsang will ride all out. Which isn't good news for Majka.

Right now GvA slight favourite in my eyes. Though if Alaphilippe joins them that might change.