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Olympic Games - Mens Road Race (Rio de Janeiro), 237kms

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  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Just in case you didn't know, the Olympics take place in Rio de Janeiro this time...

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  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    The Italian team lines up for a posed shot - they are the team to beat, it seems...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Spain is equal to Italy in many ways, maybe they can win Gold today..?

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  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Team Ireland - Nicholas Roche and Dan Martin - have their own high ambitions, but it won't be easy...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Just six minutes to the start - better clear the road guys...

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  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Sven Erik Bystrom and Jarlinson Pantano lead the early escape away from Copacabana...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    The peloton gets its first sighting of the Atlantic Ocean as it approaches the first hills of the day...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Life is a breeze, unless you're racing in the Olympic Games Road Race...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    The peloton climbs the southern section of the course for the first of four laps - and it is as steep as it looks..!

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    A cyclist from Turkey has crashed on a nasty stretch of cobbles...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Daryl Impey got caught up in the spill, but he's making his way back...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Some sections of the southern climb are over 17-percent..!

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Greg Van Avermaet needs his bike fixed - and quickly..!

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Imanol Erviti is the man chasing for Spain with the gap at eight-minutes...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Alessandro Di Marchi takes his turn at the front for Italy...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Philippe Gilbert is now in need of some mechanical help, but there's no BMC car to be seen in the Olympics..!

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Fabian Cancellara comes back to his team car for a tactical discussion with his Trek D.S Luca Guercilena...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Richie Porte is well hidden in the peloton for now, but great things are expected of him later-on...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Kochetkov and Bystrom lead the escape back towards the sea with their lead down to six-minutes now...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    The views are stunning as the peloton skirts the Brazilian coastline 40-kilometres south of Rio de Janeiro...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    The peloton is led by Poland, and Czech republic as it climbs above a surfing beach...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Zdenek Stybar makes an attack with his teamates on the long stretch of cobbles - he thinks it's Paris-Roubaix..!

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Geraint Thomas leads the peloton down the tricky descent for the last time...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Taylor Phinney is right at the head of affairs too...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Wouter Poels had a great Tour de France - so why not also a great Olympic Games..?

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Frank Schleck descends in his last ever Olympics in his last-ever season as a professional...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Nicholas Roche looks like he's really enjoying the descent..!

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Adam Yates is less happy on the descent - but he'll love the final circuits today..!

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    An Iranian cyclists smashes into a wall on the descent - both the wall and the cyclist survived unscathed..!

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    George Bennett is a lone Kiwi in the race, but the finale might be right up his street...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    The police are riding shotgun in front of the Olympic race - and they're getting a priveliged view of the racing..!

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Spain is doing most of the chasing now, with Erviti still hard at work...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Steven Cummings starts to work for Team GB as the hilly finale begins...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Damiano Caruso matches Cummings for Italy, the action is about to start..!

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Kochetkov and Kwiatkowski are all that's left of the escape, but their lead is only one minute or so...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Caruso is the nearest chaser with Van Avermaet and Thomas just about in contact...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Van Avermaet shows his strength, but is he working for himself or for Gilbert..?

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Sergio Henao has joined the move, with just Kwiatkowski left up the road...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    A counter-attack is coming from behind with Bennett latched-on at the back of it...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Van Avermaet is in control of the race with Kwiatkowski caught and some re-inforcements coming from behind...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Joan Castroviejo leads the peloton, but Spain seems to have missed the main move - as has Chris Froome...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Kwiatkowski now leads the race with riders like Aru, Nibali, Yates, Henao and Thomas right behind him...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Fabio Aru leads Caruso and Nibali as the final climb looms just down the road...

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  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    There's an Astana-Sky-Tinkoff battle as Nibali jousts with Zeits, Majka and Henao at the head of the race...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Jacob Fuglsang adds another Astana member to the developing move...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Nibali has attacked, taking Majka, Henao and Fuglsang with him...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Joachin Rodriguez is trying to join this elite group, but he cannot make contact...

  • Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Mens Road Race

    Henao and Nibali have jumped away in the last climbing kilometres of this race...

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Olympic Games - Mens Road Race (Rio de Janeiro), 237kms