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Olympic Games - Womens Road Race (Rio de Janeiro), 137kms

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    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    The Dutch team poses with defending Olympic Champion Marianne Vos...

  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    The womens peloton passes Ipanema beach on its way out of town...

  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    The womens road race starts its first climb with Italy, Germany and Poland leading the way...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Emma Pooley decides the time is right to attack - after about 10-kilometres..!

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Lotte Kopecky has launched a lone escape along the wind-blown coastal road...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    A training Michal Kwiatkowski shouts encouragement at the women competitors - what a true fan..!

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    The peloton is three-minutes behind the escaper as it plunges down to a surfing beach 40-kilometres into the race...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Eri Yonamine of Japan stops to fix her bike as the first steep hill begins...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    The peloton is splitting up as the steep ascent begins to hurt...

  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Ellen Van Dijk leads a chase group containing Bronzini, Worrack and Plitcher, they're closing-in on Kopecky...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Linda Villumsen is the sole New Zealander in this race, but is she saving her energy for Wednesday's TT..?

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Rachel Naylan is one of Australia's big hopes, especially with that hilly finale...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Anna Plichter leads the escape that's been joined by Kristin Armstrong...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Katrin Garfoot starts a counter-attack from the peloton, but it won't get far...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Emmap Pooley is right at the front again, but maybe she's there too early..?

  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Armstrong leads the way around the coastal circuit, but the peloton is closing-in on them...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Van Dijk's still in front but the peloton is just about on to them now...

  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Amanda Spratt is looking comfortable near the front of the peloton...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Armistead is alongside Neylan, and looking like a World Champion too...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Anisha Vekemans has got into a new escape on the long road back to Rio - but Marianne Vos is in there as well..!

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Marianne Vos and Ferrand-Prevot are helping this escape build a one-minute gap before the final climbs...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Evelyn Stevens has started chasing hard on the first climb - the gap has already shrunk...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    A new-look group of leaders has Mara Abbott and Moolman-Pasio working hard to drop their rivals...

  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Abbott starts to burn the watts as the group of leaders shrinks, dropping Vos, Armitstead, and many others...

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    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Emma Johansson is chasing at 20-seconds...

  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Armistead has lost almost one-minute, but she'll fight back on the descent...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Abbott is looking supreme as her rivals drop away on the final climb...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Annemierke Van Vleuten is the only one who can stay with Abbott - she's even attacking the American now..!

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    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Abbott jumps again before starting the descent - where Van Vleuten crashes out badly...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Abbott finds herself alone after Van Vleuten's crash - but her 20-seconds lead might not be enough..!

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Anna Van der Breggen wins from Johansson and Longo-Borghini after they caught Abbott in the last-kilometre..!

  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Mara Abbott shows the emotions of being caught just 150-metres short of a Gold medal...

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  • Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Lizzie Armitstead takes 5th place, just 20-seconds behind the medal winners...

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    Olympic Games - Womens Road Race

    Anna Van der Breggen celebrates her victory with Emma Johansson and Elisa Longo-Borghini

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