Olympic Games 2016
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The mens road race at the 2016 Olympic Games started right from Copacabana Beach
A quartet of hopefuls is already powering away on the outskirts of Rio da Janeiro
The peloton barely has time to enjoy the surf as it heads towards the first hills a few minutes behind
Taylor Phinney takes a nasty descent in his stride at the head of the peloton
An Iranian cyclist is not so skilled and crashes into a wall on the descent, but he escapes unhurt
Alessandro Di Marchi takes his turn at the front for Italy as the race heats up
Zdenek Stybar makes an attack with his teamates on the long stretch of cobbles, causing chaos at the back
Fabian Cancellara comes back to his team car for a tactical discussion with Luca Guercilena
Frank Schleck descends in his last ever Olympics in his last-ever season as a professional...
A counter-attack is coming from behind with George Bennett latched-on at the back
Greg Van Avermaet has attacked on the finishing circuit and created a useful lead group
Fabio Aru leads Caruso and Nibali who have joined with Van Avermaet on the climb
Joachin Rodriguez is trying to join too but he cannot make contact, not a good sign for Spain
Jacob Fuglsang now leads the race having joined Van Avermaet's attack
Vincenzo Nibali attacks on the penultimate climb
Nibali is joined by Sergio Henao in the last climbing kilometres of this race...
Nibali attacks just as Majka joins them behind
Rafal Majka has emerged in front after Nibali crashed out on the descent with 10-kilometres to go
Greg Van Avermaet wins the mens Olympic Games road race from Fuglsang and Majka after catching the Polish rider in the last kilometre
Joachin Rodriguez takes 5th place ahead of Aru
Greg Van Avermaet celebrates with Jacob Fuglsang and Rafa Majka at the 2016 Olympic Games
Greg Van Avermaet has added an Olympic Gold medal to his illustrious palmares!
The womens peloton speeds past Copacabana Beach on its way down the coast to the hills
The womens race starts its first climb with Italy, Germany and Poland leading the way
Emma Pooley decides the time is right to attack - after about 10-kilometres..!
Lotte Kopecky has launched a lone escape along the wind-blown coastal road
A training Michal Kwiatkowski shouts encouragement to a Polish competitor - what a true fan!
The peloton is three-minutes behind the escaper as it plunges towards a surfing beach 40-kilometres into the race...
The back of the race is splitting up as the steep ascent begins to hurt
Anna Plichter leads a new escape that's been joined by Kristin Armstrong and Ellen Van Dyck
Pooley is right at the front again, but maybe she's there too early..?
Lizzie Armistead is alongside Neylan, and looking like a World Champion just behind the leaders of the peloton
Olympic Games - Womens Road Race
Armstrong leads the escape around the coastal circuit, but the peloton is closing-in on them
Olympic Games - Womens Road Race
Van Dyck is still in front but the peloton is just about on to them now
Vos and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot are helping this new escape build a one-minute gap before the final climbs
Anisha Vekemans has got into a new escape on the long road back to Rio - but Marianne Vos is in there as well..!
Evelyn Stevens has started chasing hard on the penultimate climb
Emma Johansson is chasing at 20-seconds
Olympic Games - Womens Road Race
Mara Abbott starts to burn the watts as the group of leaders shrinks, dropping Vos, Armitstead, and many others
Abbott is looking so strong, but Van Vleuten will stay with her all the way to the top
Abbott finds herself alone after Van Vleuten's crashes on the descent - but her 20-seconds lead might not be enough
Anna Van der Breggen wins the Gold medal from Johansson and Longo-Borghini after they caught Abbott in the last-kilometre!
Lizzie Armitstead takes 5th place, just 20-seconds behind the medal winners
Anna Van der Breggen celebrates her victory with Emma Johansson and Elisa Longo-Borghini
