2012 Olympic Road Race

Wow. Is Points of View still going? David Bond is an idiot.

BBC journo David Bond is getting a kicking on Twitter for insulting Cav. Stick him on a Halfords bike and make him climb Box Hill. The public demands rough justice.

Why is vino getting a hard time about drugs but david millar pulling for 'team gb' is fine?

Vino's a forrun and Millar is a poshscot.

Vino still pretends he didn't take drugs ever, Millar admits he did and is very repentant. Many still don't want Millar in there, but if they are to have former-dopers, he's probably the best around.

David Millar tweeted that Cav had the legs to go with the final attack on the climb, but stayed with the team because he thought they could bring it back.

Wedding ring? Amateur.

I'm only watching cycling this Olympics. Tried with the football but it was woeful. Not really interested in other sports, not since Olga Korbet retired anyway.

Don't be so short sited Clive what about Jessica Ennis?

I was standing on sawyers hill and it was disheartening seing Cancellara roll down after the break had passed with his right hand on the bars : (

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/436432/cancellera.jpg

Even though he's clearly in pain the first thing I noticed were those legs. Just look at them! Damn, he's not even pushing it and every fibre of those muscles is alive.

Is the womens course the same as the mens? Will Nicole Cooke defend her title or will someone else come through. Will the womens race be as team focused as the mens or will we try different tactics?

i don't know if these have been posted yet
cavendish post race: http://www.steephill.tv/players/eurosport/?title=Mark+Cavendish+Post-Race&dashboard=olympics-road-race&id=30120006&yr=2012
o'grady post race:http://www.steephill.tv/players/eurosport/?title=Stuart+O%27Grady+Post-Race&dashboard=olympics-road-race&id=30119959&yr=2012
boonen post race:http://www.steephill.tv/players/eurosport/?title=Tom+Boonen+Post-Race&dashboard=olympics-road-race&id=30119971&yr=2012
gilbert post race: http://www.steephill.tv/players/eurosport/?title=Philippe+Gilbert+Post-Race&dashboard=olympics-road-race&id=30119955&yr=2012
van garderen post race: http://www.steephill.tv/players/eurosport/?title=Tejay+Van+Garderen+Post-Race&dashboard=olympics-road-race&id=30119979&yr=2012
phinney post race: http://www.steephill.tv/players/eurosport/?title=Taylor+Phinney+Post-Race&dashboard=olympics-road-race&id=30119989&yr=2012

Shame we couldn't get Cav to the sprint finish. I'm surprised they let the break get as far away as they did as they must have known no one else would want to do any work.
My wife is finding it hilarious that someone from Kazakhstan won. She has these visions of Borat on a bike in his mankini I think

....with a pig in a basket on the front

Is the womens course the same as the mens? Will Nicole Cooke defend her title or will someone else come through. Will the womens race be as team focused as the mens or will we try different tactics?

http://inrng.com/2012/07/olympics-womens-race

on the crowds lining the route:

"It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen," said German Andrè Greipel. "There was not a single spot to pee."

i don't know if these have been posted yet

Compared to Cavendish, I think Boonen has a better grasp of the English language.

I want a pair of Gilbert's Belgian coloured Radar sunglasses.

on the crowds lining the route:

"It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen," said German Andrè Greipel. "There was not a single spot to pee."

Only time there will be a queue of riders outside doping control shouting "hurry up in there!"

Wedding ring? Amateur.

Schoolboy error.

Good ole Cav! Good on you mate!!!

Gave a reporter what he deserved when asked if his performance in the Olympic road race was related to fatigue from the Le Tour?

'Don't ask stupid questions! How much do you know about cycling?' was his reply...

Classic!

It's amusing to read the comments about this ^ here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/davidbond/2012/07/cavendish_and_co_disappoint_in.html

Hilarious-hopefully that will spell the end of the end of his cycling reportage...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/davidbond/2012/07/cavendish_and_co_disappoint_in.html

those who wonder whether the magnificent Team Sky mission to win the Tour de France has had an impact on the Olympic medal quest.

Even if this were true, this could only come from someone who doesn't care about cycling just wants national glory. Who gives a fuck about another olympic gold when there was a chance to win Le Tour for the first time ever?

Our tactics were obvious and no plan B meant Team GB were easily beatable, only non-cycling fans couldn't see this.

Go Team GB!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/davidbond/2012/07/cavendish_and_co_disappoint_in.html

Even if this were true, this could only come from someone who doesn't care about cycling just wants national glory. Who gives a fuck about another olympic gold when there was a chance to win Le Tour for the first time ever?

Our tactics were obvious and no plan B meant Team GB were easily beatable, only non-cycling fans couldn't see this.

Team Sky / Team GB's mandate is to win National medals, not the tour.

Arguably, it was the reusing of obvious Tour tactics that left the team open to attack, and ultimately medal free.

Landis has surfaced to praise Vino's victory. Not really the ideal chappie to be patting you on the back on the occasion. He said:

"If Vino says 'it's a victory for clean cycling' he'd be my hero. Alternatively if he'd said 'Fuck every single motherfucking one of you' that would work too."

Thanks, Landis. That really helps.