Britain fails to medal in cycling road race:
LONDON – Mark Cavendish had the hopes of the home nation riding on his shoulders in the Olympic men's road race. At the end, he was left to sprint for nothing but pride.
The world champion cyclist and his four teammates, including Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, had been labeled a "dream team" going into Saturday's race. All of Britain had hoped Cavendish would be able to secure the country's first gold on Day 1 of the Olympics being hosted on its home soil.
He couldn't.
The team was unable to close down a late breakaway that resulted in Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan winning the gold medal. The Isle of Man's favorite son was a distant 28th, 40 seconds behind Vi...
Keep on reading: Britain fails to medal in cycling road race
LONDON – Mark Cavendish had the hopes of the home nation riding on his shoulders in the Olympic men's road race. At the end, he was left to sprint for nothing but pride.
The world champion cyclist and his four teammates, including Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, had been labeled a "dream team" going into Saturday's race. All of Britain had hoped Cavendish would be able to secure the country's first gold on Day 1 of the Olympics being hosted on its home soil.
He couldn't.
The team was unable to close down a late breakaway that resulted in Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan winning the gold medal. The Isle of Man's favorite son was a distant 28th, 40 seconds behind Vi...
Keep on reading: Britain fails to medal in cycling road race
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