Quote Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan View Post
I watched yesterday's road race with my father and we both thought it was brilliant. GB couldn't control it because they couldn't respond on the climbs. Why? Cav is a fat sprinter and they didn't want to put him under pressure.

Not having race radios was great too, it meant riders had to rely on heir skill of reading a race. There's a reason why riders like O'Grady, Cancellera and Vino ended up in that split - they're experienced and they read it well.

A Cav gold would've been nice, but the course was too much for him. The most disappointing thing for me was seeing Cancellera crash out and holding his collar bone.

Vino rode it and read it perfectly, the way he duped Uran in the sprint was great and he's a worthy winner. When the BBC interviewer said to him "It's not the result the British were hoping for" I felt embarrassed to be British!

Those who don't know the sport may cry ex-doper, but those who have followed it for a while realise what a great tactician he is. That doesn't excuse his past misdemeanors, but it does explain why he won yesterday.
Just caught up with most of this thread after a trip to the Knoydart followed by some cycling of my own to Shropshire. Cav was always going to be a Mark....ed manx. As for Vino being a great tactician, I remember clearly the times he unwittingly dragged the peloton back to his team mate Ullrich! even in this years tour he had to snatch polka dot points when there was no benefit. Any should get a gold Wednesday.