Did I see it correctly? Carapaz and McNulty sped up just before the final feed and were allowed to go on the basis that they were probably just grabbing a bag. However, they took no food at all, powered through the feeding point and consolidated the break immediately afterwards. Brilliant tactics, presumably thought out well in advance, and fully worthy of the win.
Dunce of the day: the BBC. During the critical stages of the race they cut the commentary to splice in an interview with Mark Cavendish (not his fault) — a real kick-the-TV moment — and then a few minutes later, still in the critical phase, showed a gymnast who was in the process of qualifying in the heats of his event — not even a semi-final, let alone a final. Memories flood back of inane commentaries on Nicole Cooke's rides from BBC journalists who did not know a sprocket from a chainwheel; and that epic world track championship where they screened a summary of the whole championship during the full-on action stages of the madison so that when they finally put the madison on screen there remained only 10 laps or so of defensive riding to protect the gains made during the part which viewers had been prevented from seeing. BBC, please, please find some sports producers who actually know how cycling works!
, but Olympics are only once in four years. And the medal is for you and your country not a transient sponsored team.
