#R. CARAPAZ OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 FULL#

Ganna achieved it in style as he finished with a distance of 56.792km, a full 1.244km ahead, achieving his feat at the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen. The INEOS Grenadiers rider was trying to beat the previous mark of 55.548km set by his team-mate Dan Brigham in August. The Netherlands' Bauke Mollema was edged out of the medals in the sprint, finishing fourth, with fifth going to Canada's Michael Woods and sixth to American Brandon McNulty, who had joined Carapaz in a two-man break in the closing stages, only to drop off the champion's pace.įilippo Ganna made cycling history by beating the UCI hour world record by over a kilometre with his attempt in Switzerland on Saturday. I had nowhere to go, other than the floor as well.' Freak crash, Tao lost his front wheel and decked it in front of me. Thomas later tweeted: 'Think I must have done something bad in a previous life. The riders finished on the Fuji International Speedway, in front of a crowd – being outside Tokyo, a limited number of spectators were allowed to watch the action.įormer Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas was involved in an early crash with Great Britain team-mate Tao Geoghegan Hart and subsequently abandoned the race. The 234-kilometre race took in the lower slopes of Mount Fuji and a daunting ascent of Mikuni Pass that featured an average gradient of 10.6 per cent and sections that topped 20 per cent. Silver in a sprint finish was secured by Belgium's Wout Van Aert and, barely the width of a tyre further back, bronze went to Slovenia's Tour champion Tadej Pogacar.Ĭarapaz, 28, adds the Olympic title to his 2019 Giro d'Italia triumph, and he slapped his handlebar, punched the air and clapped himself as he crossed the line. He crossed the line one minute and seven seconds clear of a distant chasing pack. Ecuador's Richard Carapaz powered away to Olympic gold medal glory in the Tokyo 2020 men's road race.Īfter finishing third in the general classification at the Tour de France, Carapaz produced a stunning ride just six days later in Japan

R. carapaz olympic games tokyo 2020