[clydepepper]

I'm not a huge fan of the Games, but the men's cycling caught my eye this morning:

150-miles; 6.5 hours. Including a long mountain decent in which three riders separated themselves from the pack.

The motorcyclist carrying the camera man could not keep up with them...50+ MPH through a lot (but not all I'm afraid) of hairy, hairy curves...'til finally, the motorcycle came around 'the next' curve to find two of the three sprawled in the road...the third guy stayed up and was able to keep going.

Not to very long after that a larger group of 'chase' bikes negotiated their way past the wreckage.

At the base of the mountain, there was still several miles (at least 15) to go.

The third guy (from Poland), the one who stayed clear of the wreck was all by himself for most of the way, but ran out of leg with only one mile left, finishing third.

It would have been Poland's first cycling gold medal...the actual winner was from Belgium.

It took a lot of nerve to ride that fast down such a winding steep decent. I'd have trouble DRIVING down a steep mountain that fast, let alone ride a bike down.

So kudos to all who rode! Very entertaining!