Team GB have cost Cavendish his gold medal again. Really frustrating.
Harsh mate! They did what they could but I think we were a victim of our own success more than anything. If Germany had been prepared to work with us rather than let GB do the work while they sat back and preserved their strength for Greipel's sprint, things may have been different. None of the other teams needed to help as they all had someone in the lead group.
Excerpts from an interview with Cav:
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Cavendish misses out on medal as Vinokourov wins from late attack - brief report and results from Men's RR here -
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Cavendish praises 'incredible' teammates after missing out on Olympic gold:
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Cavendish: "I can be proud of how the lads rode today. I'm proud of my country as there was incredible support."
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Cavendish: "We controlled it with four guys for 250 km and we couldn't do more. We are human beings."
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