I've been watching the Road Cycling World Championships this weekend. The women raced yesterday. Canadian Olympic Icon Clara Hughes gave us something to cheer about when she broke from the pack and increased her lead to 45 seconds with 10 km to go in the 140 km race. Unfortunately, she didn't have enough steam to take herself to the end and the pack caught her.
The men raced today. The British team led the peloton for most of the time that I watched with the hopes that Mark Cavendish would win the sprint at the end. They caught the leaders in the final pack. As the peloton approached the finish line after racing for 5 hours and 40 minutes, Mark Cavendish sprinted for the win; just like he often did at The Tour de France.
If Canada is not in the running for a medal at the London Olympics, I hope the British team will do it again!
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