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Can't see Nikki Harris in it anywhere though...
It seems a shame the women don't at least do 2 finishing circuits, as it is there's a long gap between the next to last climb and the final one which comes very close to the finish. Would give more opportunity for the climbers to forge something from further out.
Specialized must be happy. Colder weather today, orange frames!
PFP looking strong. Do we think after a poor year she's finally going to be on form for the XC?
If ever there was a collection of riders not to let go up the road, that would be it!
The Aussie girl sitting on the back isn't winning herself any friends though.
Getting irked by the commentator saying "Marianna" instead of Marianne.
Grrr.
She is actually Marianna, that's the Dutch pronunciation in spite of the spelling. She answers to either though.
Still remember riding with her at RideLondon in 2014 and a string of guys sitting on her wheel all grimacing as they tried to hang in there. Most amusing. 🙂
Oh. I see! I stand partially corrected then!
Oooh! Getting spicy now!
Yep, blowing to pieces now. Suddenly it's become a good race.
That spinning anteater on BBC1 made me feel dizzy
Rubbish bbc coverage, swapping from 1 to 2 with a big gap, so they can update us with some swimmers p.b at a crucial stage
finally BBC1 after most of the race is done. stupid coverage. this aint no heat or semi final, this is all or nothing.
Been live on the red button or online with no interruptions.
Quit whining! 🙂
i..... plaaaaayeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrr.... 🙄
Just as hard to call as the men's.
Harder actually as there's much less chance to see the women in action normally, so I know less about them.
Spirited ride from the other Dutch lass.
Oh. I see! I stand partially corrected then!
Completely corrected. The e at the end is pronounced in Flemish, Dutch and German 🙂
Spots of rain on the moto camera? 😯
US rider can't ride downhill.... there goes the gold.
Oh ****
my mum could ride down that hill faster...
Shit the bed!
Hideous. That looked awful. All appendages crossed that she's OK.
That was a big crash. Big.
****.
Oh shit!!
**** that's awful, that was a brutal crash. 🙁
that was a bad crash
Holy shit, that was an awful crash. Fingers crossed for her
Hope she is ok
offt that was brutal, hope she's alright.
Omfg. Please let her be ok, horrible horrible landing.
That was a savage crash 🙁
Abbott needs to stop riding on the yellow lines, she's making me too nervous
Ooooft, that looked nasty.
That made me feel a bit sick !!!
had to switch that off so the kids didn't see it...
shit, back right over the edge of those massive kerbs.
Trying to keep up to date on BBC live text, if someone could do the same on here it'd be much appreciated, otherwise I'll probably get one more before the finish....
Shit! 😥
Body straddled straight across that kerbside stone edge.
This is a similar scenario to yesterday with Majka. Wonder if Mara Abbot can hang on to this, she properly deserves it.
**** me that was a disgusting crash
That looked horribly serious
Very nasty. Hope she's ok
Don't want them to replay that.
I wouldn't want to be the winner after that.
Here's hoping it's just a broken collar bone, but it looked incredibly serious. 😥