surprising after what they did with the heat and humidity in the mountains, who so he slipped back to ninth and in the end of this photo finish was quite extraordinary. wout van aert of belgium got ahead by a tyre width ahead of tadej pogacar, who put slovenia on the medals table. ~ ~ ., who put slovenia on the medals table. ~ ~ ., ., table. and mike, what about the host nation ofjapan? table. and mike, what about the host nation of japan? they table. and mike, what about the host nation of japan? they got table. and mike, what about the host nation of japan? they got a table. and mike, what about the host nation of japan? they got a gold - table. and mike, what about the host nation ofjapan? they got a gold in i nation of japan? they got a gold in the judeo, nation of japan? they got a gold in the judeo. that nation of japan? they got a gold in the judeo, that has nation of japan? they got a gold in the judeo, that has just nation of japan? they got a gold in the ju
cyclist won silver by literally a tyre width against the bronze medallist, to put slovenia on the medals table again. medallist, to put slovenia on the medals table again. yes, that was uuite a medals table again. yes, that was quite a moment medals table again. yes, that was quite a moment for medals table again. yes, that was quite a moment for silver - medals table again. yes, that was quite a moment for silver with - medals table again. yes, that was quite a moment for silver with the photo finish there at the end. i have to tell you here injapan a lot of the diligence were tuned to the gymnastics, but it was a sad end in the end for the gymnast known as the king kohei uchimura here injapan. no, the olympics can be a cruel mistress. fate was decided by the finest of margins, especially in gymnastics, even if you are a defending champion. an absolute legend in the sport, japan s most popular icon, king kohei uchimura, known as the king because he became the first man in 44 y
an historic first day for the people of ecuador. they won their second gold medal ever in the men s road race cycling. the race lasted for over 6 hours and it was a bit of a rollercoaster one too. but in the end, it was richard carapaz who broke away with six kilometres to go and held on, to cross the line with his rivals out of sight. it s ecuador s first gold medal since 1996 and it s been a good few weeks for him. he was 3rd in the tour de france, last week. he s a teammate of gerint thomas in cycling s team ineos, and for the second olympics running, thomas saw his medal hopes ruined by a crash. fellow brit tao geoghegan hart lost control of his front wheel. both fell onto the tarmac and although they got back on, they had lost too much ground and eventually thomas pulled out. wout van aert of belguim won silver by a tyre width ahead of tour de france champion, tadej pogacar who took the bronze to put slovenia on the medals
1996. it has been a good few weeks for him as well. third in the tour de france just last week. plenty to celebrate for ecuador, where the race there finished at three o clock in the morning. there will be some bleary eyes there after that. mentioned some others in the race as well. his team mate, geraint thomas, the british rider, for the second olympics running, he saw his medal hopes ruined by a crash. his fellow brits, tao geoghegan hart, lost control on his front wheel, they both fell onto the tarmac. they were all right. they got back onto their bikes but they lost too much ground, they had to pull out. in the end silver went to a belgian rider. a tyre width gave him the silver. and slovenia got bronze, that puts them on the medal table.
team mate of britain s geraint thomas, a former tour de france winner, they compete together in cycling team ineo and for a second time, geraint thomas or his olympic hopes ruined by a crash. his fellow team mate, teo geoghegan hart fell onto the tarmac, causing a crash for both of them. they did get back on, but unfortunately couldn t catch up. it was a photo finish with wout van aert from belgium just winning over tadej pogacar. i don t think you will be too disappointed with the brands, though. i will be too disappointed with the brands, though. brands, though. i don t think he will be either, brands, though. i don t think he will be either, and brands, though. i don t think he will be either, and it brands, though. i don t think he will be either, and it really - brands, though. i don t think he will be either, and it really was| brands, though. i don t think he | will be either, and it really was a remarkable looking at that silver placing as well. they had been cycling for