Live Breaking News & Updates on Road Race Cycling

Stay updated with breaking news from Road race cycling. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 16:03:00

Of protests going on, but at the same time, i was outside the olympic stadium earlier, and there was a long queue of people waiting for their turn to take a picture with the olympic rings, so some people are definitely getting excited that the games are finally under way. let s cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to austin halewood who s been watching the action in tokyo. cycling has really taken the eye on day one proper? notjust for the not just for the british notjust for the british team but other countries and that big achievement for ecuador. only the second big medal in a summer olympics? second big medal in a summer ol mics? ~ , ., ., olympics? absolutely right. you have been following olympics? absolutely right. you have been following the olympics? absolutely right. you have been following the action olympics? absolutely right. you have been following the action as - olympics? absolutely right. you have been following the action as well. - been following the actio ....

Tokyo Olympic Games , Bbc Sports Centre , Olympic Stadium , Lets Cross , Austin Halewood , Day One , Summer Olympics , Summer Ol Mics , Road Race Cycling , Armpit Games ,

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten 20240604 21:10:00

From the controversy to the sport, the action getting under way in earnest for the first time today with a first medal events, plenty of british prospects. geraint thomas in the men s road race cycling which gets under way in the next few hours, the likes of helen glover in rowing, adam peaty in swimming, so andy murray, max whitlock also getting their campaigns under way for the first time in the next few hours sir andy murray put it so much intrigue surrounding the next two and a half weeks, how will team to be fair after coming second in rio? how will new sports making their debuts get on, the likes of skateboarding and surfing and climbing customers who will emerge to replace the likes of michael phelps and usain bolt who have retired since rio? there is no getting away from the fact that this is happening in a state of emergency amid rising cases, the acrimony and controversy was reflected last night in an opening ceremony that was at ....

Road Race Cycling , Medal Events , Geraint Thomas , Andy Murray , Adam Peaty In Swimming , Helen Glover , Max Whitlock , Michael Phelps , Opening Ceremony , State Of Emergency , Usain Bolt ,

BBC News-20210724-17:03:00

Strong public opposition, even last night during the opening ceremony, with a lot of protests going on, but at the same time, i was outside the olympic stadium earlier, and there was a long queue of people waiting for their turn to take a picture with the olympic rings, so some people are definitely getting excited that the games are finally under way. our sports presenter, austin halewood, has been telling us the cycling event has been one of the highlights of the opening day, especially for ecuador. a historic first day for the people of ecuador, they won their second gold medal ever at an olympic games and it came as you see in the men s road race cycling. the race lasted over six hours in sweltering heat in tokyo and it was a bit of a roller coaster but in the end it was richard carapaz of ecuador who broke away with six kilometres to go, held on to cross the line ....

Opening Ceremony , Olympic Stadium , Sports Presenter , Recycling Event , Austin Halewood , Richard Carapaz , In The End , Road Race Cycling , Roller Coaster ,

BBC News-20210724-14:04:00

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 ....

Richard Carapaz , Road Race Cycling , Rollercoaster One , The End , Gerint Thomas In Cycling , Out Of Sight , Tour De France , Team Ineos , Lost Control , Second Olympics Running , Thomas Saw , Brit Tao Geoghegan , Geraint Thomas , Tyre Width , Tadej Pogacar , Wout Van Aert ,