Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas missed out on medals in what could have been their last race in their home country.
Sprint legend Cavendish was dropped from his QuickStep squad two months ago, robbing him of his chance to win his record 35th Tour de France stage. rice field. Peloton in 2022.
Manx, who left the Tour of Poland early to prepare for his 100 mile road race at Warwick, his missile was among his 15 riders who broke early. did not.
When Cavendish, 37, consulted his Carr for the Isle of Man team, he appeared furious at the lack of cooperation from other countries. But after taking his 44th place, 8 minutes and 39 seconds behind New Zealand's Aaron Gate, who won his fourth gold medal in the competition, he put on a brave face and claimed: It's the most you can do for the Isle of Man.
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REUTERS)"It's just fun. We're just sitting in the common area and just laughing. It makes us proud of our little island to join that small group and know that the chances of winning are real. On the road, cornered by other nations who refused to lift heavy weights at the front of the race, it was the same story with 10 laps of the 10-mile circuit once the peloton was dropped. Thomas, who finished third at Tours, was just short of a valiant late charge and finished eighth, promising to return to bigger races with the Ineos Grenadiers in 2023, but admitted:
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REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)"This is the last time I wear a Welsh vest, because this is definitely the last Commonwealth Games, so I wanted to give it everything I had.I had to try something, but I needed to be alone to win the sprint.
"I have no doubt you'll see me at a major race next year. I don't know which one yet. I still feel competitive and it's more about family than anything else. As a professional." I've been doing this for a long time, 16 years, so I'm looking forward to doing something different, but I'm not in a hurry . ''
The home country didn't miss it entirely. Scotland's Finn Crockett took home a surprise bronze medal, while South Africa's Daryl Impey took home the bronze medal.
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