Kulhavy new Olympic champion

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Created on Tuesday, 14 August 2012 13:01

(google translate)Hadleigh Farm back to the ruler of 2011, namely the Czech Jaroslav Kulhavy who defeated Nino Schurter in a sprint finish in an incredible finale where Marco Aurelio Fontana comes off on the last lap with the leading pair by a mechanical problem. In fact, the Italian rider breaks the seat and is able to resist the return of Jose 'Hermida riding on winning the bronze frame!
The race was very exciting and has seen the runners run on very small gaps and do battle in the technical sections. The temperature was ideal as it was about 18/19 °. Even in the men's race, after Gunn Rita Dahle, another day in the history and suffering the consequence was that Julien Absalon during the fourth lap he retires after never being entered in the race.
By the end of the first lap it was clear who were the most active with 3 riders in the lead. Nino Schurter, riding his Scott 27.5 "Dugast tubulars, the world champion Jaroslav Kulhavy, with its full 29" Specialized and Marco Aurelio Fontana, with the classic flash Cannondale 29 ". All three rode the new group SRAM 11-speed XX1 single crown. twenty seconds behind the South African Burry Stander and chasing the Spaniard Jose Antonio Hermida, who at the end of the third round could close the gap in front of you and then formed a quintet.
In the fourth round you decide the race with strength and Kulhavy that shows the group to 3 units' with Hermida and Stander falling off. The race continues with the 3 to the command that ran a few seconds you see the duo Hermida / Stander is the surprise, but the last lap, Marco Fontana breaks the saddle and is riding the saddle without the risk of being reached by the duo chasing . Schurter and arrive in the sprint and Kulhavy Kulhavy proves more 'cool significantly beating the Swiss Fountain maintains that in extremis the bronze Hermida and Stander arriving at 5 ".

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