Sign up to the free MyBury newsletter to get the best stories direct to your inbox Adam Yates feels a sluggish chasing group cost him a shot at an Olympic medal after he finished ninth in the Tokyo road race.
The Bury star was part of a pack including Wout Van Aert, Tadej Pogacar and Bauke Mollema pursuing a decisive breakaway move from eventual gold medallist Richard Carapaz.
The Ecuadorian, a team-mate of Yates at trade team Ineos Grenadiers, was left to solo to victory and the British rider felt the eight-strong group’s lack of urgency proved fatal. “Missing the top ten is quite frustrating but in the end,” said the 28-year-old. ”It's the biggest bike race in the world and one of the toughest races I've done in a long time. “As a group,
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