Paris Olympic Games women's road race Live - can Belgium win ...

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Lead group:

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Vollering (NED) trying to bring Wiebes (NED) back with Niewiadoma (POL) also in that group. They are about 30" off the back of the leaders for the moment. 

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The pace slackens in the lead group and it may mean that Kopecky (BEL) can get back in. She is just off the back at the moment by about 15". 

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Vollering (NED), Wiebes (NED) and Kopecky (BEL) all missing from the lead group. The crash happened at the absolute worst moment. Deignan (GBR) and Henderson (GBR) just off the back of the leaders with Georgi (GBR) in the lead group.  

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Faulkner (USA) launched a big move and drags the breakaway back as they head onto the Côte de la butte Montmartre.

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Hanson (AUS) now on the front for Brown (AUS) as they edge closer to the Côte de la butte Montmartre. 

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Chloe Dygert (USA) before the start today: "I'm just kind of taking it day by day. We still have the team pursuit coming. So I'm gonna really just play it smart today I hope to have good legs and just take care of my leg as well. 

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Alison Jackson (CAN) before the start today: "I'm going to win by tactics, not by being the strongest out there. We'll see if we can be smart enough to get on the podium"

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Cecchini (ITA) launches again as they are caught by the bunch. So many riders immediately jumping on moves, so we now have a brief hiatus. 

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Another new move goes in the peloton:

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Jackson (CAN) just being left out just in front of the peloton by the Dutch led peloton but is now dragged back again. 

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This is absolute carnage on the streets of Paris. So many attacks in the peloton. Nothing sticking for the time being, though. 

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Vos (NED) drags Henderson (GBR) back just as the peloton rejoins them. 

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France now come to the front of the peloton and a small group gets a tiny gap but Hanson (AUS) closes the Berteau (FRA) led group. 

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Wave after wave of attacks now. Several moves by Team GB too. Then Italy with Elena Cecchini launching a move but everything is being followed. 

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Van Dijk (NED) currently guiding the peloton to the final climb before heading to the Montmartre circuit. She has single handily brought the gap down to +3'46" up to the break.  

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Behind, the Netherlands are joined by Poland on the front of the peloton. 

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Yulduz Hashimi (AFG) is finally getting her handlebars sorted and back in the right position. 

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The Netherlands and Belgium have now upped the pace once again as they get closer to Paris once more. It is getting much more serious as the gap drops from over six minutes to 5'40". 

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The fourth categorised climb of Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is very close for the break. Immediately followed by the Côte de Châteaufort then a few uncategorised lumps before the Côte du Pavé des Gardes. They then head to the laps in Montmartre. 

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Interesting issue for Yulduz Hashimi (AFG).

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Heading to the next climb of the day. The Côte de Cernay-la-Ville. The breakaway are working very well together now. 

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Fisher-Black gets a new battery and she is back riding with full use of her gears again. 

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The Netherlands, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Australia and Denmark leading the peloton now. 

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Jenčušová (SVK) is very close to being caught by the chasers now. They are just 5" behind the Slovakian rider. 

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The Netherlands briefly took the lead and control in the peloton but have sat up again. Now Belgium and Australia take over the pace setting for the moment. The gap is now +4'20"

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Back in the peloton, Italy, Great Britain, Netherlands and Denmark have riders up working on the front. 

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The riders just went over the second climb, the Côte de Port-Royal. As Y. Hashimi (AFG) has been caught by the chasers as they try and catch Jenčušová (SVK). 44" between the lone leader and the chase. 

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Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (South Africa) is coming off a fractured vertebra from a crash in the Volta a Catalunya in early June. She had a smooth recovery and did a lot of preparation on Zwift. 

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Mavi Garcia (Spain) coming off a top 10 overall in the Giro d'Italia was surprised by the men's race, she thought there would be a big group coming to the finish but was pleased to see the race broke up. 

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New Zealand's Kim Cadzow: "I'm just really excited to get out there and race. I think it's completely unpredictable, and so it's gonna be a lot of fun. 

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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Denmark) was all smiles at the start, saying, "Super excited. Yeah, we're at the Olympics, we're in front of the Eiffel Tower - it doesn't get much better." 

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Bamogo (BKF) has gone from out front to out of the back on this climb. 

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Kasia Niewiadoma - winner of La Flèche Wallonne - said it's been a very long build-up to today but she's very excited to get the race started. 

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Lizzie Deignan told Laura Weislo her preparation sucked - she broke her arm at the Tour of Flanders and she crashed in the Thuringen Tour last month. 

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Our person on the ground in Paris, Laura Weislo, spoke to Giro d'Italia women's champion, Elisa Longo-Borghini (ITA) before the start.

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Team USA come to the race with Chloe Dygert and Kristen Faulkner. Two excellent riders for a course like this and should not be counted out. 

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Team GB come here with three riders despite having four slots. They decided to have track rider Anna Morris on the list and then pull her out before the race. This gives Team GB an extra track rider, but means they miss a rider in the road race. Either way, they have national champion Pfeiffer Georgi, London 2012 silver medalist Lizzie Deignan and ITT silver medalist Anna Henderson. 

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The Dutch are coming here with a superb team. All four riders are definitely in with a chance of taking the win. stage racing megastar Demi Vollering, GOAT Marianne Vos, sprinting goddess Lorena Wiebes and Classics/ITT star Ellen van Dijk. 

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It is fantastic to see the two riders from Afghanistan lining up at the Olympic road race. The sisters, Fariba and Yulduz Hashimi. 

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With just under half an hour before the race starts, the first photos from sign on are coming in. Beginning with the hosts, France. They bring the experience of Audrey Cordon-Ragot, the outside favourite of Julietta Labous and the national champion Victoire Berteau. Silver and bronze in the men's road race, maybe another big result today?

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I think it is safe to say that Lotte Kopecky (BEL) i the big favourite. However, she doesn't have the strongest team with Justine Ghekiere, Julie van de Velde and Margot Vanpachtenbeke in the squad. It will be difficult for them to control the super four of the Netherlands. 

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The battle to succeed Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria as reigning Olympic Champion is due to start in just over an hour's time at 1410 CET, with 91 riders - including Kiesenhofer - in the 2024 Road Race peloton.

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