Davis takes gold after aggressive race
Australian beats Roulston and Millar, Cavendish seventh
Allan Davis continued Australia’s dominance of the Commonwealth Games in India by wining gold on the men’s road race at the end of a thrilling and very aggressive race on a flat circuit in the centre of Delhi.
Davis managed to jump across the decisive attack in the final kilometres and then used his sprinting speed to beat New Zealand’s Hayden Roulston and Scotland’s David Millar.
Fellow Australian Chris Sutton was fourth at four seconds, Northern Ireland’s David McCann was fifth at 11 seconds and Canadian Dominique Rollin was sixth at 22 seconds.
Mark Cavendish finished seventh, 59 seconds behind Davis, after being distanced during the final attacks. He made the decisive selection with three laps to go but with no Isle of Man teammates to help against the barrage of attacks from the Australians and Kiwi, he was worked over and eventually cracked after making several huge efforts to close gaps.
Surprisingly it was Davis’ first win of the 2010 season and went a long way to making up for finishing third in the world road race championships in Australia last Sunday.
Davis hugged teammate Chris Sutton after the finish, knowing that his contribution had been fundamental. Sutton was in the front move but then worked for Davis when they came together. Sutton jumped after Millar when the Scott made a late attack and then helped set up the sprint finish.
Davis’ victory means Australia has now won 14 of the 15 cycling medals so far contested at the Commonwealth games. Earlier on Sunday Rochelle Gilmore won gold in the women’s race.
The other nations have only the men’s and women’s time trial events on Wednesday to stop an Australian gold rush.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Allan Davis (Australia) | 3:49:48 |
2 | Hayden Roulston (New Zealand) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | David Millar (Scotland) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Christopher Sutton (Australia) | 0:00:04 |
5 | David Mccann (Northern Ireland) | 0:00:11 |
6 | Dominique Rollin (Canada) | 0:00:22 |
7 | Mark Simon Cavendish (Isle of Man) | 0:00:59 |
8 | Gordon Mccauley (New Zealand) | 0:01:09 |
9 | Luke Rowe (Wales) | 0:02:49 |
10 | Jack Bauer (New Zealand) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Zach Bell (Canada) | 0:02:54 |
12 | Dan Craven (Namibia) | 0:04:20 |
13 | Andrew Fenn (Scotland) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Alex Dowsett (England) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Adam Armstrong (Northern Ireland) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Erik Hoffmann (Namibia) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Johann Rabie (South Africa) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Paul Esposti (Wales) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Will Routley (Canada) | 0:04:23 |
20 | James Mclaughlin (Guernsey) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Evan Oliphant (Scotland) | 0:04:48 |
22 | Arnaud Papillon (Canada) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Rhys Lloyd (Wales) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Philip Lavery (Northern Ireland) | 0:04:58 |
25 | Ryan Roth (Canada) | 0:05:17 |
26 | Gregory Lovell (Belize) | 0:05:24 |
27 | Tobyn Horton (Guernsey) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Yannick Lincoln (Mauritius) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Christian Spence (Jersey) | 0:05:27 |
30 | Jay Robert Thomson (South Africa) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Geron Oliver Williams (Guyana) | 0:07:22 |
32 | Darren Matthews (Barbados) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Nathan Byukusenge (Rwanda) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Malaysia) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Emile Abraham (Trinidad and Tobago) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Mohd Harrif Salleh (Malaysia) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Andrew Brian Roche (Isle of Man) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Erick Rowsell (England) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Sean Downey (Northern Ireland) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Robert Hunter (South Africa) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Daryl Impey (South Africa) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Amir Mustafa Rusli (Malaysia) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Dale Appleby (Wales) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Chris Froome (England) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Simon Yates (England) | 0:07:26 |
46 | Edgar Nissani Arana (Belize) | 0:16:26 |
47 | Josh Gosselin (Guernsey) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Sandeep Kumar (India) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Atul Kumar Singh (India) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Robin Ovenden (Jersey) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwanda) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Laxmen Wijerathna (Sri Lanka) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Clinton Avery (New Zealand) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark Peter Christian (Isle of Man) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Matthews (Australia) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luke Durbridge (Australia) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rohan Dennis (Australia) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christopher Whorrall (Isle of Man) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Danny Laud (AIA) | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Janaka Hermantha Kumara (Sri Lanka) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hillary Kiprotich (Kenya) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paul Ngasike Agorir (Kenya) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yolain Mathieu Calypso (Mauritius) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christoff Van Heerden (South Africa) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anuar Manan (Malaysia) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amandeep Singh (India) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Yusrizal Usoff (Malaysia) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oneil Anthony Samuels (Jamaica) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jairo Campos (Belize) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Claude Richardson (Anguilla) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Lines (Scotland) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ross Creber (Scotland) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Mould (Wales) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Louis Desire Hugo Caetane (Mauritius) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Byron Pope (Belize) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dominic Stephen Ollivierre (St. Vincent & The Grenadines) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Matovu (Uganda) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tom Black (Isle of Man) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Darren Lill (South Africa) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Muhamad Adiq Husainie Othman (Malaysia) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Mccallum (Scotland) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Graeme Hatcher (Isle of Man) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sam Bewley (New Zealand) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marlon Eustace Williams (Guyana) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nicodem Habiyambere (Rwanda) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alanzo Nicholas Greaves (Guyana) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rajesh Chandrashekhar (India) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justin Mario Hodge (Anguilla) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adrier Niynshuti (Rwanda) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marvin Augustine Spencer (Antigua and Barbuda) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Harpreet Singh (India) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Archirese Katumba (Uganda) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sombir (India) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laurence Jupp (Bahamas) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leon Matovu (Uganda) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gasore Hategeka (Rwanda) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brandon Raymond Cattouse (Belize) | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christopher Michael Walker (Gibraltar) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Moses Sesay (Sierra Leone) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leonard Tsoyo (Malawi) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cameron Meyer (Australia) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samwel Ekiru (Kenya) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Omarie King (Antigua and Barbuda) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marc Ryan (New Zealand) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Richard Tanguy (Jersey) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jyme Rodriguez Terry Bridges (Antigua and Barbuda) | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Zakayo Nderi Mwai (Kenya) | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ken Jackson Jackson (Antigua and Barbuda) | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ismael Chelang`A Maiyo (Kenya) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jean Charles Pascal Ladaub (Mauritius) | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marloe Craig Rodman (Jamaica) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Missi Kathumba (Malawi) | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kris Pradel (Anguilla) | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hansel Orano Andrews (St. Vincent & The Grenadines) | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Shimano Trevor Bailey (St. Vincent & The Grenadines) | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Semakula Kigongo (Uganda) | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Augustine Sesay (Sierra Leone) | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Magezi (Uganda) | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sam Harrison (Wales) | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martyn Irvine (Northern Ireland) | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rowshan Jones (Bahamas) | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | John Njenga Kibunja (Kenya) | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kurt Maraj (Saint Lucia) | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andy Rose (Seychelles) | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ishan Sanda Kelum (Sri Lanka) | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ronnie Bryan (Anguilla) | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Phillip Clotaire Benjamin (Anguilla) | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francis Louis (Seychelles) | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dane Nugera (Sri Lanka) | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | George William Kisenyi (Uganda) | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
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