Flat Tire Prevents U.S. Cyclist Team from Podium
By: Brian Stalter
Updated: July 30, 2012
With an unexpected and unfortunate flat-tire Sunday, U.S. Women's cyclist Shelley Olds dropped from a four-rider breakaway back to the main pack after a time consuming repair. Olds' came in 7th overall.
This isn't the only spot of bad luck for the U.S. cycle team as Kristin Armstrong slid off a rain-slicked track and crashed on Sunday dropping her to 35th.
Taylor Phinney though not suffering any major setbacks was only able to come in 4th in the Men's road-course.
Top podium finishes go to Alexandr Vinokurov of Kazakhstan with a time of 5:45:57 and Marianne Vos of the Netherlands with a time of 3:35:29
