EYEWITNESS: MEN'S ROAD RACE

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The men's road race was a destructive, oppressive event. The television cameras picked out the tactical battle on the climb from Juyongguan to Badaling, but they couldn't transmit the thickness of the air or its heavy warmth.

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Edward Pickering is a writer and journalist, editor of Pro Cycling and previous deputy editor of Cycle Sport. As well as contributing to Cycling Weekly, he has also written for the likes of the New York Times. His book, The Race Against Time, saw him shortlisted for Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards. A self-confessed 'fair weather cyclist', Pickering also enjoys running.