Cooling vest used by New Zealand Bessette at the start Cooling chair used by the Brits Nicole Cooke in hi-tech mesh suit Canadian Pirre Blanchard is one of the Olympic commissaires Defending Olympic champion Leontien van Moorsel Michael Barry watches wife Dede race with his mom (left) and mother-in-law (center) Dede Demet-Barry Sue Palmer-Komar heads for the start Sara Carrigan wins World champion Suzanne Ljungskog The sprint for bronze Manon Jutras fan Jeannie Longo Ciprelli Susan Palmer-Komar Susan Palmer-Komar Eneritz Iturriaga Mazaga attacks Crash in one of the switchbacks Bessette chasing Eneritz Iturriaga Mazaga Sonia Huguet on breakaway Manon Jutras at the front Manon Jutras leads the chase after Eneritz Iturriaga Mazaga Lyne Bessette The winged god of bicycles? "george" was watching Lyne Bessette on breakaway Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel Sara Carrigan medal winners