Davis takes gold after aggressive race

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

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Allan Davis (Australia)3:49:48
2Hayden Roulston (New Zealand)Row 1 - Cell 2
3David Millar (Scotland)Row 2 - Cell 2
4Christopher Sutton (Australia)0:00:04
5David Mccann (Northern Ireland)0:00:11
6Dominique Rollin (Canada)0:00:22
7Mark Simon Cavendish (Isle of Man)0:00:59
8Gordon Mccauley (New Zealand)0:01:09
9Luke Rowe (Wales)0:02:49
10Jack Bauer (New Zealand)Row 9 - Cell 2
11Zach Bell (Canada)0:02:54
12Dan Craven (Namibia)0:04:20
13Andrew Fenn (Scotland)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Alex Dowsett (England)Row 13 - Cell 2
15Adam Armstrong (Northern Ireland)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Erik Hoffmann (Namibia)Row 15 - Cell 2
17Johann Rabie (South Africa)Row 16 - Cell 2
18Paul Esposti (Wales)Row 17 - Cell 2
19Will Routley (Canada)0:04:23
20James Mclaughlin (Guernsey)Row 19 - Cell 2
21Evan Oliphant (Scotland)0:04:48
22Arnaud Papillon (Canada)Row 21 - Cell 2
23Rhys Lloyd (Wales)Row 22 - Cell 2
24Philip Lavery (Northern Ireland)0:04:58
25Ryan Roth (Canada)0:05:17
26Gregory Lovell (Belize)0:05:24
27Tobyn Horton (Guernsey)Row 26 - Cell 2
28Yannick Lincoln (Mauritius)Row 27 - Cell 2
29Christian Spence (Jersey)0:05:27
30Jay Robert Thomson (South Africa)Row 29 - Cell 2
31Geron Oliver Williams (Guyana)0:07:22
32Darren Matthews (Barbados)Row 31 - Cell 2
33Nathan Byukusenge (Rwanda)Row 32 - Cell 2
34Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Malaysia)Row 33 - Cell 2
35Emile Abraham (Trinidad and Tobago)Row 34 - Cell 2
36Mohd Harrif Salleh (Malaysia)Row 35 - Cell 2
37Andrew Brian Roche (Isle of Man)Row 36 - Cell 2
38Erick Rowsell (England)Row 37 - Cell 2
39Sean Downey (Northern Ireland)Row 38 - Cell 2
40Robert Hunter (South Africa)Row 39 - Cell 2
41Daryl Impey (South Africa)Row 40 - Cell 2
42Amir Mustafa Rusli (Malaysia)Row 41 - Cell 2
43Dale Appleby (Wales)Row 42 - Cell 2
44Chris Froome (England)Row 43 - Cell 2
45Simon Yates (England)0:07:26
46Edgar Nissani Arana (Belize)0:16:26
47Josh Gosselin (Guernsey)Row 46 - Cell 2
48Sandeep Kumar (India)Row 47 - Cell 2
49Atul Kumar Singh (India)Row 48 - Cell 2
50Robin Ovenden (Jersey)Row 49 - Cell 2
51Abraham Ruhumuriza (Rwanda)Row 50 - Cell 2
52Laxmen Wijerathna (Sri Lanka)Row 51 - Cell 2
DNFClinton Avery (New Zealand)Row 52 - Cell 2
DNFMark Peter Christian (Isle of Man)Row 53 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Matthews (Australia)Row 54 - Cell 2
DNFLuke Durbridge (Australia)Row 55 - Cell 2
DNFRohan Dennis (Australia)Row 56 - Cell 2
DNFChristopher Whorrall (Isle of Man)Row 57 - Cell 2
DNFDanny Laud (AIA)Row 58 - Cell 2
DNFJanaka Hermantha Kumara (Sri Lanka)Row 59 - Cell 2
DNFHillary Kiprotich (Kenya)Row 60 - Cell 2
DNFPaul Ngasike Agorir (Kenya)Row 61 - Cell 2
DNFYolain Mathieu Calypso (Mauritius)Row 62 - Cell 2
DNFChristoff Van Heerden (South Africa)Row 63 - Cell 2
DNFAnuar Manan (Malaysia)Row 64 - Cell 2
DNFAmandeep Singh (India)Row 65 - Cell 2
DNFYusrizal Usoff (Malaysia)Row 66 - Cell 2
DNFOneil Anthony Samuels (Jamaica)Row 67 - Cell 2
DNFJairo Campos (Belize)Row 68 - Cell 2
DNFClaude Richardson (Anguilla)Row 69 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Lines (Scotland)Row 70 - Cell 2
DNFRoss Creber (Scotland)Row 71 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Mould (Wales)Row 72 - Cell 2
DNFLouis Desire Hugo Caetane (Mauritius)Row 73 - Cell 2
DNFByron Pope (Belize)Row 74 - Cell 2
DNFDominic Stephen Ollivierre (St. Vincent & The Grenadines)Row 75 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Matovu (Uganda)Row 76 - Cell 2
DNFTom Black (Isle of Man)Row 77 - Cell 2
DNFDarren Lill (South Africa)Row 78 - Cell 2
DNFMuhamad Adiq Husainie Othman (Malaysia)Row 79 - Cell 2
DNFJames Mccallum (Scotland)Row 80 - Cell 2
DNFGraeme Hatcher (Isle of Man)Row 81 - Cell 2
DNFSam Bewley (New Zealand)Row 82 - Cell 2
DNFMarlon Eustace Williams (Guyana)Row 83 - Cell 2
DNFNicodem Habiyambere (Rwanda)Row 84 - Cell 2
DNFAlanzo Nicholas Greaves (Guyana)Row 85 - Cell 2
DNFRajesh Chandrashekhar (India)Row 86 - Cell 2
DNFJustin Mario Hodge (Anguilla)Row 87 - Cell 2
DNFAdrier Niynshuti (Rwanda)Row 88 - Cell 2
DNFMarvin Augustine Spencer (Antigua and Barbuda)Row 89 - Cell 2
DNFHarpreet Singh (India)Row 90 - Cell 2
DNFArchirese Katumba (Uganda)Row 91 - Cell 2
DNFSombir (India)Row 92 - Cell 2
DNFLaurence Jupp (Bahamas)Row 93 - Cell 2
DNFLeon Matovu (Uganda)Row 94 - Cell 2
DNFGasore Hategeka (Rwanda)Row 95 - Cell 2
DNFBrandon Raymond Cattouse (Belize)Row 96 - Cell 2
DNFChristopher Michael Walker (Gibraltar)Row 97 - Cell 2
DNFMoses Sesay (Sierra Leone)Row 98 - Cell 2
DNFLeonard Tsoyo (Malawi)Row 99 - Cell 2
DNFCameron Meyer (Australia)Row 100 - Cell 2
DNFSamwel Ekiru (Kenya)Row 101 - Cell 2
DNFOmarie King (Antigua and Barbuda)Row 102 - Cell 2
DNFMarc Ryan (New Zealand)Row 103 - Cell 2
DNFRichard Tanguy (Jersey)Row 104 - Cell 2
DNFJyme Rodriguez Terry Bridges (Antigua and Barbuda)Row 105 - Cell 2
DNFZakayo Nderi Mwai (Kenya)Row 106 - Cell 2
DNFKen Jackson Jackson (Antigua and Barbuda)Row 107 - Cell 2
DNFIsmael Chelang`A Maiyo (Kenya)Row 108 - Cell 2
DNFJean Charles Pascal Ladaub (Mauritius)Row 109 - Cell 2
DNFMarloe Craig Rodman (Jamaica)Row 110 - Cell 2
DNFMissi Kathumba (Malawi)Row 111 - Cell 2
DNFKris Pradel (Anguilla)Row 112 - Cell 2
DNFHansel Orano Andrews (St. Vincent & The Grenadines)Row 113 - Cell 2
DNFShimano Trevor Bailey (St. Vincent & The Grenadines)Row 114 - Cell 2
DNFSemakula Kigongo (Uganda)Row 115 - Cell 2
DNFAugustine Sesay (Sierra Leone)Row 116 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Magezi (Uganda)Row 117 - Cell 2
DNFSam Harrison (Wales)Row 118 - Cell 2
DNFMartyn Irvine (Northern Ireland)Row 119 - Cell 2
DNFRowshan Jones (Bahamas)Row 120 - Cell 2
DNFJohn Njenga Kibunja (Kenya)Row 121 - Cell 2
DNFKurt Maraj (Saint Lucia)Row 122 - Cell 2
DNFAndy Rose (Seychelles)Row 123 - Cell 2
DNFIshan Sanda Kelum (Sri Lanka)Row 124 - Cell 2
DNFRonnie Bryan (Anguilla)Row 125 - Cell 2
DNFPhillip Clotaire Benjamin (Anguilla)Row 126 - Cell 2
DNFFrancis Louis (Seychelles)Row 127 - Cell 2
DNFDane Nugera (Sri Lanka)Row 128 - Cell 2
DNFGeorge William Kisenyi (Uganda)Row 129 - Cell 2

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Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.

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