Tour of Oman 2018 stages

Key medal hopes, Spratt and Brown, fall out of contention early in women’s road race leaving nation out of top 20

'On paper I’m an amateur, but cycling takes up a lot of space in my life'

Silver medallist says lack of communication was 'far from professional'

Everyone agrees they underestimated surprise winner Kiesenhofer

'It was a pretty bad portrayal of women cycling' says Dane

'Netherlands had everything in their hands but sometimes when you think you are the strongest, you lose the race' says Italian

Charting the unusual career path of the Tokyo gold medallist

'It was incredibly frustrating to be in my position' says British leader

Dutchwoman didn't know Kiesenhofer had already won the race