O’Loughlin: Rough road lies ahead for Cav to strike gold

Mark Cavendish may be the raging hot favourite but today’s Olympic Road Race may not go according to the script, Irish team manager, Martin O’Loughlin, has warned.

No matter where you travel in London, it is impossible not to be reminded of Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France win and he will go to the line for the individual time-trial next Wednesday as favourite.

But the London 2012 Road Race has always been about Cavendish, who has been quietly living in the shadow of Wiggins’ yellow jersey this past week.