PICKS OF THE DAY
Cycling, men’s road race, 5 a.m. ET.
Ryder Hesjedal became the first Canadian to win one of cycling’s grand tours when he captured the Giro d’Italia in June. In London, the Victoria, B.C., native will be Canada’s lone hopeful in the men’s road race, which will also feature Tour de France winner, and local favourite, Bradley Wiggins. Expectations are sky high for Hesjedal, though, he will be in tough against a five-member British contingent, including world champion Mark Cavendish and Chris Froome, who finished second behind Wiggins in France.
Hesjedal crashed out in Stage 6 of the Tour, and was forced to retire due to injury. However, he is reportedly fully fit, and confident in his chances of claiming the first gold of the Games. “I’m even more optimistic in my ability to perform in these one-day events,” Hesjedal said of the 250-kilometre race. While Hesjedal and Wiggins are dominating the headlines, Cavendish remains the favourite. The 27-year-old has won 23 stages of the Tour de France, and is the reigning road race champion. Slovakia’s Peter Sagan, 22, is considered one of the sport’s up-and-comers, and is expected to be in medal contention, along with German Andre Greipel and Belgian Tom Boonen.
Shooting, women’s 10m air rifle final, 6 a.m. ET.
Bahya al-Hamad will be the first Qatari woman to represent her country at an Olympic Games, and for the first time, every competing nation will have at least one female participant. The 22-year-old earned a wild-card birth to compete, and was chosen to be Qatar’s flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. Also competing is Malaysia’s Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi, who will be roughly 34 weeks pregnant when she takes aim. The 29-year-old qualified at the Asian Shooting Championships in January and is due to give birth on September 2.
Swimming, men’s 400m individual medley final, 2:30 p.m. ET.
Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte is the most heated intra-country rivalry of the London Games – the two U.S. swimmers will go head-to-head in the 200m and 400m medleys. The 27-year-old Phelps is coming off a record eight gold medals in Beijing, and with 16 total, requires only three more to set the all-time record. Lochte got the better of Phelps at the 2011 world championships in Shanghai, claiming five golds, although Phelps got revenge at the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha last month – Lochte won the 400m medley.
Michelle Li, women’s singles group stage, 3:30 a.m. ET; Alexandra Bruce and Michelle Li, women’s doubles group stage, 3:30 a.m. ET; Grace Gao and Tobias Ng, mixed doubles group stage, 3:30 a.m. ET
Women: Canada vs. Russia, 6:15 a.m. ET
Martin Reader and Josh Binstock, men’s preliminary round, 4 a.m. ET; Annie Martin and Marie-Andree Lessard, women’s preliminary round, 4 a.m. ET
Ryder Hesjedal, men’s road race, 5 a.m. ET
Peter Barry with Kilrodan Abbott, Hawley Bennett-Awad with Gin & Juice, Rebecca Howard with Riddle Master, Michelle Mueller with Amistad, Jessica Phoenix with Exponential, individual and team eventing, 5 a.m. ET
Nathan Gafuik, men’s artistic qualifications, 6 a.m. ET
Sergio Pessoa, men’s 60kg, 4:30 a.m. ET
Gabe Bergen, Jeremiah Brown, Andrew Byrnes, Will Crothers, Douglas Csima, Robert Gibson, Malcolm Howard, Conlin McCabe, Brian Price, men’s eight heats, 5:10 a.m. ET; Michael Braithwaite, Kevin Kowalyk, men’s double sculls heats, 5:30 a.m. ET; Dave Calder, Scott Frandsen, men’s pair heats, 7 a.m. ET
Women: Canada vs. South Africa, 9:45 a.m. ET
Alec Page, men’s 400m individual medley, 5 a.m. ET; Katerine Savard, women’s 100m butterfly, 5:31 a.m. ET; Ryan Cochrane, men’s 400m freestyle, 5:58 a.m. ET; Stephanie Horner, women’s 400m individual medley, 6:51 a.m. ET; Scott Dickens, men’s 100m breaststroke, 7:15 a.m. ET; Heather MacLean, Victoria Poon, Julia Wilkinson, Samantha Cheverton, women’s 4x100m freestyle relay, 7:42 a.m. ET
Mo Zhang, women’s singles, 4 a.m. ET; Pierre-Luc Hinse, Andre Ho, Eugene Wang, men’s singles, 4:45 a.m. ET
Stephanie Dubois and Aleksandra Wozniak, women’s doubles first round, 6:30 a.m. ET
Marilou Dozois, women’s 48kg, 10:30 a.m. ET
4 a.m. Rowing, swimming, men’s cycling (road), women’s basketball, tennis, women’s soccer, judo, weightlifting. CTV
5 a.m. Rowing, beach volleyball, men’s cycling (road). TSN
6 a.m. Rowing, equestrian (dressage). OLN
6 a.m. Men’s gymnastics, women’s soccer, boxing. Sportsnet
12 p.m. Beach volleyball, women’s soccer. TSN
12:30 p.m. Swimming, tennis. CTV
1 p.m. Men’s gymnastics, boxing. Sportsnet
7 p.m. Rowing, cycling, swimming, men’s gymnastics. CTV
7 p.m. Cycling. OLN
7 p.m. Volleyball, judo, boxing, soccer. Sportsnet
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