Interview: Olympic road race is an individual event won by teams, explains expert

MADRID, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Cycling is unlike most other sports as it is almost a paradox, being an "individual competition that is run by teams," and that is one thing that makes the Olympic cycling road race such a difficult race.

That's the view of Julian Eraso, President of the Organization of Cyclists in Euskadi (Basque Region) OCETA, who spoke to Xinhua ahead of the Paris Olympic Games.

Eraso is the