The men 's road race was decided Deciding in a sprint involving three riders , Maurizio Fondriest , Claude Criquielion and Steve Bauer .

200 meters from the uphill finish , Bauer began Process_start the sprint and Fondriest was unable to respond Response .

However Criquielion accelerated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to the right of Bauer , close to the barriers .

Bauer saw him coming Motion with a much greater speed and closed the gap , which resulted in Causation pushing Criquielion into the barriers .

Bauer was also hampered Hindering by his manoeuvre and lost Earnings_and_losses a lot of speed , making it Causation easy for Fondriest to ride Motion past and claim Statement the world title .

Bauer finished Process_end second but was immediately disqualified after the race .