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

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 .