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 .

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 .