Boulder's Mara Abbott finished fourth in the Olympic women's road race

Boulder's Mara Abbott finished fourth in the Olympic women's road race

Boulder's Mara Abbott finished four seconds behind the three medals in the women's Olympic road race Sunday, getting passed in the final 300 meters is able to finish fourth.

87-mile course with a little steep slope that favored climbers like Abbott 115-pound, Anna van der Breggen Netherlands took the Gold Medal with a time of three hours, 51 minutes, 27 seconds. Silver medallist Emma Johansson Sweden and bronze medalist Elisa Longo Borghini Italy posted at the same time.

Medal of the three work together over the flat stretch to capture the Abbott, who led the 13 miles of the finish after Annemiek van Vleuten Netherlands fell bad front end on the descent. Abbott has led 40 seconds at the time, but the winners medals ran her down.

"I saw the 300 metres to go sign up and I thought, ' Oh my gosh, I can actually winthis '," Abbott said. " Then I saw under my shoulders and they are in there and they passed me. It was like a split second that I think of it, it's over. "

Abbott, two winners of the women's tour of Italy, knew the end was flat stretch favored his pursuers.

"I know it will come down to the wire, just watching the speed at which they closed in," said Abbott. "I just don't know which side of the wire. I just have to go as hard as possible to resolve, and it just wasn't quite good enough. "

Abbott, 30, said she felt "horrible" to medal slip away so close to complete.

"But at the same time, you are supported by a team that works very hard and not so good and gives you a chance to win," said Abbott. "I am very disappointed not to be able to give something back. At the same time, I am one of the luckiest people in the world to have the people behind me. "