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Re:Who won the Amstel Gold Race? Human error in photo-finishes by parliament32 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @04:13PM (#26986124)
On the contrary.. Phelps is on the left here: https://www.si.com/.image/c_limit/MTY4MTg2NTcxMTk0MzEyMDY0/p...
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Re:Who won the Amstel Gold Race? Human error in photo-finishes by Supposedly on Friday April 30, 2021 @04:57AM (#26991194)
Apart from Omega's and FINA's statements that Cavic touched first, but Phelps was the first to trigger the mechanism with enough force, you can find the photos here

https://static01.nyt.com/images/blogs/olympics/phelpscavic53...

https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/August...

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/herald-dispatch...

It is a shame to lose a gold medal this way. Sometimes, however, there is nothing you can do.

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