Sighting in a target through the scope of a high-caliber rifle can be a bit more complicated than it sounds -- snipers have to account for cross-winds, range and a whole host of external factors that could put their projectile off course.
But the Columbia team came to the head of the peloton to lead the chase and -- as well as catching the breakaway quartet with 25km left -- they managed to split the peloton, such was their power of their work at the front and the cross-winds which caused chaos behind.
Forecasters said Sandy, which had maximum sustained winds of 45 miles an hour Tuesday afternoon, would cross western Pennsylvania on Tuesday night before moving into Canada on Wednesday as it melds with cold air fronts.