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Aug 16, 2016 16:03:36 GMT
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Post by hodgy on Aug 16, 2016 16:03:36 GMT
I'm getting worried ...I'm really enjoying the cycling events at the Olympics ..
Am I getting roadie tendencies..is there a cure ...?
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Post by danthor on Aug 16, 2016 16:08:31 GMT
Steep hill, mud and 160mm of travel should cure that  |
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Post by hodgy on Aug 16, 2016 16:18:41 GMT
Mens Keirin
Bugger me these lads are fast ...my money would have been on the lad on the motorbike who was breezing it leading them from the front..then he just ran out of fuel or summat...
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Post by Jimbo on Aug 16, 2016 16:22:19 GMT
I love it to be honest. I took the kids to see the cycling at Glasgow and it was awesome to watch live.
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Aug 16, 2016 18:25:42 GMT
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Post by Chopper on Aug 16, 2016 18:25:42 GMT
The thing about track cycling is that you can see the whole race right in front of you because it's like nascar on 2 wheels and no engine, purely muscle power and you can see how fast they accelerate right there, it's right exciting, i love it, ive also had a go in Glasgow too, fixed gear and no brakes makes it ..... Interesting haha
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Post by dirkpitt74 on Aug 16, 2016 23:31:21 GMT
I've watched a bit - wtf is with the pace e-bike? How does that work? Doing a few 'race' laps trailing behind and then a sprint for the last couple of laps. How is that a race??
Watched Cav race last night and had no idea how that worked - seemed like a few laps of jostling and then a sprint and then back to jostling and riding all over the track and another sprint...
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Post by hodgy on Aug 17, 2016 5:58:20 GMT
That ain't no e-bike ..it's a motor bike .
If you noticed the bloke wasn't peddling.
I don't see the point of that either other than to keep the riders moving ...it leaves with 2.5 laps to go and you can't move ahead of it until it's left ... after which it's an all out sprint..
I guess the race could become too tactical without him forcing the pace ...
I'm as confused about the other race as you are other than there is a sprint lap after every 10 laps where points are awarded..then if you lap the field more points are awarded ...which are added to the total number of points you have accumulated from previous races ...you don't necessarily have to win that last race to win overall...
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Aug 17, 2016 6:25:22 GMT
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Post by hodgy on Aug 17, 2016 6:25:22 GMT
An exciting end to it all ..fantastic race ( eventually ) by Jason Kenny to win his 6th gold medal ...and by his missus to be... Laura Stott on becoming Britain's most successful female Olympian with her fourth gold medal .
Rebecca James was so so close to a gold having to settle for silver on the narrowest of margins ..and Katy Marchant winning a bronze ..
Great to see that every single rider came away with a medal in the British team ..a fantastic achievement ..
That's as close as I'll get to being a roadie for another 4 years ..now where did I put my dirty bike ...
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Post by dirkpitt74 on Aug 17, 2016 6:43:42 GMT
Yes a great performance by the cycling team (apart from Wiggin's being a dick on the podium during the National Anthem - Twat!) - pity we have no one in the XC race's though....
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Aug 17, 2016 7:41:04 GMT
Post by step on Aug 17, 2016 7:41:04 GMT
Pace bike for this one is an electric scooter, starts at 25kph running upto 50kph before peeling off, idea is it brings the riders all up to the same kind of speed for the sprint.
The pacer sits between the black an red lines an the pack will usually all just splistream him to save energy.
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Aug 17, 2016 7:44:06 GMT
Post by Jimbo on Aug 17, 2016 7:44:06 GMT
Awesome night and a bit gutted it's over. My kids now want to go to the Worlds in Manchester in January to see them live.
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Post by lonner on Aug 17, 2016 9:16:55 GMT
If i could post pics here id show you my dusty road bike...you'll be fine , treat it as a Gay curious moment..
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Aug 17, 2016 14:01:25 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2016 14:01:25 GMT
Mens Keirin Bugger me these lads are fast ...my money would have been on the lad on the motorbike who was breezing it leading them from the front..then he just ran out of fuel or summat... Are you sure it's not just the tight Lycra suits I would be worried as well if you getting exited about the men's races 😳 |
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Aug 17, 2016 14:04:33 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2016 14:04:33 GMT
Just think of the Kenny Trott offspring imagine the cycling genes the kids will have
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Aug 17, 2016 14:19:06 GMT
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Post by hodgy on Aug 17, 2016 14:19:06 GMT
Mens Keirin Bugger me these lads are fast ...my money would have been on the lad on the motorbike who was breezing it leading them from the front..then he just ran out of fuel or summat... Are you sure it's not just the tight Lycra suits I would be worried as well if you getting exited about the men's races 😳 Worry not on my behalf my fine fellow ..my sexual tendencies are purely female oriented .. |
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Aug 18, 2016 7:54:51 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2016 7:54:51 GMT
I've just got zero interest in anything road/velodrome based - and I mean zero interest. I just don't care for it and would rather watch a blank screen then bikes going round and round a track or doing endless boring climbs up mountain roads.
Then, I'm the same with motor sport - just rather watch paint dry or grass grow. Honestly bores me to tears.
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Aug 18, 2016 8:05:35 GMT
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Post by davet on Aug 18, 2016 8:05:35 GMT
I watched a lot of it but didn't get that excited, why can't they just have normal races over set distances like every other sport. So they actually race instead of all the time wasting it would be a lot more exciting right from the word GO.
Respect to all the medalists though, it doesn't look easy.
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Post by dirkpitt74 on Aug 18, 2016 10:16:38 GMT
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Aug 18, 2016 19:12:08 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2016 19:12:08 GMT
Yes, I'm in no way dissing what they are achieving - these boys and girls are real athletes.
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Aug 19, 2016 12:48:56 GMT
Post by step on Aug 19, 2016 12:48:56 GMT
He's tipped to win, last five years he's won the TDF sprinters jersey, they class a sprint stage as anything up to 60Km |
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