Sir Rols Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Enjoying the coverage of gthe road race. The setting, through and around the Great Wall, is stunning! And sure looks hard (and humid). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 I would love a Canadian to get a medal, we have medal in cycling in every games since 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Humidity looks bloody high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Coming down to the final stages now! Be an interesting finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 We've just joined it live on BBC. Nearly six hours in the saddle already. Frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ñuto Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Bravo Samuel Sanchez!!! Gold for Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Great finish! Congratulations Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Spain's Summer of Sport continues - perhaps it won't be the US or China who top the medals table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ñuto Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Spain's Summer of Sport continues - perhaps it won't be the US or China who top the medals table jajajaja,funny.more than 22 medals (Barcelona 92) is our objective... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 jajajaja,funny.more than 22 medals (Barcelona 92) is our objective... I think it will be difficult to get more than 22 medals outside Europe. Maybe 20 medal (including 6 gold). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonafin Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Congrats Samuel For Spain!!! Well done, again, another miss for the Aussies .... still an out standing effort though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRATK Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Damn it! When I went to bed, the Chilean was leading. When I woke up, he retired ¬¬ Anyway, congratulations to Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Great result for Spain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Great result for Spain! I loved the cliffhanger finish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Anyone notice how thick the smog's looking during the women's road race. I sure wouldn't want to be breathing that in competition! Also, there's been negative comments by some of our cyclists on the amosphere on the course yesterday _ said they were disappointed that people were only allowed to line some parts of the course,and that mostly it was like riding through an empty, silent, sterile track. And it seems the organisers have still kept up the restrictions on the track for the women today. I suppose it's all a part of security (especially after that idiot Irish monk during Athens' marathon), but one of the great things about these long, public events is that it gives everyone in the public a chance to see a Olympic event asily for free! And helps the atmosphere when it it lined by cheering people all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 (edited) Also, there's been negative comments by some of our cyclists on the amosphere on the course yesterday _ said they were disappointed that people were only allowed to line some parts of the course,and that mostly it was like riding through an empty, silent, sterile track. And it seems the organisers have still kept up the restrictions on the track for the women today. I suppose it's all a part of security (especially after that idiot Irish monk during Athens' marathon), but one of the great things about these long, public events is that it gives everyone in the public a chance to see a Olympic event asily for free! And helps the atmosphere when it it lined by cheering people all along. Yeah - I recognised that too - there is a second "barriers" at some places, where the audience is kept away from the course - that is really a pitty.... Edited August 10, 2008 by Citius Altius Fortius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Yeah - I recognised that too - there is a second "barriers" at some places, where the audience is kept away from the course - that is really a pitty.... And its a real pity because otherwise it's such a beautiful route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 And its a real pity because otherwise it's such a beautiful route. Yeah but the ariel shots pretty much showed mountanous terrain and not alot of places to stand along the way...It looked like they were on a newish major arterial road with not alot of standing places anyway... Also that spectre of the marathon in Athens 04 must be in the back of Beijing as well as the IOC's mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Yeah but the ariel shots pretty much showed mountanous terrain and not alot of places to stand along the way...It looked like they were on a newish major arterial road with not alot of standing places anyway...Also that spectre of the marathon in Athens 04 must be in the back of Beijing as well as the IOC's mind. Still, I'm sure the People's Liberation Army has enough manpower to cover the course adequately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Well - I think it is really a pitty - the time that the peleton is passing is very short - the farer you are away from the course the smaller is the chance to see really something - I wonder how the people behind the second barrier on the Tiananmen Square could see the peleton passing by - and therewith I wonder if they are cheering the whole time of the race... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Just heard there's been a deluge, and now flooding on the road, towards the fnish line of the course today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Yay! Britain's first Gold in Beijing - Nicole Cooke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Congratulations to the UK - that is wonderful - that are the Olympic Games, when suddenly someone wins, who doesn't belong to the "favourites"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Great finish to a great event to watch. Our commentators had Cook pinned as a likely winning favourite from the start. Congratulations Britain! And I'm happy to see the Swede Johannsson in 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Excellent result, just caught the end of it. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts