micheal_warren Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Linda Villumsen finished just outside the medals in 4th! A real shame to miss out on a medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Now that the road races have concluded, it is time to shift the focus toward the velodrome. The sprint events are here! August 2 sees that Olympic medals are handed out in the men's and women's team sprint events. Also, there is a qualifying round for the men's team pursuit event. Link: http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track/schedule-and-results/day=2-august/all-day.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Heats in the teams track cycling FINALLY underway...another high blood pressure sport - also from a TV watching point of view! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethnalGreen Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Here come the Chinese! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Great to have track cycling underway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 GB Womens Sprint/Pursuit Team has been relegated!...bummer. The were in the medals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethnalGreen Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 GB Womens Sprint/Pursuit Team has been relegated!...bummer. The were in the medals Oh well, sh*t happens I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Mayhem - China womens pursuit relegated. technical fault. - Germany gets Gold. The rules are really tough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethnalGreen Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 It all seems a bit stupid. Our commentators were saying it was marginal at best and now the third fastest win? Didn't see the replay for the British girls, but I couldn't see anything wrong for the Chinese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Gold GB in Men's Team Sprint!!!! Hoy 5 gold medals now, same as Redgrave... Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 And I remember when he was a gauky nobody in Manchester 10 years ago. His big coming-out party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 The UCI not really doing the sport any favours at all, firstly with ripping up the programme, then limiting it to one rider per nation - and now they're in danger of making the same mistake with the Olympics as they did with the World Championships earlier this years when the outcome of races seemed to be more often dependent on the views of the judges than the result on the track. The Germans may have been happy today to get promoted but when they look back at their "winning moment" and the VT shows they lost it's not going to be that satisfying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Final medal results for the men's and women's team sprint events for August 2. Women's Team Sprint: - GOLD: Germany - SILVER: China - BRONZE: Australia Link: http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track/event/women-team-sprint/phase=ctw401100/index.html Men's Team Sprint: - GOLD: GREAT BRITAIN - SILVER: France - BRONZE: Germany Link: http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track/event/men-team-sprint/phase=ctm401100/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Gold GB in Men's Team Sprint!!!! Should be DQed and put into the same disgrace basket as the badminton cheats http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/38506/gold-medal-winner-hindes-i-crashed-on-purpose London 2012 will be seen as the cheat games Cheating Cyclists Cheating Badmintoners Cheating footballers -> http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4468296/Second-Olympics-fix-as-Japanese-football-team-told-to-draw.html Cheating Swimmers -> http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8510161 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 August 3 sees that Olympic medals are handed out in the women's keirin and men's team pursuit events. A qualifying round occurs here for the women's team pursuit event. Link: http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track/schedule-and-results/day=3-august/all-day.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 'We were saying if we have a bad start, we need to crash to get a restart. I just crashed, I did it on purpose to get a restart, just to have the fastest ride. I did it. So it was all planned, really.'http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2182930/London-2012-Olympics-Sir-Chris-Hoy-equals-Sir-Steve-Redgrave-FIFTH-Olympic-triumph.html Utter disgrace! The IOC MUST disqualify the GB team This is even worse than the badminton tanking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slgames Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 I just watched the team pursuit tonight and saw a couple races where 1 of the riders for some reason stopped racing, and the team finished with just 3 riders. That happened twice. What is the reason for a rider dropping out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 The UCI not really doing the sport any favours at all, firstly with ripping up the programme, then limiting it to one rider per nation - and now they're in danger of making the same mistake with the Olympics as they did with the World Championships earlier this years when the outcome of races seemed to be more often dependent on the views of the judges than the result on the track. The Germans may have been happy today to get promoted but when they look back at their "winning moment" and the VT shows they lost it's not going to be that satisfying. Yes I don't agree with the changes to the track programme. Removing the individual pursuit was a mistake as well. Not cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethnalGreen Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 I just watched the team pursuit tonight and saw a couple races where 1 of the riders for some reason stopped racing, and the team finished with just 3 riders. That happened twice. What is the reason for a rider dropping out? It's normal. The time is counted at the end when the third rider crosses the line. The fourth isn't important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave199 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Anna Meares from Australia was just displaying a major camel toe on a global scale..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethnalGreen Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Anna Meares from Australia was just displaying a major camel toe on a global scale..lol Ewwww! Thanks for pointing that out to me However, I must say that at one point at the start of the womn's time trial, I honestly thought I was watching very small endowed men! These womn track cycling suits etc leave a lot to b desired... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave199 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Ewwww! Thanks for pointing that out to me However, I must say that at one point at the start of the womn's time trial, I honestly thought I was watching very small endowed men! These womn track cycling suits etc leave a lot to b desired... It didn't help that Meares suit was Yellow..Everything was on display down there..lol If it was a black suit atleast it could be hidden somewhat from the human eye..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethnalGreen Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 It didn't help that Meares suit was Yellow..Everything was on display down there..lol If it was a black suit atleast it could be hidden somewhat from the human eye..lol I have to say that I missed most of the final live becuse of wht you put in my head! I caught up live after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave199 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Meares was just covering her crotch area now at the Finals..hahaha..someone must have told her what happened earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Bronze for the Kiwis in the Team Pursuit. The same as what we won in Beijing and only our 5th Medal in cycling at an Olympic Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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