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World Track Championships Cali - 26 Feb to 2 Mar **Contains unmasked spoilers**

  • 24-02-2014 3:36pm
    #1
    Beasty
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    Action gets underway in Cali on Wednesday

    Full programme here

    Irish interest:

    Martyn Irvine defending his World Championship in the Scratch race on Thursday, as well as taking part in the Pursuit with Ryan Mullen (also on Thursday), with the Points race on Friday

    Caroline Ryan in the Scratch (Wednesday), Pursuit (Friday) and Points race (Saturday)

    The BBC will be showing live coverage on the red button, with highlight shows on Saturday and Sunday on BBC 1

    You can also get live timing information on Tissot

    Although this is a multi day event, using spoiler tags on track meetings tends to be quite challenging given the rapid turnaround between events. Hence for this thread Spoiler Tags are not required, but let's keep all comments in the one thread and don't mention any "current-day" information elsewhere

    Let's hope this year's racing is as exciting and productive as last year's


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  • #2
    Darkglasses
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    Anyone up? Caroline Ryan in action right now


  • #3
    Darkglasses
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    Ryan and Druytz attacking with 5 to go


  • #4
    Darkglasses
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    Ryan caught, Druytz was not. Awfully close to being a medal for Ireland!


  • #5
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Tough.


  • #6
    Eamonnator
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    Ryan was right to attack, when she did. It might have worked.
    She raced really well, prominent, all race.


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  • #7
    Darkglasses
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    Eamonnator wrote: »
    Ryan was right to attack, when she did. It might have worked.
    She raced really well, prominent, all race.

    Yeah for sure, really unlucky not to medal. Druyts had a much stronger finish though


  • #8
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Druyts, stronger all right, and cute with it.
    Have we any more interest tonight?
    I just happened on this by chance.


  • #9
    Darkglasses
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    Eamonnator wrote: »
    Druyts, stronger all right, and cute with it.
    Have we any more interest tonight?
    I just happened on this by chance.

    Nope no more Irish tonight afaik


  • #10
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJT79-f1F7c


    If people are only interested in watching Caroline Ryan, as the trend seems to be, her race starts at 1:35:00


  • #11
    granda
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    just to let people know the races are streamed live in the U.C.I. youtube channel


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  • #12
    dancecatz2000
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    I hear Ryan got through to the Bronze medal ride off, go on ya Boy ya,


  • #13
    Beasty
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    To be clear, it's the Mullen variety, not Caroline...

    Great perfomance 4m 22.491s, which must be a PB by quite a margin he goes against ....

    ....Mark Ryan of NZL in the bronze medal race overnight, who was only 0.6s faster in qualifying

    Martyn Irvine may be a bit disappointed with his 12th place (seems to have faded), but can at least focus on the scratch final tonight


  • #14
    RobFowl
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    Beasty wrote: »
    To be clear, it's the Mullen variety, not Caroline...

    Great perfomance 4m 22.491s, which must be a PB by quite a margin he goes against ....

    ....Mark Ryan of NZL in the bronze medal race overnight, who was only 0.6s faster in qualifying

    Martyn Irvine may be a bit disappointed with his 12th place (seems to have faded), but can at least focus on the scratch final tonight

    Saw that Martyn was up there after 2 k but faded between 2-3 k, here hoping he gives it socks later.
    So impressed with Ryan Mullen at his first Worlds at the age of only 19....


  • #15
    Beasty
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    Credit's got to go to Brian Nugent - I know Martyn Irvine has benefited enormously from having Andy Sparks as his coach, but Brian has been working with the whole team and Ireland really has been punching above its weight in track cycling over the past couple of years. I suspect we may see one or two more youngsters coming through over the next year or two - now if only they had a proper facility to train in ....


  • #16
    Darkglasses
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    And we're live...

    Btw for anyone in the UK/NI, you can watch it here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cycling/25936214


  • #17
    Darkglasses
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    Heavy rain falling in Cali, need the wind to stay low or else there will be a delay.


  • #18
    Darkglasses
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    Martyn's on now


  • #19
    Beasty
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    It's going to kick-off any time now I suspect ...


  • #20
    Beasty
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    Let's see what these 5 can do ...


  • #21
    Darkglasses
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    Ah it's in the bag :D


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  • #22
    Beasty
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    Could get back on here!!!


  • #23
    Beasty
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    That should get him a medal:D


  • #24
    Beasty
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    Anything's possible now


  • #25
    Beasty
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    Yesss!!!

    Silver


  • #26
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Silver


  • #27
    Darkglasses
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    Brilliant result!


  • #28
    RobFowl
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    Woo Hoo :)


  • #29
    abridge
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭abridge


    Great result. Pity the cameraman wasn't kept posted on who to follow; missed the moves in the bunch at the end.


  • #30
    Gallant_JJ
    Registered Users Posts: 818 ✭✭✭Gallant_JJ


    Fantastic stuff, animal!


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  • #31
    Eamonnator
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    Ryan Mulen going for bronze now.


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