Rio - Track Cycling events - no spoiler tags required

Beasty

Rather than run different threads with track events we usuallly keep a single thread, but do not require any spoiler tags despite it running over several days

The track events start tomorrow Thursday, with the Men's Team Sprint and qualification for both the Team Pursuits

Full schedule here

Profile of the course:


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Beasty

Ireland has a single representative, Shannon McCurley in the Kierin, which takes place on Saturday

Beasty

Ooh err missus! - Cav's not entirely happy

No idea why he's taken this view - it's been pretty clear all along he was only reserve for the TP, and was picked (and indeed quite fortunate to get the nod) for the Omnium.

Beasty

My reading of it is they wanted all 5 in the traning camp as you have to plan for the potential of losing any one of them

Hence it was absolutely right that Cav was dragged over to Newport if he wanted to ride in Rio (for all teams one of the 5 "nominated" endurance riders has to do the Omnium). The TP guys have a much better chance of gold than anyone has (even Laura Trott) in an Omnium as there is much more potential for something to go wrong in 6 events over 2 days than in 3 x 4 minute races with no opposition to wory about.

Of course Wiggins is going to be "team leader" and I'm sure they took into account his views on how everyone was performing when deciding who the "preferred" 4 would be. He undoubtedly has more pursuit experience that the rest of the team together.

Of course the reporter wants to make a story out of it so focuses on things he can dress up to suggest some disharmony.

pelevin

Beasty wrote: »

Of course the reporter wants to make a story out of it so focuses on things he can dress up to suggest some disharmony.

You'd think though that Cav would have so much experience of interacting with the media that he'd fully know the kind of result of such quotes he'd give to the press.

nak

pelevin wrote: »

Beasty wrote: »

Of course the reporter wants to make a story out of it so focuses on things he can dress up to suggest some disharmony.

You'd think though that Cav would have so much experience of interacting with the media that he'd fully know the kind of result of such quotes he'd give to the press.

Maybe that's not what he said. Sounds like the journalist was just looking for a story trying to stir things again. Plenty of cycling journalists would be more suited to the tabloids these days, would be nice if they focused on the actual sport itself and not gossip.

Beasty

I'd forgotten about those left hand drive Felts the US are using (thanks for reminding me neris;)).

It will be interesting to see how they fare in the Team Pursuit tomorrow against the British girls with their new Cervelos

Hager

@Beasty, are those times you gave Rio or Irish?

Beasty

They are local times - add 4 hours for our time

neris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt-uxNgaZwg

neris

Beasty wrote: »

I'd forgotten about those left hand drive Felts the US are using (thanks for reminding me neris;)).

It will be interesting to see how they fare in the Team Pursuit tomorrow against the British girls with their new Cervelos

British are meant to be getting new carbonfibre chainrings

Beasty

neris wrote: »

British are meant to be getting new carbonfibre chainrings

Not sure about the prospect of the sprinters putting 2,500w through them!

Having said that it may well be that the sprinters stick with the Cervelo T4 and leave the T5GB to the pursuiters

Chris Hoy was suggesting yesterday that Jason Kenny was on for 3 golds. Today will be the biggest test as the slightest thing going wrong in the Team Sprint will cost. They do have the fastest first lapper in the World with Philip Hindes and if the others can get on his wheel they will give themeslves a fair chance as the Germans have had to bring a reserve in.

Beasty

Start lists:

Men's Team Sprint
Women's Team Pursuit
Men's Team Pursuit

neris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP7ioj9isw0

eeeee

^^^^ Except if they changed like that they'd get no where!

This is a much better example to look at IMO:

Interesting that the Australians start on their right legs. I feel better about my own right leg startage!

Lusk_Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

Rather than run different threads with track events we usuallly keep a single thread, but do not require any spoiler tags despite it running over several days

The track events start tomorrow Thursday, with the Men's Team Sprint and qualification for both the Team Pursuits

Full schedule here

Profile of the course:


(0m)__________________________________________(250m):pac:

You're forgetting about the banking for the course profile!

Beasty

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

You're forgetting about the banking for the course profile!

I chose the best line, which is the shortest route, which is flatter then a pan. You only need to go up the hill if overtaking or moving up to allow someone else through;)

Lusk_Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

I chose the best line, which is the shortest route, which is flatter then a pan. You only need to go up the hill if overtaking or moving up to allow someone else through;)

Ah you and your technicalities!

Lusk_Doyle

Last night in the greater Russian metropolitan area so hopefully TVP1 or 2 are on point with the track cycling!

neris

anyone know if the bbc will be showing it tonight on the normal tv channels? or maybe even rte?

eeeee

Given the high odds of a medal I'd say they'd be on the regular channels:

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-cycling-live-tv-guide-231244

Beasty

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Last night in the greater Russian metropolitan area

"State Sponsored" trip I take it....

Lusk_Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

"State Sponsored" trip I take it....

I can neither confirm not deny the reason for my trip and my activities (save for those on strava) while I am in the Eastern Bloc. The walls eyes have eyes.

Lusk_Doyle

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Last night in the greater Russian metropolitan area so hopefully TVP1 or 2 are on point with the track cycling!

Success! A few hours of it to look forward to!

Beasty

One Irishman there with his red flag. Hope Paul Watson has an easy life of it out there.

neris

Those french bikes look very sexy

Beasty

GBR fastest with a new Olympic record, ahead of NZ, AUS, FRA, POL, NED, GER & VEN, with KOR failing to progress

Fastest (GBR) vs slowest (VEN) and so on in the next round with the 2 fastest winners going into the Gold medal race and the other 2 winners fighting for Bronze

Next up the Women's pursuit first round with again 1 team of 9 to be eliminated

Mint Sauce

neris wrote: »

anyone know if the bbc will be showing it tonight on the normal tv channels? or maybe even rte?

nee wrote: »

Given the high odds of a medal I'd say they'd be on the regular channels:

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/olympics/rio-2016-olympics-cycling-live-tv-guide-231244

Uninterrupted on one of the RBs. BBC1 has already left the track for a break to talk about another sport.

Beasty

Germans messed up there. One woman did a long stint looking like she was going to pull out only to realise they had already lost a rider. That made it very tough for her to get back on.

neris

Why were the men on bbc on road style bars earliers but theres women on rtenow on tt style bars?

Beasty

That was the team sprint - TT bars are not allowed in sprint events. This is the Team Pursuit where they are permitted

ednwireland

New world record for the british women

Wonder why one didn't ride a cervelo

neris

neris wrote: »

British are meant to be getting new carbonfibre chainrings

They work

neris

Now just need to see if the yanks left side cranks work

velo.2010

Money buys medals! Good article here on the Team GB track team and how they dominate to the chagrin of other nations. Much of it you may know already but still fascinating what other big cycling nations lack in comparison.

http://inrng.com/2012/08/british-cycling-funding/

Beasty

6 Olympic Records and 1 World Record so far this session



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Americans are flying !!!

ThisRegard

The gymnastics are on in my house, who got the WR and what event?

Mycroft H

But not just good enough.

Mycroft H

ThisRegard wrote: »

The gymnastics are on in my house, who got the WR and what event?

Brits and the women's team persuit.

Hide behind the post

ThisRegard wrote: »

The gymnastics are on in my house, who got the WR and what event?

GB ... Team Pursuit

neris

British lad warming down with a saddle bag on his bike

The Cycling pianist

What's everyone's opinion on the Americans' Left drive-sided bikes? They were well up on GB's time for a while but then they went down to 3, and it didn't look planned. Hard to know if they had kept it together, would any advantage over the Brits actually be down to the bike. It would be interesting to see two times set by the same team, one on a conventional track bike and one on the American one

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The Cycling pianist wrote: »

What's everyone's opinion on the Americans' Left drive-sided bikes? They were well up on GB's time for a while but then they went down to 3, and it didn't look planned. Hard to know if they had kept it together, would any advantage over the Brits actually be down to the bike. It would be interesting to see two times set by the same team, one on a conventional track bike and one on the American one

Looks like they just couldnt keep the pace ... left drive train or not .... GB are something else

Beasty

Tim Veldt was over at Sundrive last year in the International GP. Caused a bit of a panic when the starting gate didn't release him and we had Martyn Irvine hurtling round the track towards us oblivious of the fact the track was blocked....

mloc123

ednwireland wrote: »

New world record for the british women

Wonder why one didn't ride a cervelo

Noticed that also... I assumed a fit issue maybe.

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Dutch Rider took a nice spill .... ouch !!

The Cycling pianist

Nasty crash for the Dutch men in the team pursuit. Only one rider went down, but they only had 3 at the time, so a DNF for them

neris

Is there nothing duck tape cant do

Beasty

mloc123 wrote: »

Noticed that also... I assumed a fit issue maybe.

Think only Philip Hindes had one in the TS. The deal they have with Cervelo is they will only use them if they are faster and that can vary depending on rider. Or they may just be keeping them in reserve for later in the competition.

Will be interesting to see how many of the men pursuiters ride them.

Beasty

neris wrote: »

Is there nothing duck tape cant do

... and a bit of origami!