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rio 2016 paralympic cycling thread no spoilers

  • 09-09-2016 9:31pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,668 ✭✭✭✭


    anyone watching ?

    thought id throw this up in case (as we have our local adopted lass katie racing)

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  • Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,456 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Sorry, but I'm too busy watching the one-legged high jumpers (including one Pole who just "vaulted" 1.71m) and armless Chinese swimmers

    Some of these guys/gals are incredible


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Beasty wrote: »
    Sorry, but I'm too busy watching the one-legged high jumpers (including one Pole who just "vaulted" 1.71m) and armless Chinese swimmers

    Some of these guys/gals are incredible

    Some simply astounding performances


    And medals for our boys in green :)


  • Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,456 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Fantastic performances in the Time Trials today, with golds for Katie George Dunlevy/Eve McCrystal in the tandem and Eoghan Clifford (C3) (to follow up his bronze in the IP the other day) and Silver to one-time boardsie Colin Lynch in the C2

    That's 2/3rds of Ireland's total medal tally to date in the cycling events


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,668 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    Beasty wrote: »
    Fantastic performances in the Time Trials today, with golds for Katie George Dunlevy/Eve McCrystal in the tandem and Eoghan Clifford (C3) (to follow up his bronze in the IP the other day) and Silver to one-time boardsie Colin Lynch in the C2

    That's 2/3rds of Ireland's total medal tally to date in the cycling events

    fantastic stuff shame theres no coverage i could find anywhere
    from twitter (think its when they realised they won)
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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,121 ✭✭✭tang1


    Cycling in the McCrystal blood, her younger brother Bryan is a talented cyclist and Ironman. Huge well done ladies.


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    All I can say is well done.

    It's a cliché but these games are really proving that its more about the ability of these athletes rather than their disability which defines them.

    Some literally superhuman performances.


  • Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,456 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    I'm enjoying the Paralympics more than the Olympics. So many inspirational performances and retaining much of the amateur spirit that the Olympics left behind some time ago (admittedly though Team GB have taken things to a professional level in most sports)

    Maybe it's the fact the events are on at a more reasonable time, or the often light-hearted coverage from Channel 4, but I'm looking forward to whatever's on each evening to the exclusion of other stuff on the TV.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,154 ✭✭✭buffalo


    tang1 wrote: »
    Cycling in the McCrystal blood, her younger brother Bryan is a talented cyclist and Ironman.

    Never heard of him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,524 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Well done to all the Irish cyclists so far, tremendous performances and results.

    Good interview with Eoghan Clifford here:
    http://the42.ie/2980185


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,722 ✭✭✭Thud




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,668 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    congrats katie and eve
    MEDAL ALERT: Silver for Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal in the Women's B Tandem Road Race

    on a much sadder note
    RIP Baham
    Iran Paralympic Committee confirm cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad has died after crash

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,586 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    The Iranian cyclist that was hurt in the crash earlier has died. Just breaking news.

    RIP.

    Puts a bit of a dampener on the whole Rio Games.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭omri


    RIP


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,986 ✭✭✭philstar


    did it happen in the same area as the dutch girl's accident in the olympics?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,668 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    philstar wrote: »
    did it happen in the same area as the dutch girl's accident in the olympics?

    Apparently they didn't use that as part of paralympic road races.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    philstar wrote: »
    did it happen in the same area as the dutch girl's accident in the olympics?

    It was on the flat just metres from the finish.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,263 ✭✭✭robyntmorton


    It was reported that it took place on the downhill of the Grumari circuit, which was included in both the timetrials and road races in the Olympics, but was not the section that claimed so many victims towards the end of the road races.

    A map and profile of the 2.07km section is attached, showing some nasty ups and downs, which could so easily catch people out. That downhill has some tight hairpins to contend with.

    397263.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Oh, was it not the crash at the finish?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,764 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Oh, was it not the crash at the finish?

    No, diff race, the fella who died only has one leg, the two who took each other out were in the 2 legged cat.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,070 ✭✭✭✭greenspurs


    What happened Vereker and Hahessey in the road race??
    They were 2 mins ahead, but then DNF ??
    blew up ????

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