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HeidiHeidi · 15-08-2016 10:47PM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Is this the omnium or whatever they call it? Caught a bit of it earlier, really fun event though I didn't really understand what they were trying to do.

I thought it was five different (but equally demented) events? Think I heard someone refer to it earlier as a pentathlon on bikes!

Stheno · 15-08-2016 10:48PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I thought it was five different (but equally demented) events? Think I heard someone refer to it earlier as a pentathlon on bikes!

I think it's five for women and six for men.

It's rightly weird whatever it is

ahlookit · 15-08-2016 10:49PM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Is this the omnium or whatever they call it? Caught a bit of it earlier, really fun event though I didn't really understand what they were trying to do.

Omnium is the track cycling equivalent of the heptathlon/decathlon. The elimination race for the womens event was just on....last at the end of every second lap gets eliminated, til you have a sprint between the two remaining riders

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnium

Joe_ Public · 15-08-2016 10:49PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I thought it was five different (but equally demented) events? Think I heard someone refer to it earlier as a pentathlon on bikes!

Now I'm very confused....cant see that on any channel. Am intrigued..track cycling is very fun.

HeidiHeidi · 15-08-2016 10:49PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

You think, purely for PR purposes, they'd manage something easily enough. Their PR department are long gone home I'd say so who knows what might happen tomorrow.

Is it not her brother who's trying to change flights though?

In fairness, Iberia may not quite get the significance of the brother being the one tweeting all the updates for the eager fans at home who are starved of coverage by the meanies controlling the broadcasting in Rio.....

Then again, they might! I hope they do!!

Joe_ Public · 15-08-2016 10:50PM

ahlookit wrote: »

Omnium is the track cycling equivalent of the heptathlon/decathlon. The elimination race for the womens event was just on....last at the end of every second lap gets eliminated, til you have a sprint between the two remaining riders

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnium

Is it the one Laura Trott is in?

ahlookit · 15-08-2016 10:51PM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Now I'm very confused....cant see that on any channel. Am intrigued..track cycling is very fun.

its just finished on bbc1, more tomorrow though!

HeidiHeidi · 15-08-2016 10:51PM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Is it the one Laura Trott is in?

Laura Trott is leading it at the halfway stage.

I have no idea whatsoever what's going on, but that's what the leaderboard and the presenter just said!

ahlookit · 15-08-2016 10:52PM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Is it the one Laura Trott is in?

yep, thats the one. She's like a machine on the bike. Blitzed them away in the two races I saw this evening

Strazdas · 15-08-2016 10:52PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Is it not her brother who's trying to change flights though?

In fairness, Iberia may not quite get the significance of the brother being the one tweeting all the updates for the eager fans at home who are starved of coverage by the meanies controlling the broadcasting in Rio.....

Then again, they might! I hope they do!!

I'd be hopeful this will be sorted out. Somebody should ring Paddy Power, their PR department love an opportunity like this

ThisRegard · 15-08-2016 10:53PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Is it not her brother who's trying to change flights though?

In fairness, Iberia may not quite get the significance of the brother being the one tweeting all the updates for the eager fans at home who are starved of coverage by the meanies controlling the broadcasting in Rio.....

Then again, they might! I hope they do!!

It is, but she's asking. Iberia replied asking did she book with them directly which is why I think they didn't really understand her request.

Joe_ Public · 15-08-2016 10:53PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Laura Trott is leading it at the halfway stage.

I have no idea whatsoever what's going on, but that's what the leaderboard and the presenter just said!

Ah yeah...definitely what i was watching earlier. In that race one of the competitors streaked ahead and then lapped the field and then stopped. That was significant for some reason I couldnt understand. Then Trott won the race. But she only came second!

Confused? I defintely still am!

Joe_ Public · 15-08-2016 10:56PM

Track cycling is great, though. There's a team event in which they're allowed to give each other a shove and it's totally chaotic and incomprehensible and brilliant but, alas, not an Olympic event.

HeidiHeidi · 15-08-2016 11:01PM

Annalise on RTE now!

ahlookit · 15-08-2016 11:02PM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Ah yeah...definitely what i was watching earlier. In that race one of the competitors streaked ahead and then lapped the field and then stopped. That was significant for some reason I couldnt understand. Then Trott won the race. But she only came second!

Confused? I defintely still am!

i *think* in the scratch race, if you lap the field you win the race automatically.

so even though Trott crossed the line first at the end, the other cyclist had won as a result of getting a lap on them all.

Some people on here are a lot more knowledgeable on track cycling and may be able to explain it better.

It looks like great craic though, great variety in the rules for the different races

Strazdas · 15-08-2016 11:05PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Annalise on RTE now!

She seems relaxed and quietly confident

Seems there is a bit of a breeze forecast for 1pm too (though we know that things keep changing quickly in Rio)

bajer101 · 15-08-2016 11:06PM

Thomas Barr looks like a very genuine, decent guy. Best of luck to him in the semis.

Ososlo · 15-08-2016 11:10PM

bajer101 wrote: »

Thomas Barr looks like a very genuine, decent guy. Best of luck to him in the semis.

1.50am tomorrow night/Wed morning.

Stheno · 15-08-2016 11:10PM

Missed Annalise loved Barr

Joe_ Public · 15-08-2016 11:10PM

ahlookit wrote: »

i *think* in the scratch race, if you lap the field you win the race automatically.

so even though Trott crossed the line first at the end, the other cyclist had won as a result of getting a lap on them all.

Some people on here are a lot more knowledgeable on track cycling and may be able to explain it better.

It looks like great craic though, great variety in the rules for the different races

Yeah I've got it now. Really interesting event, lots of variety. Definitely going to tune in tomorrow.

Strazdas · 15-08-2016 11:17PM

Stheno wrote: »

Missed Annalise loved Barr

Here's part of Annalise's interview :

https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/765308900237152256

Joe_ Public · 15-08-2016 11:24PM

Strazdas wrote: »

Here's part of Annalise's interview :

https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/765308900237152256

Look at those flags blowing!! She sounds great, chilled...enjoying the experience. Roll on tomorrow.

Stheno · 15-08-2016 11:25PM

Strazdas wrote: »

Here's part of Annalise's interview :

https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/765308900237152256

Wow she seems really up beat

The_Kew_Tour · 15-08-2016 11:30PM

I know it's only interview but she seems so much more relaxed then 4 years ago. Bit more confident now

Still could be tough day

By my calculations Barr was 11th fastest in heats today so never know might get into final

BorneTobyWilde · 15-08-2016 11:34PM

heavyweight final on now.

BorneTobyWilde · 15-08-2016 11:35PM

Come on champ aint so bad , you ain't nothing

Ososlo · 15-08-2016 11:47PM

Not really cool to be booing the Russian. Not his fault if the scoring system is ****ed up.

NiallBoo · 15-08-2016 11:49PM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Track cycling is great, though. There's a team event in which they're allowed to give each other a shove and it's totally chaotic and incomprehensible and brilliant but, alas, not an Olympic event.

Madison - was in the Olympics up to 2008.

Tag-team lap-ahead cycling with intermediate sprints for points.

FrKurtFahrt · 15-08-2016 11:51PM

I'm by no means a boxing authority ........... but that decision in the heavyweight boxing is an utter farce. This Olympiad is disappearing up its own hole.

Joe_ Public · 16-08-2016 12:00AM

FrKurtFahrt wrote: »

I'm by no means a boxing authority ........... but that decision in the heavyweight boxing is an utter farce. This Olympiad is disappearing up its own hole.

Absolute farce and an Irish judge in the middle of it. Shameful.

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