Olympic Track Cycling *Warning - contains unmasked spoilers*

Lumen

morana wrote: »

this is a good insight into the financial requirements
to win a medal. also note the last paragraph "We have identified four sports where there is virtually no chance that anyone from a poor country can win a medal – equestrian , sailing, cycling and swimming"

Viiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiino!

ROK ON

What are people views on Bauge interviewing Kenny in the presser post his loss to Kenny. Seemed surreal.

Also the a French coach has questioned the wheelset used by GB - apparently GB cover the wheels immediately after each race. French claim if the wheels are genuinely commercially available then there should be no reason to do that.

Sour grapes or are the a French trying to allege cheating?

morana

Lumen wrote: »

Viiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiino!

I suspect its more related to track although it doesnt state that.

I would say the brits are pushing everything to the limit! Wheels bearings clothing food drinks everything

Lusk Doyle

ROK ON wrote: »

What are people views on Bauge interviewing Kenny in the presser post his loss to Kenny. Seemed surreal.

Also the a French coach has questioned the wheelset used by GB - apparently GB cover the wheels immediately after each race. French claim if the wheels are genuinely commercially available then there should be no reason to do that.

Sour grapes or are the a French trying to allege cheating?

It's to keep the wheels warm like in formula one!!!

Max_Charger

Chris Hoy just on the beeb saying that they get their wheels from Mavic, a french company.

morana

Max_Charger wrote: »

Chris Hoy just on the beeb saying that they get their wheels from Mavic, a french company.

Must be true so. Gutted for sarah hammer. Lovely girl who was at our awards night 2 years ago.

RobFowl

morana wrote: »

Must be true so. Gutted for sarah hammer. Lovely girl who was at our awards night 2 years ago.

Martyn Irvine's coaches wife as well. Awesome rider and based on past performances I would have throught she would have been unbeatable in the omnium.
The Brits seem to have an almost never end stream of talent coming through though.
Would have loved to see Sarah Hammer win as well.

le petit braquet

Max_Charger wrote: »

Chris Hoy just on the beeb saying that they get their wheels from Mavic, a french company.

Chris Boardman had the "magic wheels" accusation put to him last night on BBC and he said they had the same wheels since 2004! Given the pace at which cycling techology evolves, it seems a little strange, but I doubt very much if Mavic are providing anything to the GB team that would not be available to the French.

Pherekydes

Lumen wrote: »

Viiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiino!

Forgive me for asking, but what does this post mean?

Lumen

Pherekydes wrote: »

Forgive me for asking, but what does this post mean?

Morana say peoples from poor countries cannot afford golden medals in cycling.

Vino from Kazakhstan prove him wrong with VICTORY in Olympic road race.

Vino easily afford that gold medal, ha ha!

bwatson

ROK ON wrote: »

What are people views on Bauge interviewing Kenny in the presser post his loss to Kenny. Seemed surreal.

Also the a French coach has questioned the wheelset used by GB - apparently GB cover the wheels immediately after each race. French claim if the wheels are genuinely commercially available then there should be no reason to do that.

Sour grapes or are the a French trying to allege cheating?

I hope Kenny laughed in the face of this hypocrite and reminded him of his suspension for missing drugs tests. Of all the people to accuse British Cycling of being "shady", it was Bauge? Its so ironic that it goes so far beyond insulting that it is just utterly hilarious.

Reading L'equipe (which is one of a number of French language publications I read in order to maintain by French reading) makes for quite painful reading at the moment. My word, I don't think the concept of being gracious in defeat has reached France yet.

morana

Lumen wrote: »

Morana say peoples from poor countries cannot afford golden medals in cycling.

Vino from Kazakhstan prove him wrong with VICTORY in Olympic road race.

Vino easily afford that gold medal, ha ha!

Morana no say it! Public service bashers independent say it!

Lusk Doyle

Lumen wrote: »

Morana say peoples from poor countries cannot afford golden medals in cycling.

Vino from Kazakhstan prove him wrong with VICTORY in Olympic road race.

Vino easily afford that gold medal, ha ha!

morana wrote: »

Morana no say it! Public service bashers independent say it!

He didn't say that they can't speak English properly :P

Lusk Doyle

Lumen wrote: »

Morana say peoples from poor countries cannot afford golden medals in cycling.

Vino from glorious nation Kazakhstan prove him wrong with VICTORY in Olympic road race.

Vino easily afford that gold medal, ha ha!

Fixed that for you there.

Pherekydes

Lumen wrote: »

Morana say peoples from poor countries cannot afford golden medals in cycling.

Vino from Kazakhstan prove him wrong with VICTORY in Olympic road race.

Vino easily afford that gold medal, ha ha!

Hmmm, I see. Thanks.

RobFowl

morana wrote: »

Morana no say it! Public service bashers independent say it!

Pherekydes wrote: »

Hmmm, I see. Thanks.

Bad Borat jokes and it's not even Friday :rolleyes:

Lusk Doyle

RobFowl wrote: »

Bad Borat jokes and it's not even Friday :rolleyes:

No jokes here pal. This issue is serious!

elduggo

bwatson wrote: »

I hope Kenny laughed in the face of this hypocrite and reminded him of his suspension for missing drugs tests. Of all the people to accuse British Cycling of being "shady", it was Bauge? Its so ironic that it goes so far beyond insulting that it is just utterly hilarious.

Reading L'equipe (which is one of a number of French language publications I read in order to maintain by French reading) makes for quite painful reading at the moment. My word, I don't think the concept of being gracious in defeat has reached France yet.

Hi, will you please clear up your accusations towards the Irish Times. Thanks.

Lumen

elduggo wrote: »

Hi, will you please clear up your accusations towards the Irish Times. Thanks.

bwatson, photographed earlier today:

elduggo

you can take our jobs and our women and our boxers but you CAN'T insult our 'paper of record'!!

bwatson

elduggo wrote: »

Hi, will you please clear up your accusations towards the Irish Times. Thanks.

Hi elduggo, a recent example:

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/other/2012/0806/1224321625315.html

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/other/2012/0807/1224321686409.html

On Tuesday the 7th following British success in the velodrome and in the showjumping among other events the day before, these two stories were the most prominent on the Irish times sports section with regards to the successes and failures of the British Olympic team. I find it odd that these two stories were chosen. Considering they clearly feel the need to report on the British successes and failures in these Games, I think it odd to clearly focus on stories that portray the British attempts in these games in a less successful light when golds are being won at an unprecedented rate.

I don't particularly dislike the publication as a whole, but this is something I have picked up on in the sport section previous to the Olympic games also. Am I not allowed an opinion on something you clearly view as something of a pillar of Irish society if it isn't 100% positive?

bwatson

Lumen wrote: »

bwatson, photographed earlier today:

Why does it rile you up that the British people of Ireland are enjoying the successes of its sportsmen and women these games. Hell, the entire population of the republic seems to be falling over themselves at the thought of a single possible gold whenever Katie Taylor boxes. Do you post photographs of tricolour clad people in all of those threads? Get over your insecurities - not everybody on the island of Ireland supports those wearing the green, white and orange at the games.

Lumen

bwatson wrote: »

Why does it rile you up that the British people of Ireland are enjoying the successes of its sportsmen and women these games. Hell, the entire population of the republic seems to be falling over themselves at the thought of a single possible gold whenever Katie Taylor boxes. Do you post photographs of tricolour clad people in all of those threads? Get over your insecurities - not everybody on this Ireland supports those wearing the green, white and orange at the games.

"Falling over themselves at the thought of a single possible gold"?

Ah, a graduate from the Prince Philip School Of Diplomacy. Well done sir, well done.

bwatson

Lumen wrote: »

"Falling over themselves at the thought of a single possible gold"?

Ah, a graduate from the Prince Philip School Of Diplomacy. Well done sir, well done.

Thats a bit rich considering the photograph you posted with no aim other than to mock and goad You are a pathetic hypocrite

Lumen

bwatson wrote: »

Thats a bit rich considering the photograph you posted with no aim other than to mock and goad You are a pathetic hypocrite

I posted a picture of someone wearing a bunch of union flags. I thought you'd appreciate it since almost every post you make on boards is some sort of exercise in British flag-waving.

Andy-Pandy

Laura "Hot To" Trott

That is all.

Beasty

bwatson, elduggo, Lumen, can we leave it there now

Thanks

Beasty

Lusk Doyle

I think that all posters on this thread should declare their nationality. That might make things clearer or more interesting for the rest of us

Beasty

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

I think that all posters on this thread should declare their nationality. That might make things clearer or more interesting for the rest of us

I believe my county is currently around 14th in the medal table;)

Lusk Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

I think that all posters on this thread should declare their nationality. That might make things clearer or more interesting for the rest of us

I believe my county is currently around 14th in the medal table;)

Have you permission from the ayatollahs to use the devil's tool that is the internet?

Beasty

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Have you permission from the ayatollahs to use the devil's tool that is the internet?

Haha - don't know what to say. Is it that you cannot count, or perhaps you cannot read?;)

Lusk Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Have you permission from the ayatollahs to use the devil's tool that is the internet?

Haha - don't know what to say. Is it that you cannot count, or perhaps you cannot read?;)

Well, when I checked it showed Iran, Islamic republic thereof, in 14th!

Edit: I see your level of partisanship has reduced you to county medal counting!

Beasty

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Edit: I see your level of partisanship has reduced you to county medal counting!

Not reduced me at all - it's the way we are brought up in the PRoY

Lusk Doyle

Born in the gutter, still there and all that eh?

kumate_champ07

le petit braquet wrote: »

Chris Boardman had the "magic wheels" accusation put to him last night on BBC and he said they had the same wheels since 2004! Given the pace at which cycling techology evolves, it seems a little strange, but I doubt very much if Mavic are providing anything to the GB team that would not be available to the French.

track bikes have much less components than road bikes but still have to remain below 6.8kg, the mavic I/O wheelset seems to have the same design for a while now, I dont think its a good idea to make the front wheel any lighter as the steering would be effected, its pretty light as it is, team GB designed their track forks around the mavic 5 spoke wheel.
they made the frame extremely stiff too

morana

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

I think that all posters on this thread should declare their nationality. That might make things clearer or more interesting for the rest of us

Northsider and proud-ish!

Beasty

Anyway, back on topic...

it's down to the pillows amongst other things

there are other things that might seem on the periphery, like sleeping in the right position, having the same pillow when you are away and training in different places

Pay attention guys, next time you miss that A4 point by a tyre's width think what may have been if you'd cleaned between your fingers properly...

ednwireland

Beasty wrote: »

Anyway, back on topic...

it's down to the pillows amongst other things



Pay attention guys, next time you miss that A4 point by a tyre's width think what may have been if you'd cleaned between your fingers properly...

dont forget the hot pants http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-19063554
apparantly one of the other teams was seen with an impromptu electric blanket over an athletes legs after seeing those

elduggo

Beasty wrote: »

Anyway, back on topic...

it's down to the pillows amongst other things



Pay attention guys, next time you miss that A4 point by a tyre's width think what may have been if you'd cleaned between your fingers properly...

team sky did that in the tour de france last year. They had their own beds brought to whatever hotel they were staying in each night.

for whatever good it did them. I didn't hear if they did the same this year or not.