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Olympic Road Race - 6th August 2016 Rio

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    #212
    JK.BMC
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    Dan no like cobbles

    That group with Cummings should have goen for it...Gilbert & co wonlt get a better chance

    On that score: that cobbled section looked crazy. As if they dug up one half of a main road and threw rocks from Northern Europe on a stretch for 2km with a downhill approach and off camber bends. Like digging up the N11 along the coast.
    Was it laid especially for this race?


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    #213
    MPFGLB
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    JK.BMC wrote: »
    On that score: that cobbled section looked crazy. As if they dug up one half of a main road and threw rocks from Northern Europe on a stretch for 2km with a downhill approach and off camber bends. Like digging up the N11 along the coast.
    Was it laid especially for this race?

    I think I read it was


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    #214
    MPFGLB
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    Heat seems to be getting to riders

    Our boys being of good Irish stock don't mind the heat :D


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    #215
    Subpopulus
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    JK.BMC wrote: »
    On that score: that cobbled section looked crazy. As if they dug up one half of a main road and threw rocks from Northern Europe on a stretch for 2km with a downhill approach and off camber bends. Like digging up the N11 along the coast.
    Was it laid especially for this race?


    It wasn't. The tarmac is new - it was put down for the ITT.

    https://www.google.ie/maps/@-23.0501248,-43.5351363,3a,75y,60.97h,77.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLDsfLtYZ3FZpNjHXbKeqBQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656


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    #216
    Anyone
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    Team Sky up to their usual


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    #217
    griffin100
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    Tream GB and Froome really taking the p!ss with the motor pacing back to the group.


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    #218
    velo.2010
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    The race falls under UCI rules so the British pair should be thrown off the race for that. Where are the commissaires?


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    #219
    Kaisr Sose
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    griffin100 wrote: »
    Tream GB and Froome really taking the p!ss with the motor pacing back to the group.

    Absolutely. That would not be tolerated in TDF!


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    #220
    Stheno
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    How are the Irish lads doing?


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    #221
    NiallBoo
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    I'm wondering where the they get the soigneurs and mechanics etc. for this?

    Would they have folks that are used to doing it at this kind of level?


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    #222
    Eamonnator
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    Stheno wrote: »
    How are the Irish lads doing?

    Both in Peloton


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    #223
    Darkglasses
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    I'm normally fairly forgiving of journalists but the update on the race on rte radio 1 right now was such a cringe fest. Had clearly never watched a bike race in his life.
    dastardly00 wrote: »
    This really is a tough parcours.

    Far too tough, bit of a circus I think.


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    #224
    irishrover99
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    How are yous watching this?


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    #225
    ThisRegard
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    What in the actual ****. I leave and left the cycling recording, come back, stick it on and see there was only another 5 minutes of cycling before switching to rowing,.judo and sevens. Where the **** did the cycling go?


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    #226
    djemba djemba
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    NiallBoo wrote: »
    I'm wondering where the they get the soigneurs and mechanics etc. for this?

    Would they have folks that are used to doing it at this kind of level?

    The commentators said the Irish support team was Stacey Kelly, Neil Martin.Can't remember who they said the mechanic was


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    #227
    irishrover99
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    Ok, on bbc now


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    #228
    ThisRegard
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    Back on now, you bastards BBC. 83 to go and they have a break of 20 minutes for the news then.


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    #229
    djemba djemba
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    irishrover99 wrote: »
    Ok, on bbc now

    Its on the RTE news now channel also if you want to know how cyclists not from GB are doing


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    #230
    [Deleted User]
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    irishrover99 wrote: »
    How are yous watching this?

    Sky channel 578.


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    #231
    ThisRegard
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Sky channel 578.

    Never knew that, ****e picture quality though. My TV has the RTE app and the pic is HD, can't record it though.


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    #232
    griffin100
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    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    Absolutely. That would not be tolerated in TDF!

    But you're not supposed to cheat in the olymoics.......


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    #233
    MPFGLB
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    Chris Boardman sayign how terrible the descent is from the major climbs to come

    He said he was shcoked when he say it


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    #234
    Eamonnator
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    What in the actual ****. I leave and left the cycling recording, come back, stick it on and see there was only another 5 minutes of cycling before switching to rowing,.judo and sevens. Where the **** did the cycling go?

    RTE News and BBC 1


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    #235
    Inquitus
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    RTE news UPC 200 for the best coverage imo


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    #236
    neris
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    been out all day and just home and rte are showing swimming???????????? wtf is this it with these bellends in montrose


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    #237
    Inquitus
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    neris wrote: »
    been out all day and just home and rte are showing swimming???????????? wtf is this it with these bellends in montrose

    It's live on RTE News


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    #238
    Eamonnator
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    Steve Cummins seems to have been on the front of the peloton forever


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    #239
    Inquitus
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    Eamonnator wrote: »
    Steve Cummins seems to have been on the front of the peloton forever

    He's ripping it up


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    #240
    MediaMan
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    Cummings breaking up the peleton with his efforts and narrowing the gap on the leaders on the climb.


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    #241
    SantryRed
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    Fair play to Cummings. Just ripped up the peloton.


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