Olympic Mens TT, Wednesday

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  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    TailWindHome wrote:
    BigMat wrote:
    Wiggo to secure his knighthood!

    Apparently a medal on Wednesday and he'll be the most bemedalled British Olympian.



    No, I'm not sure bemedalled is a real word either

    Its a far better word than the use of 'medal' or 'podium' as verbs. Just go with it, it sounds old school.
  • fastercyclist
    fastercyclist Posts: 396
    The actual word is medallicated.
    The British Empire never died, it just moved to the Velodrome
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/martin- ... time-trial
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    Currently forecast as dry for tomorrow with a light wind.
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Wonder if anyone can answer this question as I can find no info. I take it you can turn up to the ticketed areas and gain access at anytime?

    Taking my little one with me and I want to arrive for the end of the women's TT and start of the men's TT.
  • thebongolian
    thebongolian Posts: 333
    Anyone seen a proper start list for this? I can find who is riding but nothing to tell me who sets off when. :evil:
    I want to climb like Kenny Van Hummel
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    The way things are looking they are going to pull the names out of a hat just before the start!
  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    thebongolian wrote:
    Anyone seen a proper start list for this? I can find who is riding but nothing to tell me who sets off when. :evil:
    Dream on. I think there are too many people using twitter.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    LesDiablesRouges wrote:
    Like TJVG to medal here. I think Canc's injury will prevent him from being at top form. Wiggins should win and Froome should be the favorite for silver.


    If Froome is favourite for silver, then cycling still is well and truly fcucked. It's pancake flat and not in the middle of a stage race.

    He should get beaten by Pinotti, LL Sanchez, Van Garderen, Phinney, Rogers and probably Boom, Grabsch and a half fit Cancellara.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Timoid. wrote:
    LesDiablesRouges wrote:
    Like TJVG to medal here. I think Canc's injury will prevent him from being at top form. Wiggins should win and Froome should be the favorite for silver.


    If Froome is favourite for silver, then cycling still is well and truly fcucked. It's pancake flat and not in the middle of a stage race.

    He should get beaten by Pinotti, LL Sanchez, Van Garderen, Phinney, Rogers and probably Boom, Grabsch and a half fit Cancellara.

    Timoid speaketh the truth.

    First TT in the Tour was after 9 days of racing.
    _
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    To celebrate Britishness surely they should be doing the time trial on the R25/3L with the roads still open to traffic? Only give Johnny Foreigner the course reference and a link to the CTT website and let them work out where it actually starts and finishes. Tea and cake in the village hall after the finish with the tea being free on return of numbers.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Last year's Vuelta TT was pancake flat
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    DeadCalm wrote:
    Taylor Phinney ‏@taylorphinney
    You want to know something? I absolutely love riding my bike. And I love the Olympics. I am so damn happy to be here! #London2012

    He's also quite excited about the well known epic sex-fest that the olympic village turns into come the 2nd week - especially given he finishes competing on the first Wednesday.

    Probably eyeing up a few swimmers already.

    will he use this one he created all by himself...??
    http://app.strava.com/rides/14232528#266742265
    'chat up' line that is!
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    Pross wrote:
    To celebrate Britishness surely they should be doing the time trial on the R25/3L with the roads still open to traffic? Only give Johnny Foreigner the course reference and a link to the CTT website and let them work out where it actually starts and finishes. Tea and cake in the village hall after the finish with the tea being free on return of numbers.

    First rider off at 6am too.
    Mañana
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    pb21 wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    To celebrate Britishness surely they should be doing the time trial on the R25/3L with the roads still open to traffic? Only give Johnny Foreigner the course reference and a link to the CTT website and let them work out where it actually starts and finishes. Tea and cake in the village hall after the finish with the tea being free on return of numbers.

    First rider off at 6am too.

    Old school scrutineering of bikes... No actual technical objections just "don't like the look of that, DQ"
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Wiggins for Gold. I really hope he wins. Not just for him, but for GB's first Olympic Gold medal.

    (The equestrians have just won Silver, hooray!)
  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Wiggins for Gold. I really hope he wins. Not just for him, but for GB's first Olympic Gold medal.

    (The equestrians have just won Silver, hooray!)
    The women's pair will hopefully have won one in the rowing before he even takes the start ramp.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah Froome definitely needs to get smoked to retain the last shreds of credibility to has left.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yeah Froome definitely needs to get smoked to retain the last shreds of credibility to has left.

    :?
    _
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yeah Froome definitely needs to get smoked to retain the last shreds of credibility to has left.

    Seriously, try to be a bit consistent. You cant on the one hand celebrate known dopers like Valverde and Contador (and Pantani FFS) then cast snidey comments at a rider who you just 'think' may be doping!!!
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Cycling weekly have some pics of riders scouting the course:

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/gallerie ... jones.html

    The Team GB TT lids look awesome:

    11141%7C000007f55%7Cf722_orh100000w575_london212-tt-training-Pooley-at-Hampton-4.jpg
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This technology stuff is just so lame.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • k-dog
    k-dog Posts: 1,652
    Pross wrote:
    To celebrate Britishness surely they should be doing the time trial on the R25/3L with the roads still open to traffic? Only give Johnny Foreigner the course reference and a link to the CTT website and let them work out where it actually starts and finishes. Tea and cake in the village hall after the finish with the tea being free on return of numbers.

    And then Brad can draw the raffle winners?
    I'm left handed, if that matters.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Graeme_S wrote:
    Cycling weekly have some pics of riders scouting the course:

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/gallerie ... jones.html

    The Team GB TT lids look awesome:

    11141%7C000007f55%7Cf722_orh100000w575_london212-tt-training-Pooley-at-Hampton-4.jpg


    Makes me think of the Cone of Silence from Get Smart
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    frenchfighter wrote:
    This technology stuff is just so lame.

    But you like the new 2013 shoes.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Timoid. wrote:
    LesDiablesRouges wrote:
    Like TJVG to medal here. I think Canc's injury will prevent him from being at top form. Wiggins should win and Froome should be the favorite for silver.


    If Froome is favourite for silver, then cycling still is well and truly fcucked. It's pancake flat and not in the middle of a stage race.

    He should get beaten by Pinotti, LL Sanchez, Van Garderen, Phinney, Rogers and probably Boom, Grabsch and a half fit Cancellara.

    Timoid speaketh the truth.

    First TT in the Tour was after 9 days of racing.

    I'm not aware of Grabsch being the TT'er he was a few years ago when he was WTT champ. Yes he's still a great diesel and always pulled well for HTC but he's not been a name bandied around as a major player for a while unless it has just been unfavourable parcours. Big fan though, remember him driving it round the champs for HTC a couple of years back to catch the break away... immense. If I ever get a couple of big dogs I'll call them Grabsch and Stannard.

    BTW is Pooley's helmet secret squirrel or off the shelf?
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Paulie W wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yeah Froome definitely needs to get smoked to retain the last shreds of credibility to has left.

    Seriously, try to be a bit consistent. You cant on the one hand celebrate known dopers like Valverde and Contador (and Pantani FFS) then cast snidey comments at a rider who you just 'think' may be doping!!!

    What consistency? Do you hear me say Pantani is clean? no. Contador is fine - he has always been brilliant and will continue to be when he gets back. Valverde was superb and has come back and been pretty good - he has a good amount of wins this year and suffered a fair few crashes.

    Froome on the other hand is zero to hero. No more discussion on this as has been done several times on 'Froome' threads.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    You can't write off a TT WC. He needs very few corners and pan flat though.

    Rogers used to be WC...but he has history.

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    Contador is the Greatest
  • Paulie W
    Paulie W Posts: 1,492
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Paulie W wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yeah Froome definitely needs to get smoked to retain the last shreds of credibility to has left.

    Seriously, try to be a bit consistent. You cant on the one hand celebrate known dopers like Valverde and Contador (and Pantani FFS) then cast snidey comments at a rider who you just 'think' may be doping!!!

    What consistency? Do you hear me say Pantani is clean? no. Contador is fine - he has always been brilliant and will continue to be when he gets back. Valverde was superb and has come back and been pretty good - he has a good amount of wins this year and suffered a fair few crashes.

    Froome on the other hand is zero to hero. No more discussion on this as has been done several times on 'Froome' threads.

    You're beyond help!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited July 2012
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    Contador is the Greatest

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