Paralympics - Good luck Pokerface!

tailwindhome

Good Luck Colin!

Did anyone see the interview with Alem Mumuni (Ghana) on the Last Leg programme last night.

Inspirational stuff. Hope he has a good ride too.

inkyfingers

Good luck Colin, go out and smash it!

IanLD

Good luck Colin. At work so won't find out until later but hope all goes well!

Le Commentateur

Anyone know if there is a live link to coverage?

*edit* Or even a link to live coverage. :roll:

deptfordmarmoset

Le Commentateur wrote:

Anyone know if there is a live link to coverage?

*edit* Or even a link to live coverage. :roll:

It doesn't appear to be scheduled for a live stream on the paralympics.org site. http://www.paralympic.org/sites/default ... er%2B5.pdf

A crying shame, considering the quality of the cycling. Anyhow, go for it, Colin - make the Colin Chapman Way the Colin Lynch Way!

NervexProf

Updates on Cycling at Brands Hatch here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/20 ... sfeed=true

Later, video coverage should be available via: You Tube by typing in Paralympics in search box

LangerDan

There may be coverage on the Irish paralympics site (www.paralympics.ie/live/) but it will depend on whether the host broadcaster is transmitting live and also if Setanta are carrying this (doesn't say so on their schedule).


Go on Colin, give it socks!

RonB

Good luck Colin.

Here is a link showing C2 start times, Colin due to be off at 11:43...

http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/cycling-road/event/men-individual-c-2-time-trial/index.html

... and good luck to Alex Zanardi who goes in the H4 TT this afternoon on the course where he began his F1 racing career back in 1991.

NormalD

RonB wrote:

Good luck Colin.

Here is a link showing C2 start times, Colin due to be off at 11:43...

http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/cycling-road/event/men-individual-c-2-time-trial/index.html

... and good luck to Alex Zanardi who goes in the H4 TT this afternoon on the course where he began his F1 racing career back in 1991.

That link should also give live updates during the race.

Good luck Colin and Alex.

LangerDan

Coverage / updates are a shambles. Colin is through the 8km / halfway mark, but no splits

LangerDan

Colin lying in second (by 2.3 seconds) at half way, behind a South African rider, Jaco Nel

LangerDan

Colin 5th - he'll be disappointed with that. 23 seconds off the gold time, 18 seconds off bronze.

gabriel959

He just posted this on twitter ...

F***^^^^^%#%$CK

Tusher

<<<<<<<<<<HUGS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Colin, you're my hero.

frenchfighter

LangerDan wrote:

Colin 5th - he'll be disappointed with that. 23 seconds off the gold time, 18 seconds off bronze.

Wow that is a close top 5.

Unlike the womans RR - a 64km TT with Storey winning by over 7mins.

RichN95.

frenchfighter wrote:

Unlike the womans RR - a 64km TT with Storey winning by over 7mins.

Not only that, but she caught, passed and dropped one of the men's races that started a few minutes before her race.

mroli

Have I told you my Sarah Storey story? I was doing the Deloitte JOGLE in 2010 (it sponsored the paralympics and had some of the GB Team riding some of the stages). It was day 9 (I think) and it was hot and I was labouring my way up one of these interminable hills in Cornwall when an attractive lady rode up alongside me and gave me a very cheery "hello". She had a very cool kit with the Worlds stripes and a gold (I think) Catlike helmet. Doing my very best not to wheeze, I responded with as much enthusiasm as I could muster "hello" at which point she grinned and cruised past me. I then watched her cruise up the hill with a tale of about 6 male riders desperately hanging onto her wheel. She's aces.

jim453

Unlucky, Colin.

jim453

RichN95 wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Unlike the womans RR - a 64km TT with Storey winning by over 7mins.

Not only that, but she caught, passed and dropped one of the men's races that started a few minutes before her race.

I've a feeling this may have been Colin's race. She's incredible, for a swimmer.

Davey C

Says it all.

tis

Davey C wrote:

Says it all.

Pross

Hmm, we seem to have a couple of trolls here (or more likely one troll with two accounts judging by the way tis follows daveyc everywhere). From what I can tell daveyc is jealous that a world champion para cyclist has the audacity to approach companies for sponsorship and so has taken to sniping at Colin who very rarely even uses this site anymore so cannot defend himself. Proper cowardly troll behaviour - maybe it's that idiot Colin made to look a fool a couple of years back? I suspect this person hasn't won any world titles in either persona or even represented their country at world or Olympic / Paralympic level but like to laugh at other's 'failures'.

mr_poll

Pross wrote:

Hmm, we seem to have a couple of trolls here (or more likely one troll with two accounts judging by the way tis follows daveyc everywhere). From what I can tell daveyc is jealous that a world champion para cyclist has the audacity to approach companies for sponsorship and so has taken to sniping at Colin who very rarely even uses this site anymore so cannot defend himself. Proper cowardly troll behaviour - maybe it's that idiot Colin made to look a fool a couple of years back? I suspect this person hasn't won any world titles in either persona or even represented their country at world or Olympic / Paralympic level but like to laugh at other's 'failures'.

plus 1. Having ridden with and chatted to Colin he is a thoroughly decent guy. Yep he is sponsored and sometimes publicly thanks his sponsors on twitter, good luck to him - he now does what we all dream of, rides full time - please take your jealous trolling elsewhere.

crichards1976

Hmm, we seem to have a couple of trolls here (or more likely one troll with two accounts judging by the way tis follows daveyc everywhere). From what I can tell daveyc is jealous that a world champion para cyclist has the audacity to approach companies for sponsorship and so has taken to sniping at Colin who very rarely even uses this site anymore so cannot defend himself. Proper cowardly troll behaviour - maybe it's that idiot Colin made to look a fool a couple of years back? I suspect this person hasn't won any world titles in either persona or even represented their country at world or Olympic / Paralympic level but like to laugh at other's 'failures'.

You should be on Cracker. No, really :roll: .

LeicesterLad

crichards1976 wrote:

Hmm, we seem to have a couple of trolls here (or more likely one troll with two accounts judging by the way tis follows daveyc everywhere). From what I can tell daveyc is jealous that a world champion para cyclist has the audacity to approach companies for sponsorship and so has taken to sniping at Colin who very rarely even uses this site anymore so cannot defend himself. Proper cowardly troll behaviour - maybe it's that idiot Colin made to look a fool a couple of years back? I suspect this person hasn't won any world titles in either persona or even represented their country at world or Olympic / Paralympic level but like to laugh at other's 'failures'.

You should be on Cracker. No, really :roll: .

You registered in 2011 and that's your first post? Great contribution. :roll:

Congrats on your non-existant cycling career by the way.

KentPuncheur

tis wrote:

Davey C wrote:

Says it all.

You really should be ashamed of yourself.

Come on Colin, if ever you needed more motivation to win, these buffoons have provided you the ammunition!

crichards1976

You registered in 2011 and that's your first post? Great contribution.

Congrats on your non-existant cycling career by the way.

*yawn*

Pross

LeicesterLad wrote:

crichards1976 wrote:

Hmm, we seem to have a couple of trolls here (or more likely one troll with two accounts judging by the way tis follows daveyc everywhere). From what I can tell daveyc is jealous that a world champion para cyclist has the audacity to approach companies for sponsorship and so has taken to sniping at Colin who very rarely even uses this site anymore so cannot defend himself. Proper cowardly troll behaviour - maybe it's that idiot Colin made to look a fool a couple of years back? I suspect this person hasn't won any world titles in either persona or even represented their country at world or Olympic / Paralympic level but like to laugh at other's 'failures'.

You should be on Cracker. No, really :roll: .

You registered in 2011 and that's your first post? Great contribution. :roll:

Congrats on your non-existant cycling career by the way.

Yep, and the 'other two' registered within days of each other and just a few weeks earlier. Very sad that people go to such lengths. Colin may not have won an Olympic gold but he was there and also has a world champs jersey. This person has probably never even won a local chipper (or even entered one, you have to have a pretty sad and empty life to behave like that.

disgruntledgoat

Pross wrote:

LeicesterLad wrote:

crichards1976 wrote:

Hmm, we seem to have a couple of trolls here (or more likely one troll with two accounts judging by the way tis follows daveyc everywhere). From what I can tell daveyc is jealous that a world champion para cyclist has the audacity to approach companies for sponsorship and so has taken to sniping at Colin who very rarely even uses this site anymore so cannot defend himself. Proper cowardly troll behaviour - maybe it's that idiot Colin made to look a fool a couple of years back? I suspect this person hasn't won any world titles in either persona or even represented their country at world or Olympic / Paralympic level but like to laugh at other's 'failures'.

You should be on Cracker. No, really :roll: .

You registered in 2011 and that's your first post? Great contribution. :roll:

Congrats on your non-existant cycling career by the way.

Yep, and the 'other two' registered within days of each other and just a few weeks earlier. Very sad that people go to such lengths. Colin may not have won an Olympic gold but he was there and also has a world champs jersey. This person has probably never even won a local chipper (or even entered one, you have to have a pretty sad and empty life to behave like that.

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crichards1976

I think you misunderstand, I'm not making any negative comment about Pokerface at all. What I am expressing a view about is the extent to which some contributors here speculate about the possible reasons and motivations of individuals who happen to express a different point of view. It is inevitable that this is usually done without there being any knowledge at all about the particular contributor. However, Pross' analysis was quite exceptional on this occasion and worthy of comment. What is interesting and a little predictable to see is that, in so doing, the same speculative assumptions are being made again.