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  • frisbee
    frisbee Posts: 691
    mfin wrote:
    If viviani had not been able to carry on, Cav would have won that, it would have been wrong.

    Aaaanyway, Sagan takes up his natural 2nd place, no gold for him, great result in that way.

    FTFY
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    mfin wrote:
    If viviani had not been able to carry on, Cav would have won that, it would have been wrong.

    Aaaanyway, mfin takes up his natural 2nd place, no gold for him, great result in that way.

    ....
  • germcevoy
    germcevoy Posts: 414
    Trott is ridiculously consistent.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Germcevoy wrote:
    Trott is ridiculously consistent.

    Excellent finish that.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Fantastic by Trott :) she is a star.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Bloody brilliant from Trott.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Barely broke sweat there and left Hammer to do the sprint from the back tactic.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Germcevoy wrote:
    Cav seems to shoulder check twice then drops into the Korean.
    Cavendish was looking down to Viviani at the bottom. The Korean rode into his blind spot. Just an accident. Happens quite a lot.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Still don't like this format as much as the old system.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    RichN95 wrote:
    Germcevoy wrote:
    Cav seems to shoulder check twice then drops into the Korean.
    Cavendish was looking down to Viviani at the bottom. The Korean rode into his blind spot. Just an accident. Happens quite a lot.

    Yeah but that doesn't suit some people's prejudices.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Pross wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Germcevoy wrote:
    Cav seems to shoulder check twice then drops into the Korean.
    Cavendish was looking down to Viviani at the bottom. The Korean rode into his blind spot. Just an accident. Happens quite a lot.

    Yeah but that doesn't suit some people's prejudices.

    I demand a retrial.
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  • UncleMonty
    UncleMonty Posts: 385
    mfin wrote:
    If viviani had not been able to carry on, Cav would have won that, it would have been wrong.

    Aaaanyway, Cav takes up his natural 2nd place, no gold for him, great result in that way.

    As John Rambo once said "let it go"
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    Twitter cav haters out in force, mainly calling Richard Moore fan boy, blind. Saying cav knew what he was doing.......
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    To be fair, it LOOKED like a deliberate crash. Cav was looking hard over his shoulder then just as the Korean came alongside he moved over. In the viviani incident he wasn't looking and the Frenchie moved away.

    You say it happens a lot, but to a professional?

    It's hard to be a cav fan but he doesn't make it any easier!!
  • germcevoy
    germcevoy Posts: 414
    To say it was intentional by Cav is madness. He's just as likely to go down himself. If Viviani stayed down then Cav went and won gold then I think the earth would have stopped spinning,
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    When did Alastair McGowan start cycling for Italy?
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    How can people say he did it on purpose 9/10 times the rider would crash too!
  • cq20
    cq20 Posts: 207
    Dav1d1 wrote:
    How can people say he did it on purpose 9/10 times the rider would crash too!
    ... Because it suits their prejudices.
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    cq20 wrote:
    Dav1d1 wrote:
    How can people say he did it on purpose 9/10 times the rider would crash too!
    ... Because it suits their prejudices.
    And they've clearly never ridden in a bunch on the track...
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Trott supremely confident. Just sat on the inside doing nothing for first half of race. Then moved out and showed them all how to do it. Always amazing to watch a real master of their craft at work.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    I know she hasn't won it yet, but Laura Trott - what a magnificent cyclist.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Glad that Cav got his medal but also happy that he didn't end up beating Viviani after the crash.

    Trott is just imperious.
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    He doesn't help himself sometimes, that's for sure!

    ouha3tit
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Thanks BBC for all this channel switching nonsense, missed the last half of the race. Fair result in the end
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    inseine wrote:
    Thanks BBC for all this channel switching nonsense, missed the last half of the race. Fair result in the end


    I feel like we're all competing for medals in channel-changing

    Yeah, fair result. It wasn't intentional on Cav's part, it was a racing incident, but I'm glad Viviani won. He was the strongest throughout the event anyway
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    JSCL wrote:
    He doesn't help himself sometimes, that's for sure!

    ouha3tit
    That journalist is just looking for a reaction though. If the commissaires don't think he should be penalised, why would Cavendish.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Gutted for Cav but also really pleased for Elia

    Trott is just......
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    JSCL wrote:
    He doesn't help himself sometimes, that's for sure!

    ouha3tit

    That's a bit disappointing. I know he's got a bit of fractious relationship with the press, and missed out on gold, but that's not good
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    ddraver wrote:
    Gutted for Cav but also really pleased for Elia

    Trott is just......


    A force of nature?

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