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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,161
    I'm getting nervous enough - and they're off!
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Dunno why anyone would be edgy about it unless they know her.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,705
    That will do..........just.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Well ridden Becky.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,161
    Phew, thought she'd lost that but got a second kick in to take it!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,161
    mfin wrote:
    Dunno why anyone would be edgy about it unless they know her.

    Well, given that one person on here is her uncle and at least one other knows her and her family....
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,705
    So easy for Katy.
    A big mistake and the door wide open.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Pross wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    Dunno why anyone would be edgy about it unless they know her.

    Well, given that one person on here is her uncle and at least one other knows her and her family....

    Ah there you go then, just exciting for anyone else then.

    Marchant easily getting given that.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,161
    It doesn't get more emphatic than that.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Vogel comfortable.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,161
    Good ride by Vogel too.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,161
    Miranda Hart on track now for The Netherlands
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Ligtlee controlled her effort well to take that.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    So... James, Marchant, Vogel and Ligtlee all win their 1st of 3
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,161
    She's looking a danger. I thought the keirin was down to her taking control of the front and everyone else having to go around but she seems to have the pace too.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,705
    edited August 2016
    I wonder what the Keirin casualty rate will be......

    I first saw Ligtlee in Apeldoorn in the Autumn of 2013 and thought wow, what a beast.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Aaaaaand on to the Men's Keirin
  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    I wish they'd stop fannying around!! https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... ore-medals
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    edited August 2016
    ^I thought I saw Kenny keep picking at his teeth.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,705
    The 7 rider field is making it really hard to get anywhere from the rear positions in these flat out races
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • norvernrob
    norvernrob Posts: 1,448
    Kenny not making the mistake Skinner did.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,705
    Kenny: Catch me if you can.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    natrix wrote:
    I wish they'd stop fannying around!! https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... ore-medals

    Who leaks these stories ... I get that these things make a difference but it can't be in anyone's interest to report it, athlete or reader ...
    Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,705
    Time to go behind the settee again.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,161
    Thought it was only Kenny riding the Keirin?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,705
    Yes!
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Great digging deep by Becky to win that and go through.
  • neonriver
    neonriver Posts: 228
    Pross wrote:
    Thought it was only Kenny riding the Keirin?

    If you qualified a team sprint squad and at least 2 members had UCI points in the Keirin then you got 2 riders. Same as in the sprint.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,705
    Not sure how Becky drew the current world champ instead of Krupeckaite.
    I thought it was on qualifying times.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,705
    Becky v Ligtlee
    Katy v Vogel.

    Time to drop this into the conversation, I think.....

    http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympics/ri ... qt7fp.html
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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