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  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    I want cav to get gold, certainly after the year he's had already.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    I don't think there's anyone at this Olympics I'd like to see win more than Cavendish (Maddy Hinch and the hockey team come close though).

    I'd also love to see Viviani get a medal as he's a rare roadie from the old world cycling nations that still loves track.
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Good sprints by Marchant and James in these qualifiers.

    I'm sure Kenny will be cheering Marchant on from track centre.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Becky fastest qualifier and takes Pendleton's Olympic record. She was a fair bit faster than anybody over the final 100 metres. :D
    Excellent from Katy Marchant too. Exactly as things went in Newport.
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Becky fastest qualifier and takes Pendleton's Olympic record and was a fair bit faster than anybody over the final 100 metres. :D
    Excellent from Katy Marchant too. Exactly as things went in Newport.

    She should be really proud of that and deserves this Gold. Yesterday was tactical, but she has the fastest legs in this Olympics for the women (as I'm sure you know).

    Here's to another Gold/Silver for us, hopefully!
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    It's gold fever at the moment 2nd on the overall medals table.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Becky fastest qualifier and takes Pendleton's Olympic record. She was a fair bit faster than anybody over the final 100 metres. :D
    Excellent from Katy Marchant too. Exactly as things went in Newport.

    You could see she (and Marchant) had that speed endurance that the others were lacking. Hopefully speed will win through over tactics as it did with the men. What she has achieved in the last year is bordering on miraculous, I really thought she was going to miss out on the Games altogether again. BC / Sutton's selections vindicated.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Pross wrote:
    BC / Sutton's selections vindicated.

    I was going to make a joke about SS' old selection policy for the women when he was at WCU, but I'll avoid that, because it's no joke.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Cav on the attack!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Hansen and Kluge gained a lap, Cavendish got 6th in the end (2nd in the sprint from the bunch).
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Cav on the attack!

    and managing 6th
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    mfin wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Cav on the attack!

    and managing 6th
    Yeah it was fun while it lasted.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    So how does the scoring work?
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    mfin wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Cav on the attack!

    and managing 6th

    Why! Why!!!??? do you hate Cav so much mfin? He's just a normal guy who likes a bit of lego...
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    FocusZing wrote:
    mfin wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Cav on the attack!

    and managing 6th

    Why! Why!!!??? do you hate Cav so much mfin? He's just a normal guy who likes a bit of lego...

    I only said he managed 6th. He was never gonna do much more in that. It's ok for him.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    It's on. Is Elvis the chippy right?
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Great race from Kenny.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Kenny has a funny way of handing the gold to Skinner.
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    FocusZing wrote:
    It's on. Is Elvis the chippy right?

    My emotions won't be hurt :)
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Yep Kenny took that with ease
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    We-ll, Elvis says they're both fighting for gold. Which I think is also clear to 99.99% of us
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    ^Ha:)
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Good strength from Becky.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    We-ll, Elvis says they're both fighting for gold. Which I think is also clear to 99.99% of us

    Oh it's very clear now.

    It was always going to be the coaches' shout. I'm happy to accept I may have been wrong. But there's still two rounds to go :)

    In any non-Olympic event, my scenario might - or might not - have been accurate.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Our girls are strong.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    FocusZing wrote:
    Our girls are strong.

    Yup. Good finish by Marchant there, the Canadian came out of her line slightly too.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Simple qualification for both.
    That's how we like it.
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  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    Anyone know why Gaviria got 5th place in the scratch race ahead of Cav?
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    JSCL wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    Our girls are strong.

    Yup. Good finish by Marchant there, the Canadian came out of her line slightly too.

    Yes. Sitting on the back seems to be paying off.
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    FocusZing wrote:
    JSCL wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    Our girls are strong.

    Yup. Good finish by Marchant there, the Canadian came out of her line slightly too.

    Yes. Sitting on the back seems to be paying off.

    Just not in the kierin ;)
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