Pokerface's Paralympics

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    He came 24th in the Road Race today while helping his teammate come 5th.
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    We love you Colin! :)
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Wey hey!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Shadowrider
    Shadowrider Posts: 483
    You look superb on that bike Colin.


    Well done for today.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Tough day today in the Road Race. Jumped away on the first lap with another rider - created the gap for my teammate to come across to (which he did with a few other riders) and they formed the break/lead group for the day.

    After that I rode around as hard as I could (mostly on my own) and got some good Hour Record training in!

    Finished 7th in my category and 24th overall. Teammate dropped his chain in final sprint unfortunately and ended up in 5th.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    I am also training for the hour... but I am 36 years away from my assault to the over 80 one... the only one I have a realistic chance of matching... just have to maintain the form... :-)
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Interesting to see Colin's comment on Twitter -
    Our mixed category road race in Rio saw the top 7 spots go to C3 riders. Simply unfair on the C1 and C2 riders to race for the same medals

    Is that something that's becoming a bigger problem as the competition has intensified, or has it always been an issue with mixed categories? I was having a conversation last night about the French guy with the unusual chair in the tennis, and it was suggested that the problem was largely that it tilts the playing field towards particular athletes within a single category. I should imagine that's worse when categories are combined like this?
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    Interesting to see Colin's comment on Twitter -
    Our mixed category road race in Rio saw the top 7 spots go to C3 riders. Simply unfair on the C1 and C2 riders to race for the same medals

    Is that something that's becoming a bigger problem as the competition has intensified, or has it always been an issue with mixed categories? I was having a conversation last night about the French guy with the unusual chair in the tennis, and it was suggested that the problem was largely that it tilts the playing field towards particular athletes within a single category. I should imagine that's worse when categories are combined like this?


    It's a particular problem only in the Paralympics where the actual number of medals per sport is limited - so they have to decide how to hand them out.

    In a normal World Championships, it might be a combined race, but there would still 3 medals per EACH category.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Last one from today....

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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    The full set of medals between my roommate and me:
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    My Silver:
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    They certainly seem worth the effort - I love the presentation boxes.

    Interesting that the Paralympics doesn't run so many categories - I'd always assumed that combining them must have been the usual thing for para-sport (to the point where I actually wondered why they bother having two or more categories, if the differences aren't so large).
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Very sad to hear about the Iranian cyclist who has died after a crash in the road race. From the report it sounds like it may have occurred on the descent that people raised concerns about during the Olympic road race.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Pross wrote:
    Very sad to hear about the Iranian cyclist who has died after a crash in the road race. From the report it sounds like it may have occurred on the descent that people raised concerns about during the Olympic road race.
    That descent isn't on the course. I think they're using the loop they used for the Olympic time trial.
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    RichN95 wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    Very sad to hear about the Iranian cyclist who has died after a crash in the road race. From the report it sounds like it may have occurred on the descent that people raised concerns about during the Olympic road race.
    That descent isn't on the course. I think they're using the loop they used for the Olympic time trial.


    That is correct - it's the descent off the Grumari circuit that they Olympic RR went over first (and was used for the TTs).

    I rode it when I got here and it was scary. I can't believe they got TT bikes up and down it to be honest.

    I rode the Chinesa Circuit today (which was the second circuit used in the Olympic RRs). However, we turned back at the top and went back down the way we came up (ran out of time). Even so, crazy fast and scary. I definitely would not make a good Pro rider as these types of descents scare me too much!
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    For those that have asked/are interested - my Hour Record attempt is going forward on Saturday Oct 1 - around 2:30 in Manchester. Part of the World Track Masters. You CAN come watch although they will probably charge you £8 to get in.

    Alternatively, you can watch online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j81ueVHGYKc

    Tune in around 3:15 to see if I'm still upright!


    Colin
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Good luck for Saturday!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Best of luck!
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    Maybe this was mentioned earlier in the thread.

    But I'm reminded of this feature in Mock the Week - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t09Hz0CBTRA
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  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,978
    What time is this on... the Youtube link seems to say 02:30 (in the morning :shock: ) is that right?
    “You may think that; I couldn’t possibly comment!”

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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Dabber wrote:
    What time is this on... the Youtube link seems to say 02:30 (in the morning :shock: ) is that right?


    Jeez I hope not!!!


    2:30PM
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,978
    Pokerface wrote:
    Dabber wrote:
    What time is this on... the Youtube link seems to say 02:30 (in the morning :shock: ) is that right?


    Jeez I hope not!!!


    2:30PM

    Thanks Colin.... sorry to have given you a fright :lol: Perhaps it's given you an additional adrenaline rush..... have a great ride.
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  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,978
    I posted on the Youtube link and they've corrected it now..... panic over Colin :D:D:D
    “You may think that; I couldn’t possibly comment!”

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  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Good luck , it's been a few years since the TLi days... leave it all out there!
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Sleep well
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Far too late for you to be bothered with this, but fingers crossed and best of luck for tomorrow Colin.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Good luck!
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    Go man, go!
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Best of luck today, Colin. Make sure you get it all out.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Bet he's cacking himself warming up at the moment. I'm bad enough ahead of running Cardiff Half tomorrow! Hope you have a good one Colin.
  • poppit
    poppit Posts: 926
    In track centre watching him about to start, he doesn't look stressed, time yet though
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