Olympics All Format Spoiler Thread
Comments
-
At least some of them were running dropper posts. Looks like Pidcock wasn't from what I can tell though.ddraver said:
Flippin' big drop for XCO when you've got a saddle up your censored ...No_Ta_Doctor said:From a different angle, you can see Pidcock's handling in swerving MvdP
I wonder if the ramp will be there for the girls..?0 -
She's been getting 'Jumps' training from Katy Curd in the Forest of Dean in preparation for the jumps on the course.....It won't be there.dabber said:
There's a bit of video of Evie Richards practicing on that jump with the ramp in place but she is taking off from the top and totally clearing the ramp like it isn't there...so I would hope it won't be there for the race.r0bh said:
That would be sexistddraver said:
Flippin' big drop for XCO when you've got a saddle up your censored ...No_Ta_Doctor said:From a different angle, you can see Pidcock's handling in swerving MvdP
I wonder if the ramp will be there for the girls..?All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0 -
Pidcock on MvdP's fall, quoted in the Guardian: "He went in super slow and I backed off because I knew that wasn’t going to end well."
4 -
Can we create a petition to ensure he becomes the defacto handball commentator irrespective of country or channel?poweredbyidris said:Have just found Kirby commentating on the handball FOR GOODNESS SAKE
Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
Scott CR1 SL 12
Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
Scott Foil 180 -
I thought Ganna was on the track though, are they allowing them partake in two disciplines?tailwindhome said:
2 done 1 to go.tailwindhome said:The Ineos treble is on
Ganna must be among the favourites for the TT.Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
Scott CR1 SL 12
Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
Scott Foil 180 -
To be in the TT, you HAVE to be entered in at least one other cycling discipline. Most are road race, some are track. They won't let you just do TT.daniel_b said:
I thought Ganna was on the track though, are they allowing them partake in two disciplines?tailwindhome said:
2 done 1 to go.tailwindhome said:The Ineos treble is on
Ganna must be among the favourites for the TT.1 -
Qualification system docdaniel_b said:
I thought Ganna was on the track though, are they allowing them partake in two disciplines?tailwindhome said:
2 done 1 to go.tailwindhome said:The Ineos treble is on
Ganna must be among the favourites for the TT.A maximum of one (1) additional male athlete and one (1) additional female athlete per NOC would be possible using one (1) athlete in each gender entered (at the Sports Entries deadline) in a different Cycling discipline in compliance with sections C. Athlete Eligibility. The maximum total number of athletes per NOC could therefore reach 17, with a maximum of nine (9) Men and eight (8) Women.
Any athlete who has been entered in another Cycling discipline will have the right to be entered in Track Cycling events provided that the NOC has obtained a quota place in the said event, that the limits for participation per NOC and per event are not exceeded, and that the athlete eligibility requirements have been met.
Ganna is doing both the time trial and the team pursuit... or so I thought. His Tokyo 2020 profile page says TT only ATM0 -
Teams are allowed to bring a set number of riders, how they are allocated to the cycling events is up to the national federation. The Dutch had a trackie, Yoeri Havik, on the start line for the men's road race, just to make up the numbers. He was a DNF.daniel_b said:
I thought Ganna was on the track though, are they allowing them partake in two disciplines?tailwindhome said:
2 done 1 to go.tailwindhome said:The Ineos treble is on
Ganna must be among the favourites for the TT.
0 -
He's on the start list for the ITT according to PCS, and a quick google has him down for the Team Pursuit so I'm guessing the answer to your question is: Yesdaniel_b said:
I thought Ganna was on the track though, are they allowing them partake in two disciplines?tailwindhome said:
2 done 1 to go.tailwindhome said:The Ineos treble is on
Ganna must be among the favourites for the TT.
1 -
Pidcock when someone shoves a mic in front of him.Lanterne_Rogue said:Pidcock on MvdP's fall, quoted in the Guardian: "He went in super slow and I backed off because I knew that wasn’t going to end well."
2 -
apparently there's no truth in the rumour that the Dutch Track coaches have been shopping. But certain hardware shops in Japan are reporting a shortage ofRichN95. said:Dutch cycling so far:
"No-one told us there was a rider up the road"
"No-one told us the ramp had been removed".
Has someone told the trackies they have to go anti-clockwise?
signs
0 -
I bet BMC are kicking themselves that Tom Pidcock was effectively running an unbranded bike. I looked on their website three hours after he won and there was tumbleweed about their Mountain bikes success at the games.......0
-
https://www.bikeradar.com/features/pro-bike/tom-pidcock-bmc-fourstroke/Perrygc said:I bet BMC are kicking themselves that Tom Pidcock was effectively running an unbranded bike. I looked on their website three hours after he won and there was tumbleweed about their Mountain bikes success at the games.......
0 -
-
Don't let that official anywhere near the field events. 😉The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Used to have every event streamed live in 2016 2012. Everything .Dorset_Boy said:
Oh FFS! What a load of BS.ddraver said:
Although you could argue the reduced GDP as a result of brexit has reduced the BBC's ability to bid for live sports coverage...Dorset_Boy said:
No, nothing to do with Brexit. Read the posts above. It has been explained at least twice on here in the last 18 hours.bianchi_dave said:
is this another example of how Brexsh!t just keeps on giving? #winning. (I know there's a ridiculously lengthy thread for this but still....)mididoctors said:
That sucks. Usually the BBC had live feeds to all the eventsLanterne_Rogue said:
Blame the IOC - the entire European rights were sold to Discovery, and due to the legal situation in the UK sub-licensed to the BBC - who are only allowed to show two live sports at any one time (and one of those has to be on the red button channel - just one on the prime TV channel).rick_chasey said:Not gonna lie, Asian games watched from the UK are a f*cking pain.
You get this weird hybrid of catching half of it live and missing the other half and getting updates on the bits you might have missed but might not have and you're not sure if you're watching a repeat or live - it is a total pain.
Plus, what happened to every sport being available? BBC being cheapskates? Public services under the sh!tter again? FFS it's supposed to be a distraction of this hellhole, not a reminder.
#rant
The BBC hasn't had the budget for live sport for 20-30 years. It's only the protected events they have had a hope of getting."If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm1 -
Then the rights came up for renegotiation in an age of streaming.mididoctors said:
Used to have every event streamed live in 2016 2012. Everything .Dorset_Boy said:
Oh FFS! What a load of BS.ddraver said:
Although you could argue the reduced GDP as a result of brexit has reduced the BBC's ability to bid for live sports coverage...Dorset_Boy said:
No, nothing to do with Brexit. Read the posts above. It has been explained at least twice on here in the last 18 hours.bianchi_dave said:
is this another example of how Brexsh!t just keeps on giving? #winning. (I know there's a ridiculously lengthy thread for this but still....)mididoctors said:
That sucks. Usually the BBC had live feeds to all the eventsLanterne_Rogue said:
Blame the IOC - the entire European rights were sold to Discovery, and due to the legal situation in the UK sub-licensed to the BBC - who are only allowed to show two live sports at any one time (and one of those has to be on the red button channel - just one on the prime TV channel).rick_chasey said:Not gonna lie, Asian games watched from the UK are a f*cking pain.
You get this weird hybrid of catching half of it live and missing the other half and getting updates on the bits you might have missed but might not have and you're not sure if you're watching a repeat or live - it is a total pain.
Plus, what happened to every sport being available? BBC being cheapskates? Public services under the sh!tter again? FFS it's supposed to be a distraction of this hellhole, not a reminder.
#rant
The BBC hasn't had the budget for live sport for 20-30 years. It's only the protected events they have had a hope of getting.0 -
QED!!mididoctors said:
Used to have every event streamed live in 2016 2012. Everything .Dorset_Boy said:
Oh FFS! What a load of BS.ddraver said:
Although you could argue the reduced GDP as a result of brexit has reduced the BBC's ability to bid for live sports coverage...Dorset_Boy said:
No, nothing to do with Brexit. Read the posts above. It has been explained at least twice on here in the last 18 hours.bianchi_dave said:
is this another example of how Brexsh!t just keeps on giving? #winning. (I know there's a ridiculously lengthy thread for this but still....)mididoctors said:
That sucks. Usually the BBC had live feeds to all the eventsLanterne_Rogue said:
Blame the IOC - the entire European rights were sold to Discovery, and due to the legal situation in the UK sub-licensed to the BBC - who are only allowed to show two live sports at any one time (and one of those has to be on the red button channel - just one on the prime TV channel).rick_chasey said:Not gonna lie, Asian games watched from the UK are a f*cking pain.
You get this weird hybrid of catching half of it live and missing the other half and getting updates on the bits you might have missed but might not have and you're not sure if you're watching a repeat or live - it is a total pain.
Plus, what happened to every sport being available? BBC being cheapskates? Public services under the sh!tter again? FFS it's supposed to be a distraction of this hellhole, not a reminder.
#rant
The BBC hasn't had the budget for live sport for 20-30 years. It's only the protected events they have had a hope of getting.We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
- @ddraver0 -
Ffffing streaming agekingstongraham said:
Then the rights came up for renegotiation in an age of streaming.mididoctors said:
Used to have every event streamed live in 2016 2012. Everything .Dorset_Boy said:
Oh FFS! What a load of BS.ddraver said:
Although you could argue the reduced GDP as a result of brexit has reduced the BBC's ability to bid for live sports coverage...Dorset_Boy said:
No, nothing to do with Brexit. Read the posts above. It has been explained at least twice on here in the last 18 hours.bianchi_dave said:
is this another example of how Brexsh!t just keeps on giving? #winning. (I know there's a ridiculously lengthy thread for this but still....)mididoctors said:
That sucks. Usually the BBC had live feeds to all the eventsLanterne_Rogue said:
Blame the IOC - the entire European rights were sold to Discovery, and due to the legal situation in the UK sub-licensed to the BBC - who are only allowed to show two live sports at any one time (and one of those has to be on the red button channel - just one on the prime TV channel).rick_chasey said:Not gonna lie, Asian games watched from the UK are a f*cking pain.
You get this weird hybrid of catching half of it live and missing the other half and getting updates on the bits you might have missed but might not have and you're not sure if you're watching a repeat or live - it is a total pain.
Plus, what happened to every sport being available? BBC being cheapskates? Public services under the sh!tter again? FFS it's supposed to be a distraction of this hellhole, not a reminder.
#rant
The BBC hasn't had the budget for live sport for 20-30 years. It's only the protected events they have had a hope of getting."If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
He get a redo ?pblakeney said:Don't let that official anywhere near the field events. 😉
"If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm0 -
Great news, looking forward to seeing him attacking the ITT and would it be just the team pursuit, or the individual pursuit too?JimD666 said:
He's on the start list for the ITT according to PCS, and a quick google has him down for the Team Pursuit so I'm guessing the answer to your question is: Yesdaniel_b said:
I thought Ganna was on the track though, are they allowing them partake in two disciplines?tailwindhome said:
2 done 1 to go.tailwindhome said:The Ineos treble is on
Ganna must be among the favourites for the TT.Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
Scott CR1 SL 12
Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
Scott Foil 180 -
They feel like the 90s Dutch football teams. Loads of individual stars with no teamwork or organisation.RichN95. said:Dutch cycling so far:
"No-one told us there was a rider up the road"
"No-one told us the ramp had been removed".
Has someone told the trackies they have to go anti-clockwise?0 -
Just watching the XC back from the start - looks like a fun course!
I'd want the ramp for the drop though... especially on my rigid XC bike.
Pidcock did really well, coming from 29th on the grid, not to get caught in the bottleneck at the first rock garden - lots of riders were forced to get off there.0 -
There isn't an individual pursuitdaniel_b said:
Great news, looking forward to seeing him attacking the ITT and would it be just the team pursuit, or the individual pursuit too?JimD666 said:
He's on the start list for the ITT according to PCS, and a quick google has him down for the Team Pursuit so I'm guessing the answer to your question is: Yesdaniel_b said:
I thought Ganna was on the track though, are they allowing them partake in two disciplines?tailwindhome said:
2 done 1 to go.tailwindhome said:The Ineos treble is on
Ganna must be among the favourites for the TT.1 -
-
Putting my pedant hat on...
The individual pursuit has also been contested in 2012/16 as part of the omnium (the men's OR of 4:14.982 was set by Lasse Norman Hansen in Rio). But you're right in saying that 2008 was its last year as an event on its own.
Speaking of LNH... it'll be interesting to see if the Danes can replicate their TP & madison success of the 2020 Worlds (which finished right when the first COVID wave was talking hold).0 -
The Dutch track rider (Havik) who started the road race and DNFd straight away - why was that exactly? Presumably not to make up numbers for the Netherlands road team (they must have plenty to choose from), so something to do with qualification for the track?0
-
I haven't decided which is worse yet. This, or trying to chop up swimmers with outboard motors.RichN95. said:The Dutch BMXers are getting in on the act
0
