Paris Olympics SPOILER Thread

rick_chasey · July 28

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21087366#Comment_21087366

Sure but they’re also so slow.

dabber · July 28

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21087388#Comment_21087388

Nice try at a windup rick

pblakeney · July 28

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21087363#Comment_21087363

There's always the "off" button. Much like a sprinter stage in the TdF.

rick_chasey · July 28

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21087402#Comment_21087402

Meh. I watch one every 4 years.

I guess there aren’t many tactics. It doesn’t look like following confers much if any advantage and it seems the course naturally just stretches out the race.

m.r.m. · July 28

Sometimes it's fun to watch. This one wasn't.

blazing_saddles · July 28

No repeaty.

mrb123 · July 28

Was almost inevitable he'd lose after the BBC hyped it up so much.

Dorset_Boy · July 28

So true, but 2/100ths of a second off, so tiny.

At least he seems content with what he has achieved.

rick_chasey · July 28

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21087410#Comment_21087410

2 hundredths is pretty close! Didn't help the winner is was in a far lane.

ddraver · July 28

PFP and Dupont, France on for a 2024 like TeamGB's 2012...

mrb123 · July 28

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21087412#Comment_21087412

Amazing to see the whole field was separated by less than a second when Peaty at his fastest has gone over 2 seconds faster.

daniel_b · July 28

PFP was sensational - quite concerned when she went SO early, but she was well in control and consistently pulled away - kept expecting to see Pietersen start reeling her in, and then of course she had that unfortunate puncture that robbed her of a medal completely - great to see the camaraderie across the line, the embrace between silver and bronze, latterly joined by PFP was heart warming, as it was to see quite how emotional it was for her when it came to the actual ceremony.

Such a different race to the one 3 years ago with a Swiss clean sweep, and PFP falling down the order to something like 10th and some 4+ minutes off the winning time.

She's monumentally turned things around - be very interested to see how the road career part deux goes.

Stunning French kit as well I thought.

Evie came on really strong at the end, but iirc her start had her down outside of the top 10, and it was just a smidge to far to challenge for a medal - 7th last time, 5th this, medal in 2028 hopefully.

m.r.m. · July 28

The French kit looks gorgeous. Would be amazing to have someone take the fight to SD Worx and Vollering (and whatever team she will be going to).

MidlandsGrimpeur2 · July 29

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21087409#Comment_21087409

Every tabloid headline writer must have been gutted last night as they could not longer use "repeaty" or "three-peaty" this morning!

davidof · July 29

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21087425#Comment_21087425

Normally Visma.

She's come a long way from when she was the black sheep of this forum.

daniel_b · July 29

https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/21087425#Comment_21087425

It seems the road/track kit for the French team is different to what graced PFP - can't see what she wore for sale anywhere sadly. I'm not a fan of red, but I would wear that kit, though it would clash with every bike I have :-(

I do have the PFP designed Bioracer jersey, which is rather pleasant, and have one to gift to my daughter for her birthday - showed her the 'My journey, my jersey' video yesterday.