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  1. SRD
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    Who’s getting up at 3am to watch the cycling?

    Posted 2 years ago #
  2. crowriver
    Member

    Nah. Might catch a bit before going to bed though.

    Quite enjoying the opening ceremony on Beebly Red Button.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  3. crowriver
    Member

    Pretty sure I just saw Sandy Gilchrist on the telly, swapping a bike out for Eddie Dunbar.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  4. SRD
    Moderator

    Morning all!

    Posted 2 years ago #
  5. paddyirish
    Member

    Morning, another day, another crash for G...

    Posted 2 years ago #
  6. paddyirish
    Member

    Think Belgians are burning matches too early

    Posted 2 years ago #
  7. SRD
    Moderator

    This reminded me of a certain cycling commentator

    https://twitter.com/mrmichaelspicer/status/1418819119378485250?s=21

    Posted 2 years ago #
  8. chrisfl
    Member

    Remembered to turn the TV on with 10km to go. Exciting stuff.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  9. Morningsider
    Member

    Saw it from about 5.40 - enthralling stuff. As an aside, think there are more potholes in my street than the whole of that 234km course.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  10. crowriver
    Member

    Day 1 of the Olympics is on the iPlayer now. So possible to catch the road racing at a more civilised hour after all. Also highlights on Eurosport at 5pm.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  11. SRD
    Moderator

    Morning!

    Posted 2 years ago #
  12. paddyirish
    Member

    Morning, great men's race yesterday, with a mega podium, smartest rider beat the strongest and then the best climber. Daniel Freibe had it write when he said WvA and Pog were whack a mole champions. shutting down so many attacks and still dominating the sprint for 2nd.

    Women's race interesting - Dutch just conserving energy. Who will stretch them and how?

    Posted 2 years ago #
  13. SRD
    Moderator

    Carapaz is a wiley rider, and strong. The rest of my crew had been obsessing watching the Moviestar documentary (or is it a soap opera?). So Carapaz‘ win was particularly intriguing.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  14. paddyirish
    Member

    44km to go I think the leaders will stay away.

    Van Vleuten is brilliant, but can she catch them? 1 vs 3

    Peleton messing about

    Posted 2 years ago #
  15. paddyirish
    Member

    What an amazing ride. Guts to go from the gun and to drop the breakaway companions.

    No race radios made for far more interesting racing, maybe peleton thought they were racing for gold. Surely team members (especially Dutch) should have been put at points on the course with chalkboards showing time gaps...

    Posted 2 years ago #
  16. SRD
    Moderator

    Apparently AVV thought she had won. They didn’t know that the Austrian rider was still out ahead of the break.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  17. paddyirish
    Member

    Seems whole silver medal group thought they were racing for gold. Shows that you shouldn't rely on the race organiaers for race situation. Suggest a lot of team management people should take a long hard look at themselves.

    Takes nothing away from Anna Kiesenhofer, a superb ride.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  18. mga
    Member

    You have to feel for AVV, especially given what happened in Rio. Hopefully she wins the time trial.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  19. crowriver
    Member

    Managed to watch the entire men's race yesterday on iPlayer, in sections fitted around the other stuff that day. Watching it in "real time" certainly gave a sense of just how gruelling it was, which made the late breakaway even more impressive. Great ride from Carapaz, more bad luck for Evans. Also nice to see the Abbeyhill connection in the shape of Sandy Gilchrist briefly coming into view in the early stages of the race. It's a small world!

    Will try to catch up with the women's race later. Until then, I have my own bike ride to do...

    Posted 2 years ago #
  20. SRD
    Moderator

    Mountain biking wild!

    Posted 2 years ago #
  21. SRD
    Moderator

    Tom Pidcock on last lap with a good lead on the field.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  22. crowriver
    Member

    Women's race was really interesting. Nobody expected Anna Kiesenhofer to keep the peloton at bay, indeed the other riders seemed to have not realised she was still in the lead. Amazing achievement nonetheless. No radios certainly makes for an unpredictable race.

    Now to catch up with the mountain biking if it's available somewhere.....there's triathlon to look forward to as well. Difficult to keep up with it all!

    Posted 2 years ago #
  23. crowriver
    Member

    It's a crazy mountain biking course - so technical. Can't believe how fast the riders are going round it. Very exciting race. Van der Poel - Ouch!

    Posted 2 years ago #
  24. crowriver
    Member

    Well done Tom Pidcock - incredible ride!

    Posted 2 years ago #
  25. gembo
    Member

    He does look very happy in the photos

    Posted 2 years ago #
  26. SRD
    Moderator

    How he actually got a place at the Olympics is whacky:

    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/how-tom-pidcock-narrowly-qualified-for-tokyo-2020-olympics

    (I guess UK would have had a guaranteed place if he had actually been competing in cross-country during the season, instead of road?)

    Posted 2 years ago #
  27. crowriver
    Member

    "I'm happy this shit's (the Olympic Games) only every four years because it's fucking stressful."

    https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tom-pidcock-takes-unbelievable-olympic-gold-just-weeks-after-collarbone-break/

    ---

    Who is Tom Pidcock?

    Pidcock was left devastated at the end of May when he broke his collarbone after being hit by a car driver while training in Andorra.

    https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/who-is-tom-pidcock-leeds-born-cyclist-wins-team-gbs-third-olympic-gold-medal-in-tokyo-3323456

    Posted 2 years ago #
  28. jss
    Member

    As there are now Olympic categories for such sports as artistic swimming, BMX and skateboarding, isn’t it about time there was a recumbent bike category for both time trial and road race and perhaps a velomobile one as well
    A lot of superfast bent riders and velonauts around

    Posted 2 years ago #
  29. Rosie
    Member

    I watched the mountain bike race - it's terrific - because it's an obstacle course as well as a race. What a rider that Pidcock bloke is.

    Serranto who came third was hardly mentioned until he snuck up on the bronzers.

    I do like how the spectators ring cow bells - much less obtrusive than those awful raucous Vuvuzelas.

    And feel for the poor Czech bloke who got a puncture.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  30. crowriver
    Member

    @jss, agreed. Quite looking forward to catching up with the skateboarding, women's final was today I think. Daughter has an interest in it as a hobby, so will watch together.

    Posted 2 years ago #

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