Olympic Cycling - The Maddison

[Skint Gull]

That the f***

 

[Icy Gull]

Looks like total mayhem to me, haven't got a clue what's going on but I think it might get exciting soon. WTF - ONLY 68 laps to go

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

It's been described by someone on the BBC website as being like the chariot race from Ben Hur.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

..I was just about to post the same thing. Not got a clue what is going on...but it is wierdly exciting.

 

[Wardy]

Very complicated race with points being awarded for various things. You can also gain a lap. So you can be equal on points but a lap up.

 

[Icy Gull]

Very complicated race with points being awarded for various things. You can also gain a lap. So you can be equal on points but a lap up.

From what little I understand winning the sprints means f all as long as you can lap the back of the pack?

 

[Man of Harveys]

Is there anyone who really understands it? Maybe someone in Beijing?

 

[Mendoza]

Loads of laps, 2 people in each team. Only one person can "race" in each team at a time.

Every 20 laps there is a sprint race

5 points to 1st place
4 for 2nd
3 for 3rd
2 for 4th
1 for 5th

the points build up, and you get points for doing an extra lap and catching up the last person

 

[Wardy]

From what little I understand winning the sprints means f all as long as you can lap the back of the pack?

Yep if you are a lap up that counts for more then the points alone.

 

[Icy Gull]

Well I know I haven't got a clue and I'm almost certainly wrong but it seems to me that we have f***ed up big time so far

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Pretty impressive stuff. Various things you have to be aware of or do:

1) Avoid hitting another bike in the melee
2) Communicate with your team mate
3) Keep abreast of who is a lap ahead/behind etc.
4) Pace yourselves for the final sprint
5) Keep picking up points
6) There isn't a 6, is there?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I thought you would be criticising the cyclists Icy for blocking off rivals.

 

[Icy Gull]

6) There isn't a 6, is there?

Degree in maths?

 

[Icy Gull]

I thought you would be criticising the cyclists Icy for blocking off rivals.

no idea what you're talking about, this event is WAR obviously

 

[Simster]

We've f***ed up this one haven't we?

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

We've f***ed up this one haven't we?

Bradley and Cav are the world champs and everyone watched their every move, the way to win is to gain laps and they just were not alloweed.

Great to watch, if you want to see it live, tickets for the track world cup on Sunday 2/11/08 in Manchester only £14, great value

Cycling Track World Cup 2008 in Manchester

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Degree in maths?

Touché. A-Level and AO-Level was my limit

 

[Man of Harveys]

Impressively, the Madison is derived from SIX DAY racing. When the cyclists used to cycle continuously for erm...they should bring that back.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Impressively, the Madison is derived from SIX DAY racing. When the cyclists used to cycle continuously for erm...they should bring that back.

Trouble with that is they all needed to take drugs to stay awake and keep functioning and with Team GB a very clean team, we would win nothing.

 

[London Pompous]

Maddison, Madeline, who cares, we LOST both of them