The 'Official' Olympic thread - sub section - Cycling

[hans kraay fan club]

Yes, anyone know what time roughly its on.

just after 6pm.

 

[Stat Brother]

Often really strong teams finish with all four.

Which is a big willy wave!, we need a smilie for that.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

17:59 with the woman's kerin 18:38

17.59 is the bronze medal race.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

BBC now saying the men's pursuit is on 18:12. ^^^^^^ Ah, the 'official' app keeps confusing me like that, at least it's usually too early rather than late.

 

[Pantani]

That being said the women's pursuit qualifiers should be starting in 5 minutes and they have not started repecharge Keirin yet so they are a few minutes behind.

 

[Stat Brother]

Just in from taking the kids swimming.
Managed to catch GB who looked ominous for everyone else.
Bearing in mind, the Bejing final was deemed sporting perfection, these fella's may well run that close.

 

[The Large One]

Just calculated the AVERAGE speed of the GB Pursuit team.

62.1 km/h
38.6 mph

 

[Stat Brother]

Oh and on BBC1 Cav was explaining the effort these boys have put in this year.
Mentals.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Just calculated the AVERAGE speed of the GB Pursuit team.

62.1 km/h
38.6 mph

Why did you do that?

http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track/event/men-team-pursuit/phase=ctm402800/index.html

(click on the red '+' next to the GB team, and it displays all of the intermediate times, plus the speed)

 

[Stat Brother]

Just calculated the AVERAGE speed of the GB Pursuit team.

62.1 km/h
38.6 mph

Yeah well slow, they need to pick the pace up.

 

[The Large One]

Why did you do that?

http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track/event/men-team-pursuit/phase=ctm402800/index.html

(click on the red '+' next to the GB team, and it displays all of the intermediate times, plus the speed)

Oh well.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

That being said the women's pursuit qualifiers should be starting in 5 minutes and they have not started repecharge Keirin yet so they are a few minutes behind.

Going to see the final tomorrow. In the World Cup they put Wendy Houganavel into the qualifying rounds and Dani King came in for the final.

I hope they do this again especially if this means Wendy could get a medal, she is a trooper

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Oh well.

Your maths teacher will be proud.

 

[Stat Brother]

Going to see the final tomorrow.

I can't believe for a moment, this morning I thought I had tickets for now.

They were in my 'shopping cart', I just couldn't pay, so frustrating.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Why haven't you cycling boys bounced your drug tally thread yet?

Breaking News
Cycling's governing body, the UCI, has confirmed that Russian track cyclist Victoria Baranova has tested positive for a prohibited substance and been sent home from the Games.

 

[Stat Brother]

Why haven't you cycling boys bounced your drug tally thread yet?

I am just about to.

 

[7:18]

Because the clock stops when the THIRD rider crosses the line, so one guy takes more of the strain, up until the last couple of laps, to keep the others a tiny bit fresher, then pulls out and unleashes the other three.

got it....but only in the mens and not the womens right? any reason why the women don't have 4?

 

[Stat Brother]

got it....but only in the mens and not the womens right? any reason why the women don't have 4?

I would imagine because it's still a reasonably new discipline.

 

[Stat Brother]

Get in, top work ladies.

 

[Triggaaar]

Get in, top work ladies.

Please explain what the point in qualifying is, just so they do exactly the same thing again?