2012 Olympic Archive

just some guy · « **on:** June 27, 2012, 20:00 »

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pendleton-set-to-quit-cycling-after-2012-olympics

DinZ · « **Reply #1 on:** June 28, 2012, 05:50 »

posted elsewhere but more appropriate here

NZ team pursuit training from the riders POV

Dancing on the Pedals · « **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2012, 10:38 »

That's awesome. Amazing to see it from the rider's POV - particularly when they drop back in on the back wheel.

Does anyone know the name of the song used for that clip?

Tuart · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2012, 10:40 »

Quote

Artist: Swedish House Mafia
Buy "Greyhound" on: iTunes

Fus87 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 17, 2012, 21:22 »

Awesome video, thanks for posting!

If we could get that camera angle during actual competition - wouldn't it be amazing? Imagine that during a Madison, or Keirin...

ram · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2012, 02:52 »

replay like that would be brilliant, think it would be a bit too chaotic live.

Haven't heard much of Anna Smeares and Victoria Bitter this time around.

ram · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:10 »

The full list of which nation's participating in what event.

Trinidad earned their two events basically due to Njisane Phillip efforts and also partly down to Quincy Alexander at the Pan American games.

froome19 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2012, 17:24 »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18914825

Now even though that would have been the most reasonable choice it still is a shock but even more interesting is the inclusion of German Philip Hindes over Crampton who has been in the set up for a while whilst Hindes is a relative newcomer.

ZamanAbbaticchio · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2012, 10:01 »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/athletics/9424876/London-2012-Olympics-Phillips-Idowu-unlikely-to-make-Games-due-to-trapped-nerve-triple-jumpers-coach-concedes.html

Triple jumper Philips idowu who will miss the game...I don't feel sorry for him one bit, acting precious and boycotting the cw games back in 2010.

froome19 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2012, 11:41 »

Quote from: zam. on July 25, 2012, 10:01

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/athletics/9424876/London-2012-Olympics-Phillips-Idowu-unlikely-to-make-Games-due-to-trapped-nerve-triple-jumpers-coach-concedes.html

Triple jumper Philips idowu who will miss the game...I don't feel sorry for him one bit, acting precious and boycotting the cw games back in 2010.

Wrong thread, but I guess the title can be taken in two ways.

In terms of Phillips I think he may still have a chance of making it but never at full fitness, he is a bit of a brat though and acts like a total moron for the majority of the time, but I felt his devastation after missing out last time round so I am still hoping he can make it.

ZamanAbbaticchio · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2012, 11:46 »

Quote from: froome19 on July 25, 2012, 11:41

Wrong thread, but I guess the title can be taken in two ways.

In terms of Phillips I think he may still have a chance of making it but never at full fitness, he is a bit of a brat though and acts like a total moron for the majority of the time, but I felt his devastation after missing out last time round so I am still hoping he can make it.

Why is it a wrong thread?

ZamanAbbaticchio · « **Reply #11 on:** July 25, 2012, 11:48 »

http://www.londra2012.coni.it/primo-piano/dettaglio/404-domani-il-presidente-della-repubblica-napolitano-in-visita-al-villaggio-olimpico-cena-con-gli-azzurri.html

http://www.londra2012.coni.it/primo-piano/dettaglio/403-il-26-luglio-valentina-vezzali-al-villaggio-la-portabandiera-azzurra-pronta-per-la-cerimonia-di-apertura.html

froome19 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 25, 2012, 11:51 »

Quote from: zam. on July 25, 2012, 11:46

Why is it a wrong thread?

This is about cycling in the Velodrome at least I think :-\

just some guy · « **Reply #13 on:** August 01, 2012, 09:13 »

cycling track timetable starts 2nd Aug

http://www.london2012.com/cycling-track/

Francois the Postman · « **Reply #14 on:** August 02, 2012, 22:19 »

I guess it's official, I am an expat. The Dutch can't stop yapping about Kromowidjojo swimming to gold, and I

a) had to look up how that is spelled
and
b) am far too excited about Chris Hoy getting another gold medal at another olympics to join in with the Dutchies around me

Steve Redgrave, pwah!

Somewhere down the line, Chris has become my local boy. Bring on the next open top bus tour down the Royal Mile. 50,000 folk last time, when the UK wasn't into cycling yet. Could be a great party.

The Hitch · « **Reply #15 on:** August 03, 2012, 01:47 »

lol at the German on the British team. After years of watching sport in this country im used to most competitors having some sort of background, even being born elsewhere, but ive never seen any athlete representing Britain or England, so German they could not even understand what the interviewer was saying.

The Hitch · « **Reply #16 on:** August 03, 2012, 01:48 »

What time is tp?

ram · « **Reply #17 on:** August 03, 2012, 02:44 »

Seemed dodgy when the crash took place. Not good. Open ended rules, of course there'll be a tit out there to take advantage of it.
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8510141

It's also on eurosport, so not just channel nine making a meal of it.

pedaling squares · « **Reply #18 on:** August 03, 2012, 07:33 »

Funny how he denies these comments now, must have had a cleansing session with Team GB brass. Lost in translation, my arse. It's in the rules and he did it, so not really a big enough issue to merit disqualification, even though it isn't in the spirit of competition. Unlike the badminton teams, this was done with the intent to win, not to lose. But it still stinks, and it doesn't look good on squeaky clean David Brailsford that his team had planned to fake an accident if necessary in order to win. Not good at all, and the lack of coverage is disappointing albeit hardly surprising. But oh my, had the French done that and won...

Sprout · « **Reply #19 on:** August 03, 2012, 07:52 »

Quote from: The Hitch on August 03, 2012, 01:47

lol at the German on the British team. After years of watching sport in this country im used to most competitors having some sort of background, even being born elsewhere, but ive never seen any athlete representing Britain or England, so German they could not even understand what the interviewer was saying.

Hindes is a bit weird of a weird one. His dad is British apparently, so I'm guessing he was/is Armed Forces based in Germany. His English being so bad I'm assuming that his dad is not around as I'm sure he'd be better spoken then that.

Anyway well done to Hindes, Kenny and Sir Chris. Superb riding in the final. Brink on the TP

Sprout · « **Reply #20 on:** August 03, 2012, 07:56 »

As for the Team Sprint why don't they have a best of 3 ala the one on one

The DQs are ahorrible way to win/and lose in a one shot deal. best of 3 would at least spice it up. maybe it's to much to do

AG · « **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2012, 08:26 »

well - the first night was pretty feature packed.

Pleased to see the GB team win - they did deserve it. But deliberately crashing to get a restart :o how is that still in the rules?

and I feel for Victoria Pendleton, to be DQ'd ... not fun.

Aussies again went in with the expectation that all they had to do was show up and they would race GB for gold.

Sprout · « **Reply #22 on:** August 03, 2012, 10:09 »

Quote from: AG on August 03, 2012, 08:26

well - the first night was pretty feature packed.

Pleased to see the GB team win - they did deserve it. But deliberately crashing to get a restart :o how is that still in the rules?

and I feel for Victoria Pendleton, to be DQ'd ... not fun.

Aussies again went in with the expectation that all they had to do was show up and they would race GB for gold.

it's a bit grey deliberatley crashing to get a restart, or deliberatley crashing to make the problem start clear?

Dancing on the Pedals · « **Reply #23 on:** August 03, 2012, 10:22 »

Sprout is correct - Hindes's dad is in the army, but has a German mother and was raised there, hence his less than perfect English. As for his crash, from looking at the replay, it's clear that he had a problem on the start and there is one bit where his body is nearly thrown over the handlebars - and Kenny and Hoy overtaking him even before he had crashed. Not attempting to exonerate Hindes, and for him to say what he did was quite stupid, but to me at least, looked like there was a genuine problem of some sort. Clear that the rules need a thorough review - both regarding the crash and the changeover fiasco.

Dancing on the Pedals · « **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2012, 10:25 »

Men's tp medal races from 6ish (UK time) tonight. Women's keirin at 18.38.

Action starts at 16.00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/schedule-results/cycling-track/20120803

The Hitch · « **Reply #25 on:** August 03, 2012, 10:50 »

Cav on bbc i enjoyed.seeing, and he made an interesting point about how he was not able to enter do Olympics on the track because he had not done a track meet in years, but track cyclists are allowed to do road race with no road experience.

Quote from: AG on August 03, 2012, 08:26

well - the first night was pretty feature packed.

Pleased to see the GB team win - they did deserve it. But deliberately crashing to get a restart :o how is that still in the rules?

and I feel for Victoria Pendleton, to be DQ'd ... not fun.
Aussies again went in with the expectation that all they had to do was show up and they would race GB for gold.

Vicky still has a chance at a gold, though, its the other lass i really feel for, for now.

Martin318is · « **Reply #26 on:** August 03, 2012, 10:54 »

It was said for years that Shane Kelley should have hit the deci when he pulled his foot. LOTS of credibility for the fact he didnt and just wore the disappointment

search · « **Reply #27 on:** August 03, 2012, 11:22 »

Quote from: The Hitch on August 03, 2012, 10:50

Vicky still has a chance at a gold, though, its the other lass i really feel for, for now.

Meares still isn't listed for the Kerin on the official website. Maybe it's just a mistake but if she really misses out it will give a lot of opportunities for everyone else. Although I still think it's a very open race with at least ~10 riders having a shot for the medals. Vogels is improving a lot, even though winning gold yesterday and having to give interview till midnight might not be to her behalf, maybe having a day off can be an advantage for Sanchez, Krupeckaite and so on.

Sprout · « **Reply #28 on:** August 03, 2012, 20:03 »

Fantastic from the Team pursuit boys and Vicky P. Get in

AG · « **Reply #29 on:** August 04, 2012, 01:45 »

wow. what a night of racing.

GB certainly have their heads together for the track.

World records tumbling everywhere for them.

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