Anyone from the UK?

[orangecurious]

Am I missing this on the lympics?

it's on the red button

 

[Daisy_Love]

It’s about as confusing and random as the cyclist that disappeared

 

[orangecurious]

It’s about as confusing and random as the cyclist that disappeared

what is even more confusing is when FIVE turn up to get the medals! (they can swap out riders from the earlier rounds)

 

[stickygirl]

what is even more confusing is when FIVE turn up to get the medals! (they can swap out riders from the earlier rounds)

That's just greedy

 

[orangecurious]

That's just greedy

Happened in the Fencing team events too... they would put the sub in so they got a medal.

at the 'limps the cycling teams are a lot smaller, so often they don't have a spare. It also leads to odd events, such as the Belgian men who just gave up in their last ride as one of them has too many other races to do! It was only a ride for 7th and 8th place, but never seen that before.

 

[deft]

Our girl KJT goes in the heptathlon tomorrow morning. I'm not gonna be doing a lot of work!

 

[Wand3rlust]

I'm watching 2 women kick each other

I'm gonna get cheese

 

[Wriggle]

I'm watching 2 women kick each other

I'm gonna get cheese

I weigh more than both of them combined

 

[Wand3rlust]

I weigh more than both of them combined

That's cos you're a carb munching desk nobber now

 

[thefishfryer]

That's cos you're a carb munching desk nobber now

I have a sudden need to know what a Desk Nobber is.

 

[RosewoodTulip]

That's cos you're a carb munching desk nobber now

Oh why is that too long for a new tag?

 

[Wriggle]

Oh why is that too long for a new tag?

Et tu Rosie?

 

[Thirsty_Hellcat_J]

Evening you wee beauties

Can someone explain the cycling in the aerodrome. Why they start of with 4 riders then finish with three

I think they're like a pacesetter in running.

 

[Cwtchseeker]

I think they're like a pacesetter in running.

Yep. Spot on.

 

[Thirsty_Hellcat_J]

I'm watching 2 women kick each other

I'm gonna get cheese

Sounds like a good night to me, are they in oil, or mud. I like eating cheese too. The dairy kind mind, not the yeasty type, lol.

 

[Wand3rlust]

Sounds like a good night to me, are they in oil, or mud. I like eating cheese too. The dairy kind mind, not the yeasty type, lol.

Hehe it looked like winter pyjamas...

 

[Great_Scot]

Evening...night...x

 

[NorthernCardinal]

Evening

 

[orangecurious]

Evening

Hey NC. good to see you

 

[NorthernCardinal]

Hey NC. good to see you

Likewise, how's your day been?

 

[orangecurious]

Likewise, how's your day been?

it's been! feeling a bit sick, so it was so so.

hope you're doing ok.

 

[NorthernCardinal]

it's been! feeling a bit sick, so it was so so.

hope you're doing ok.

I'm ok. Surviving anyway

 

[orangecurious]

I'm ok. Surviving anyway

good to see you.

i'm off to bed. Take care, buddy

 

[Celticlight]

the time is taken on rider three... so... some poor sod will do a MASSIVE turn on the front (swapping lead riders costs fractions of a second, so it's best to try and ride as long as poss without blowing up)... then that person will pull up. it does mean that if anything goes wrong, the team are screwed, but that will all be part of their plan. Some of the teams did have issues with dropping the 3rd rider.

If you watch the German women, the 4th rider at the start was the one who then did the huge turn at the front when she got there... she is also bigger than the others, so they good a great slipstream. alas, for them, it made no difference.

You wait until the Madison... two riders handslinging each other into the melee. THE BEST track race.

I once spent five days and every session at the Track World Championships, so i quite like it!

Credit where it's due, this is an excellent explanation. They should get you on the pundit panel next to Hazel, Balding and the gang

 

[Btq97]

Morning all.