2016 Olympic Road Races and Time Trials *Spoilers*

[Mad Doug Biker]

I can't understand why you wouldn't stop filming? I realise there's nothing he could do to help but it's the same mentality as the people who start filming bodies during/after terrorist attacks/accidents.

It does go on quite a bit. I don't understand how he could just have stood there, but at the same time, it did give an idea on the timescale of things.

Being a former photographer, I do understand the compulsion to keep recording for posterity regardless of what is happening around you (it is only later you go 'OH!!'), but that did seem unusually bad from the guy filming. Maybe he was in shock? Maybe it brought back some horrible memory and he just froze? Maybe he assumed help would be coming at any second, so why stop? Or maybe he was just being twat?

Who knows.

FFS. Is you only interest in the Olympics a morbid interest in watching videos of athletes getting injured?

Yes, because that is all I live for every 4 years!!

NOT.

I am merely showing what happened, I haven't spent all night looking at every video and I sure as heck didn't put any videos up on Youtube, the needless montages to music (I think, I haven't watched any and wont), the accidents on repeat (why even do that? Once maybe, but not multiple times), I am just showing what happened since people were talking about it. If you don't like it, don't look, but bear in mind that these things will have been seen live by millions, streamed worldwide, so there is nothing private or secret about them and the athletes must know that.

 

[User169]

Yes, because that is all I live for every 4 years!!

NOT.

I am merely showing what happened, I haven't spent all night looking at every video and I sure as heck didn't put any videos up on Youtube, the needless montages to music (I think, I haven't watched any and wont), the accidents on repeat (why even do that? Once maybe, but not multiple times), I am just showing what happened since people were talking about it. If you don't like it, don't look, but bear in mind that these things will have been seen live by millions, streamed worldwide, so there is nothing private or secret about them and the athletes must know that.

Just seems a bit weird that someone would pop up in a part of the forum they've never been seen before only to post injury porn.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Just seems a bit weird that someone would pop up in a part of the forum they've never been seen before only to post injury porn.

I have never seen you either, and no, I do post in here every so often, it is I just that I don't get to follow pro cycling a lot at the moment though. I didn't realise I had to be a 'regular'.

As for 'injury porn', well, you said it! Stop making assumptions over someone you have never met.
I am just posting what happened and what people were talking about. If you don't like it, don't look. By the way, that video of the gymnast has now been removed from Youtube due to copyright or similar.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

This might just take the biscuit for worst response to Van Vleuten's crash ever:

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Just seems a bit weird that someone would pop up in a part of the forum they've never been seen before only to post injury porn.

Just seems a bit wierd and rather hypocritical that someone's entire contribution to a thread would be nothing to do with the race in question or concern for injured participants but just to moan at other people like some sort of self appointed school prefect.

 

[Guyincognito76]

This might just take the biscuit for worst response to Van Vleuten's crash ever:

You have got to love Americans. The first lesson in bicycling is that it's called called cycling. The second lesson is learning the metric system.

 

[User169]

I have never seen you either, and no, I do post in here every so often, it is I just that I don't get to follow pro cycling a lot at the moment though. I didn't realise I had to be a 'regular'.

As for 'injury porn', well, you said it! Stop making assumptions over someone you have never met.
I am just posting what happened and what people were talking about. If you don't like it, don't look. By the way, that video of the gymnast has now been removed from Youtube due to copyright or similar.

I'm just going to assume you are young and a little gauche (and then spank you into the Wittgenstein interrupter).

 

[User169]

Just seems a bit wierd and rather hypocritical that someone's entire contribution to a thread would be nothing to do with the race in question or concern for injured participants but just to moan at other people like some sort of self appointed school prefect.

You what?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Always good to get new contributors in Pro Race part of the forum.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I'm just going to assume you are young and a little gauche (and then spank you into the Wittgenstein interrupter).

I have explained myself at least twice, but here you still are, being a bit of a troll, so goodbye.

 

[Buddfox]

Always good to get new contributors in Pro Race part of the forum.

Don't worry, in a bit you and Rich P can slap them down for trying to find a positive side to Lance Armstrong... :-)

 

[Mike_P]

You have got to love Americans. The first lesson in bicycling is that it's called called cycling. The second lesson is learning the metric system.

and the third is having some common sense - what a complete **** unfortunately like far too many of his countrymen

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Don't worry, in a bit you and Rich P can slap them down for trying to find a positive side to Lance Armstrong... :-)

I don't think there's anyone left trying that...

 

[mjr]

I don't think there's anyone left trying that...

Surely some would like there to be a positive side and a negative side as they throw the switch...?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Surely some would like there to be a positive side and a negative side as they throw the switch...?

now, now...