Day 4 - Olympic track events - spoiler

[Keith Oates]

Looks like a quieter day for the track riders today but still some important races to follow.

Day 4 - Monday, August 18 - Venue: Laoshan Velodrome
16:30-19:00 local

Women's Points Race Final

Women's Sprint Quarterfinals

Men's Sprint Quarterfinals

Men's 4000m Team Pursuit Final

 

[Renard]

VP had no contest there

 

[Renard]

nor did CH

 

[Renard]

or Jason Kenny

Team GB looking good!

 

[Renard]

Track stand mungus, easy

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Vicki has to face Gao in the semis - that should have been the final. Gao is the only person who has a chance of beating her. So it's Gold or Bronze...

 

[Renard]

It would be a shame if she didn't get through to the final. Could be a career defining moment. Fingers crossed!

NZ versus Oz in the team pursuit now. Who's your money on? Mine's on Oz.

 

[Renard]

Now for the main course!

 

[dodgy]

That was quite some performance.

 

[mondobongo]

Absolutely awesome performance, think Denmark shelled a man out of the back in desperation not to be caught by Great Britain.

Shame they brought an end to the Trackstand duel between Hoy and Awang

 

[Keith Oates]

For sure Vicky will have to be at peak perfomance to beat Gao in the next round, it will not be easy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Keith Oates]

The men in the pursuit knocked 11 secs off the record that was set in Sydney, now that IS awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rob S]

Shame they brought an end to the Trackstand duel between Hoy and Awang

Yeah, they should allow them to stand for several minutes and then get the Olympic mascots to come out and bop them on the head with giant cottonbuds like in Gladiators!!

 

[TimDanaher]

Seriously, against Krupeckaite, Vicky didn't even look like she was trying... and she clocked 11.67 secs for the 200m!

It's still going to be tough against Guo tomorrow.

 

[andrew_s]

Vicki has to face Gao in the semis - that should have been the final. Gao is the only person who has a chance of beating her. So it's Gold or Bronze...

Is that right?
I thought seeding was on qualifier times and would be quickest v slowest.

Cycling weekly this as the draw:-

SEMI-FINAL DRAW
Victoria Pendleton (Great Britain) v Willy Kanis (Netherlands)
Anna Meares (Australia) v Shuang Guo (China)