Olympic cycling - track and road (may contain spoilers)

[mjr]

If the organisers ban radios they need to take responsibility for making sure that what remains is up to scratch. It seems the arguments over what actually happened are starting.

Same as it ever was. Remember the mobile phone networks collapsing around London 2012 and no one getting time gaps until the chalkboard went back to the old way of riding up to the leader, stopping and counting on a stopwatch? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/30/olympic-cycling-timing-failure-mobile-firms

It's a race every 4 (normally) years in a different country each time. Teams should factor this sort of stuff into their plans.

 

[yello]

the onscreen gfx didn't correlate this information for quite a while.

Tbh, I found the graphics confusing at first, took me a while to figure what was happening with them. I'm not sure they were always in sync with the pictures, which didn't help, and I sometimes couldn't work out exactly who I was looking at and what the gaps were.

I don't know if you guys were seeing the same as me but I guess so. I guess it was the official feed.

 

[mjr]

Remember that we see the Tour de France blackboard on TV because it's sponsored. I expect the olympics one wasn't.

 

[fossyant]

Anyone needing a fix of bikes this afternoon.

Redbull Hardline is on from 2pm from Dyfi in Wales. Anyone not know, google it.

Cycling insanity.

 

[MasterDabber]

Anyone needing a fix of bikes this afternoon.

Redbull Hardline is on from 2pm from Dyfi in Wales. Anyone not know, google it.

Cycling insanity.

Shame qualifying had to be cancelled yesterday.

 

[mjr]

Anyone needing a fix of bikes this afternoon.

Redbull Hardline is on from 2pm from Dyfi in Wales. Anyone not know, google it.

Cycling insanity.

Apparently on Red Bull TV, available through Apple TV, Pluto and some other streaming services.

 

[fossyant]

Shame qualifying had to be cancelled yesterday.

Flipping windy yesterday in North Wales. Extended coverage today

 

[13 rider]

I didn't get up to see the start ,but just watched the highlights on GCN ,It looks like Anna Kiesenhoffer started the breakaway what a ride . It showed it on GCN but didn't say who it was ,did AVV crash early doors ?

 

[MasterDabber]

Flipping windy yesterday in North Wales. Extended coverage today

Spectacular stuff.... rather them than me. Great skills.

 

[Cathryn]

Noticeable as far as I could see no other rider congratulated the winner or the assumed winner.

The lovely lovely Cecilie did! The Dutch girls were notable in their blanking of the winner! I’m hoping they didn’t realise she was there and went later to congratulate her but it didn’t look good!

 

[mjr]

I didn't get up to see the start ,but just watched the highlights on GCN ,It looks like Anna Kiesenhoffer started the breakaway what a ride . It showed it on GCN but didn't say who it was ,did AVV crash early doors ?

Yes, Norsgaard lost control on the same dodgy road joint as Tao and AvV played G's role of riding into her.

 

[mjr]

Chalkboardgate? Was there a fifth escapologist behind the grassy bend?

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1419324002036862977

 

[rich p]

View: https://twitter.com/NairoInGreen/status/1419202086206689286?s=20

 

[Adam4868]

Tension.....

View: https://twitter.com/Velocipeden/status/1419380473701314567?s=19

 

[mjr]

Kiesenhofer has no plans to turn pro again, it seems

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNrf-bE2oew