Olympic cycling - track and road (may contain spoilers)

[Cathryn]

Hoover's wheelsucking Walls makes a strange phrase.

I've forgotten co-commentator Jo's surname and it's annoying me. Can anyone remind me?

Rowsall-Shand?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Hoover's wheelsucking Walls makes a strange phrase.

I've forgotten co-commentator Jo's surname and it's annoying me. Can anyone remind me?

Rowsell or sometimes Rowsell-Shand.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Rowsall-Shand?

Ah, thanks. Her name had completely slipped my mind.

 

[Va Va Froome]

Is this Walls race on BBC 1 live?

I’m so nervous but I’ve watched stuff this Olympics thinking it’s live and it’s not been!

 

[Va Va Froome]

That’s more like it!

What a result for Walls!

 

[Cathryn]

GOLD!!!!! Lovely.

 

[vickster]

Is this Walls race on BBC 1 live?

I’m so nervous but I’ve watched stuff this Olympics thinking it’s live and it’s not been!

Yes should be as the headlines get updated just after the cover

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Superb riding from Walls.

(Really unlucky crash for Marchant in the keirin earlier today. Shame, because she was looking really strong.)

 

[Va Va Froome]

Brilliant: they are talking about the Maddison event on tv.

It‘a been a while but it’s back!

 

[matticus]

Would something similar be legal in a road TT?

I think you would need some brakes!
;-)

I have a hunch that the aero benefit is tiny - which may be why we're not winning everything. But you can see why it should/might work; the rider's legs are disrupting the airflow so much in that "channel", that putting the frame+forks inline seems like it might allow clean air-flow down the gap [between wheels and rider]. A nice idea 👍

So anyway, in the real world with more crosswinds and the like ... well I'm going to speculate it won't have a big effect on the marketplace with UK testers. You can all quote me on this

 

[Beebo]

I think you’re right.
Not sure it would work outdoors with cross winds, hills and corners.
But who knows.
I’m certainly not buying one to test my theory.
where would I put my rack and panniers?😀

I think you would need some brakes!
;-)

I have a hunch that the aero benefit is tiny - which may be why we're not winning everything. But you can see why it should/might work; the rider's legs are disrupting the airflow so much in that "channel", that putting the frame+forks inline seems like it might allow clean air-flow down the gap [between wheels and rider]. A nice idea 👍

So anyway, in the real world with more crosswinds and the like ... well I'm going to speculate it won't have a big effect on the marketplace with UK testers. You can all quote me on this

 

[Dogtrousers]

Would something similar be legal in a road TT?

Funny you should say that ...

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Hope unveils prototype for road-going version of Team GB’s Lotus track bike​

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/hope-unveils-prototype-road-going-gb-track-bike-285423

 

[MasterDabber]

Funny you should say that ...

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Hope unveils prototype for road-going version of Team GB’s Lotus track bike​

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/hope-unveils-prototype-road-going-gb-track-bike-285423

Now that really hurts the eyes.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Now that really hurts the eyes.

Just in case anyone thought they were keeping themselves safe by not clicking the link ...

 

[Mike_P]

Something else to overtake me in a flash