Olympic cycling - track and road (may contain spoilers)

[Beebo]

Jack Carlin involved in 2 crashes already.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Jack Carlin involved in 2 crashes already.

Those repêchages turned into an elimination race!

 

[Shadow]

Enjoy watching the Madison. Great race. Danes rode brilliantly. Walls and Hayter good finish.

 

[MasterDabber]

Enjoy watching the Madison. Great race. Danes rode brilliantly. Walls and Hayter good finish.

Yes, good stuff. Also very pleased to see Cav's man, Mørkøv, get his reward for all the work he has done for others.

 

[GuyBoden]

The track events have provided some great entertainment as well as a lot of GB medals.

 

[mjr]

Yes, good stuff. Also very pleased to see Cav's man, Mørkøv, get his reward for all the work he has done for others.

Could be awkward if he waves his Olympic gold at Cav who famously missed out on one, partly due to the madison being dropped from the Olympics while he was world champion.

 

[ColinJ]

The track events have provided some great entertainment as well as a lot of GB medals.

I've been enjoying watching them, especially the Madisons and pursuits.

At least I understand the Madison now. I went to watch a session at the Manchester velodrome shortly after it opened and I didn't know anything about the event back then. I was completely gobsmacked when the Madison started - I really couldn't get my head round what was going on!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've been enjoying watching them, especially the Madisons and pursuits.

At least I understand the Madison now. I went to watch a session at the Manchester velodrome shortly after it opened and I didn't know anything about the event back then. I was completely gobsmacked when the Madison started - I really couldn't get my head round what was going on!

I think it's easier at a velodrome - you get a far better idea of where the pack is. On TV, where the camera understandably focuses on the front riders, you can easily lose the big picture. Even then, it can be pretty confusing.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Wow, I never expected that from Kenny. Luckily, neither did the others, which means he steals the Kierin final. Audacious gold. Seventh heaven!

 

[Beebo]

Is it just me who has the impression that Jason Kenny doesn't have the same 'zip' that he used to have?

This aged well😀

To be fair I don’t think Jason Kenny even believed he could win that if it went down to a bunch sprint so had to pull a massive rabbit out of the hat.

 

[matticus]

Did anyone see Laura's Points Race ride? Was she ever in contention?

 

[Mike_P]

Both have just been rerun, edited in terms of Lauras, on BBC1. Aside from the crash, was eliminated early in the elimination and to get a medal needed to gain a lap in the final but did not; did take the final double point sprint/finish

 

[Va Va Froome]

Great to see cycling still provide a ton of medals.

It’s been great fun from mountain biking, BMX jumps, triathlon, and the velo. But of diversity compared to road all the time!

Enjoyed the Olympics.

 

[Mike_P]

Laura did also win the second event. A trawl of the BBC websites Olympic updates shows Jack Carlin finished eight in the minor Kerin final; there is a great video on there of Jack's reaction to Jasons ride timed at 4:22 (currently page 6)

 

[GuyBoden]

In the Laura Kenny interview, she inferred that she was tired during the elimination round, so kept to the bottom of the track for an easier ride, but that risked elimination. I'm not surprised after the big crash.

I couldn't believe what Jason Kenny did in the Keirin final. Wow, what a ride.......