Chuffy
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Harsh on Miller there?
Olympic RR - Women (spoilers etc)
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Chuffy
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See also Cavendish carrying bottles in the TdF. You can surely be a teamplayer AND a winner.
Andrew_Culture
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Looking forward to this!
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Flying_Monkey
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It's pretty much the same reason as Voeckler is unpopular. She is a very individual rider who always rides her own race, goes with her gut, rides her heart out, and is hard on herself and everyone else. She's neither a conventional team-player nor a tactician. But she has the added problem, which is bizarre but unfortunately still the case in this day and age, that she isn't a 'girly girl', she is, to quote an ex-British Cycling person of my acquaintance, "an animal." And that means that, basically, she doesn't fit in.
But she's probably the most purely talented, instinctive and hard-working female rider GB has had for years. I think she's fantastic, and I wish women's pro-cycling had the levels of investment that would have meant a greater variety of teams and opportunities and for her specifically, a greater continuity and the backing of a particular set-up (like Voeckler has found with Vendee/BlB/Europcar) that would have allowed her to flourish.
But she's probably the most purely talented, instinctive and hard-working female rider GB has had for years. I think she's fantastic, and I wish women's pro-cycling had the levels of investment that would have meant a greater variety of teams and opportunities and for her specifically, a greater continuity and the backing of a particular set-up (like Voeckler has found with Vendee/BlB/Europcar) that would have allowed her to flourish.
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thom
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Her scream when she won in Beijing is one of the abiding memories I have of those games.
It was brilliant and Emma Pooley's TT silver medal was great too.
Let's see how things go tomorrow. I feel that Armitstead has a better chance to get something then Cooke but I'll be supporting both!
Chuffy
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I thought Voeckler was unpopular because he takes the piss in breakaways and plays to the camera? Perhaps it's more because her team mates simply can't trust her and cycling is a team game, even for committed individualists. Hopefully there will be a book or two written on her in the future because it's fascinating.
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thom
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Rain forecasted for tomorrow. I guess with the possibility of falls, this can help a break-away stay away.
Keith Oates
Janner
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I'll be very happy if there is a GB winner tomorrow, but I'll be even happier if it's Nicole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Andrew_Culture
Internet Marketing bod
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Does the race start at the same time as yesterday? I.e 10am?
Andrew_Culture
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Andrew_Culture
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Sorry to be totally helpless, but as the ladies' race starts two hours later than the mens' race does it end at 6pm instead of 4pm?
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thom
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No, there are fewer circuits of Box Hill. Finishing time all depends on how fast they decide to race but Radio 5 are telling people their coverage will be from 3.30 pm
Andrew_Culture
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I was planning on gong out for a ride, but I guess I could postpone 
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aJohnson
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Yeah, it's only 140km and there's only 2 circuits of Box Hill.
