Track racing, Rio 2016 **spoilers**

[iandg]

Skinner out - a shame

 

[coffeejo]

Bum.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Pretty clear, though.

I still disagree with those who think that Park's crash was Cav's fault. If you watch the replays with more camera angles, you will see that it's Park who is most responsible for the incident. It was difficult to see from the live coverage, but I guess I had the advantage of watching it for the first time later. Several views are available to the race officials and if there had been clear evidence of it being Cav's fault, he would have been out. They don't play favourites as Skinner has just found out.

 

[iandg]

Yeah but Cav himself has admitted it was his fault?

IMO (as I've said upstream) it was just one of those things that happens on the track. You see a gap, you check, you move and someone fills the space from a blind spot - crash.

You take a chance when you decide to move through on the inside in a fast race.

I've done it myself both ways and got the scars as a result.

 

[brommers]

Seems a strange rule that the American was impeded by Skinner and the Malaysian got the nod. IMO they should have had a re-run without Skinner.

 

[HF2300]

Seems a strange rule that the American was impeded by Skinner and the Malaysian got the nod. IMO they should have had a re-run without Skinner.

Them's not the rules, though. You transgress, you get relegated, everyone else gets moved up.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I just saw Callum's first keirin of the day. The Venezuelan pulled out quickly while Callum was alongside just as the derny left the track and it disrupted him so much that in effect his race was over.

 

[oldroadman]

I'm a massive Cav fan, and also massively ignorant about track racing. It looked like it was his fault to me, and I was waiting for a man to start waving a board about saying "Come in Cav, your time is up". Quite a relief when Boardman was utterly unperturbed by it

But if you want some real anti Cav sentiment, and have a smattering of French, search twitter for #JO2016 and Cavendish

French always get annoyed when people they don't think should be that good beat their riders. If you want to wind them up, ask how long since a Frenchman won TdF....

 

[coffeejo]

Too lazy to look back or to Google to see when the cycling starts this evening (or afternoon if you're in Rio). Can someone refresh my memory?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Too lazy to look back or to Google to see when the cycling starts this evening (or afternoon if you're in Rio). Can someone refresh my memory?

8pm
20:00 - 21:02 Women's Sprint Semifinals
20:10 - 20:36 Women's Omnium Flying Lap 5\6
20:46 - 20:58 Men's Keirin Second Round
21:05 - 21:42 Women's Omnium Points Race 6\6
21:44 - 22:30 Women's Sprint Finals
22:14 - 22:26 Men's Keirin Finals

 

[iandg]

Just seen another video with more detail - Park was looking behind and then drifted up the track whilst Cav was moving down - definitely not Cav's fault, just another track incident.

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-...causes-horrible-crash-in-olympic-points-race/

 

[coffeejo]

8pm
20:00 - 21:02 Women's Sprint Semifinals
20:10 - 20:36 Women's Omnium Flying Lap 5\6
20:46 - 20:58 Men's Keirin Second Round
21:05 - 21:42 Women's Omnium Points Race 6\6
21:44 - 22:30 Women's Sprint Finals
22:14 - 22:26 Men's Keirin Finals

Thank you, kind sir. I'd offer you cake as a reward but someone seems to have stolen it all.

 

[coffeejo]

Just seen another video with more detail - Park was looking behind and then drifted up the track whilst Cav was moving down - definitely not Cav's fault, just another track incident.

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-...causes-horrible-crash-in-olympic-points-race/

Wow, the comments are brutal.

 

[iandg]

Wow, the comments are brutal.

I hadn't looked at the comments

 

[coffeejo]

I hadn't looked at the comments

I don't normally but couldn't help myself. That's my curiosity sated for another month or so.