Track racing, Rio 2016 **spoilers**

[Buddfox]

In the what?

Women's two person dinghy (we're out of the medals in the men's).

Off topic, but the sailing coverage has been my biggest gripe of the games, and this hasn't been the BBC's fault (I don't think). They've had to move a lot of the racing off shore due to poor wind and there's been very limited coverage. It's a shame, because it's great to watch and GB has been doing well. Even the medal deciding races have rarely been on.

 

[HF2300]

Eilers all the way there.

 

[HF2300]

Women's two person dinghy (we're out of the medals in the men's).

Off topic, but the sailing coverage has been my biggest gripe of the games, and this hasn't been the BBC's fault (I don't think). They've had to move a lot of the racing off shore due to poor wind and there's been very limited coverage. It's a shame, because it's great to watch and GB has been doing well. Even the medal deciding races have rarely been on.

Yes, I think they've been stuffed by the timing and weather. It has been online, but they haven't really been able to feature it on terrestrial except at strange times.

 

[smutchin]

Eilers looks strong. Disappointing from Pervis, but was he impeded?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Boardman thought Pervis was cut up, personally, I thought Pervis cut Webster up.

 

[iandg]

Is there other non-cycling stuff going on then in this Olympic thingy?

 

[Buddfox]

Yes, I think they've been stuffed by the timing and weather. It has been online, but they haven't really been able to feature it on terrestrial except at strange times.

I've been trying to find it online and failing as well - every time I clicked on the live coverage I got the windsurfing, when I knew there were also Laser and other races going on at the same time. But maybe just looking in the wrong place.

 

[themosquitoking]

Let's hope funding and support for track cycling continues to grow.

With this medal haul i would imagine it would increase quite a lot.

 

[Buddfox]

With this medal haul i would imagine it would increase quite a lot.

Let's hope so, but it's already the richest sport. Will we do better than 2012?

EDIT: just checked, we had 8 golds, two silvers and two bronzes. This time we should get 7 golds (or 6 depending on how Becky James gets on), three silvers and perhaps another bronze on the track (Marchant), plus whatever we get out of the BMX. Don't think we will medal in the mountain biking. But being one gold down will count for the funders (and not in a good way).

 

[Buddfox]

Isn't it about time that the events in the women's omnium were the same as for the men?

 

[rich p]

I read that they'd set fire to the MTB course.

 

[Buddfox]

I read that they'd set fire to the MTB course.

Should make for a more lively event...!

 

[coffeejo]

Massive cheer for Trott.

 

[themosquitoking]

Let's hope so, but it's already the richest sport. Will we do better than 2012?

EDIT: just checked, we had 8 golds, two silvers and two bronzes. This time we should get 7 golds (or 6 depending on how Becky James gets on), three silvers and perhaps another bronze on the track (Marchant), plus whatever we get out of the BMX. Don't think we will medal in the mountain biking. But being one gold down will count for the funders (and not in a good way).

Seeing as you have the facts at hand would you mind me asking what we won last time that we didn't win this time? I hope it isn't womens team pursuit.

 

[Buddfox]

Seeing as you have the facts at hand would you mind me asking what we won last time that we didn't win this time? I hope it isn't womens team pursuit.

I think Wiggo in the time trial

EDIT: it's more complex than that. Changes as follows:

In 2012, Wiggo won the time trial, Froome got bronze, in 2016 we just got bronze (Froome)
Men's RR - no change, no medals
Women's RR - Armitstead got silver in 2012, nothing this time around
Women's TT - no change, no medals

Men's team sprint, men's individual sprint, women's team pursuit, men's team pursuit - gold in both years
Women's keirin - Pendleton won, Becky James came second
Women's individual sprint - Pendleton got silver, let's see what Becky James and Katy Marchant do
Men's keirin - Hoy got gold, Kenny let's see
Women's team sprint, no medals in either year
Men's omnium - Cav's silver was an upgrade on Ed Clancy's bronze
Women's omnium - Laura Trott should retain her title

No medals in 2012 in mountain biking or BMX, but we have chances in the BMX