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Thedelldays

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Hoy an his team just destroyed their way Into the final

 

 

Apparently, the authorities in the last few years were not to chipper about us destroying the field and want in on all our cycle technology and training

The Kraken

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Hoy an his team just destroyed their way Into the final

 

 

Apparently, the authorities in the last few years were not to chipper about us destroying the field and want in on all our cycle technology and training

F*ck em. Apparently we've brought out new technology just for this games to give us another advantage.

 

Its a bit weird when anything less than 8 golds will be deemed as a slight failure, but our cycling squad really is quite breathtaking.

Thedelldays

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F*ck em. Apparently we've brought out new technology just for this games to give us another advantage.

 

Its a bit weird when anything less than 8 golds will be deemed as a slight failure, but our cycling squad really is quite breathtaking.

 

With Pendleton and her mate disqualified can we do it?

 

China háve now lost the gold for the same thing

Thedelldays

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Seems like a silly rule really. Ruined that event as a spectacle.

 

It has really. The fellas on the beeb saying this has been a problem for ages and the authorities won't change it

Stu Man Do

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Seems ridiculous that there is no right of appeal when even the clearly cheating badminton players got that! Big shame for the younger girl though let's hope she gets another chance in Rio.

The Kraken

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With Pendleton and her mate disqualified can we do it?

 

China háve now lost the gold for the same thing

8 golds was probably something we won't repeat. We should still get at least 3 or 4 but it seems as if other countries have caught up a bit, and we're no longer the favourites in some events we won in Beijing.

 

Stupid rule that, and as its caught out the top 2 teams here plus teams in the World Championships they really need to revisit it.

 

Hopefully Sir Chris and his boys can make up for it shortly, going to be very close though.

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8 golds was probably something we won't repeat. We should still get at least 3 or 4 but it seems as if other countries have caught up a bit, and we're no longer the favourites in some events we won in Beijing.

 

Stupid rule that, and as its caught out the top 2 teams here plus teams in the World Championships they really need to revisit it.

 

Hopefully Sir Chris and his boys can make up for it shortly, going to be very close though.

agree with this. 2008 was probably our best and the rest have indeed caught up a bit.

 

Here we go.....

Thedelldays

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To have the 2nd quickest starter in the world and having two of the worlds best behind you. You are going to get destroyed as an opponent

 

Let alone giving Hoy a lead FFS

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Take that Fritz

Hindes is dual nationality - German & British. Up to 2010 he was riding for Germany and needed the IOC to waive the qualification by residence rules so that he could ride for GB 2 years earlier than he would otherwise be able.

hypochondriac

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Same could be said of the track events. I think it's great to be honest.

 

Not really. How many of the track events are won by multiple people? There aren't that many track events anyway compared to the swimming. Not to say I don't enjoy it though.

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So just back from the beach volleyball. Good evening out. Atmosphere was great. They've got the voice over guy from Chris Moyles Quiz Night/x factor who Works the crowd really well. The British women's pair came out and the place erupted. And they weren't too shabby. Even at 2230 they were in bikinis. Their Austrian Opponents had t-shirts on which was disappointing. Brits got knocked out but their bending over in front of us was good. And the games were good as well.

 

Between match entertainment was a bunch of birds in bikinis dancing around.

 

Took some pictures so will upload them if I can work out how.

 

On the whole it was a good event.

 

(and for those on troop watch, they seemed to be enjoying it as well)

Thedelldays

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Same could be said of the track events. I think it's great to be honest.

 

It nothing like the track events.

Even the track cycling, they will do two different events

 

Track Athletics... 2 events or may be 3 at a push with a relay

 

Lochte, phelps, franklin and others that do freestyle. All enter god knows how many events. Swimming seems to favour heavily the freestyle side of swimming

 

100, 200

Freestyle, medley, butterfly, backstroke

 

Throw in the relays

 

It is something when they get less than 10 mins between medal events. I now it shows they are very good but it also highlights the mental amount of races there are

alpine_saint

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So just back from the beach volleyball. Good evening out. Atmosphere was great. They've got the voice over guy from Chris Moyles Quiz Night/x factor who Works the crowd really well. The British women's pair came out and the place erupted. And they weren't too shabby. Even at 2230 they were in bikinis. Their Austrian Opponents had t-shirts on which was disappointing. Brits got knocked out but their bending over in front of us was good. And the games were good as well.

 

Between match entertainment was a bunch of birds in bikinis dancing around.

 

Took some pictures so will upload them if I can work out how.

 

On the whole it was a good event.

 

(and for those on troop watch, they seemed to be enjoying it as well)

 

Considering the climate they live in (bloody hot summers, bloody cold winters), Austrians have no physical robustness against temperature, wind or humidity whatsoever. When its cold they put 20 layers on, when its hot they prance around naked and still whine. And dont get me started on when there is a bit of breeze (even if just from slightly hard-blowin car air-conditioning), and the immediate outbreak of severe sort throats. If those Austrian beach volleyballers hadnt worn t-shirts last night, they'd be blocking up NHS hospital beds today with chronic pneumonia.

 

I remember once in late spring sat with my wife at an outside cafe, and every time the sun went behind a cloud, she whined and put her cardigan on, and as soon as the sun came out again she whined and took it off. F**king pathetic. They dont get it when my son comes to early spring football training wearing shorts, FFS.

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From an Oz perspective, we're being treated to archery. What the F are they using to fire the arrows, not something the guys at Agincourt would recognise! I have fallen in love with the Dutch heptathelete. But only coz she is pretty, I am not getting off on the bodies of the skinny female atheletes - not even the beach volley ballers. Need a bit more meat, if you ask me.

This Charming Man

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I've managed to acquire myself a ticket for the morning session tomorrow in the Olympic Stadium. Looking forward to it and also can't wait to have a stroll around the Olympic Park. It does look amazing from what I've seen on TV.

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Wow, Jessica Ennis. Set a time good enough to qualify for the Olympic 100 meter hurdles final in the Heptathlon.

 

I think I love her a little bit.

This Charming Man

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Wow, Jessica Ennis. Set a time good enough to qualify for the Olympic 100 meter hurdles final in the Heptathlon.

 

I think I love her a little bit.

 

She's doing the long jump and javelin tomorrow. Might have to take my binoculars and a box of tissues.

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Hang on, that time would not just have got her to the final. It would have won her individual gold in the 100m hurdle finals in Beijing.

 

Wow, just wow.

The Kraken

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Wow, Jessica Ennis. Set a time good enough to qualify for the Olympic 100 meter hurdles final in the Heptathlon.

 

I think I love her a little bit.

 

A bit more than that; BBC just saying her time was exactly the same as the one that won gold in Beijing.

 

Edit: what you said!

Thedelldays

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A bit more than that; BBC just saying her time was exactly the same as the one that won gold in Beijing.

 

Edit: what you said!

the bird who won that event...and just specialises in the hurdles can't believe how good ennis is considering she is a decathlete

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Oh, just great.

 

There is now a stink wafting out of the velodrome about the yesterday's men's Team Sprint result too..

 

Is it me, or has the rest of the cycling world got Team GB in its cross-hairs ? They know we are miles ahead in cycling, so are looking for every single nuance to protest.

 

Yes, Hindes allegedly deliberate crash sounds a bit unsporting, but not being a close follower of track cycling I would expect it happens reasonably often.

Thedelldays

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Oh, just great.

 

There is now a stink wafting out of the velodrome about the yesterday's men's Team Sprint result too..

 

Is it me, or has the rest of the cycling world got Team GB in its cross-hairs ? They know we are miles ahead in cycling, so are looking for every single nuance to protest.

 

Yes, Hindes allegedly deliberate crash sounds a bit unsporting, but not being a close follower of track cycling I would expect it happens reasonably often.

isn't there a no protest rule in track cycling..

the authorities have awarded the prize etc

alpine_saint

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isn't there a no protest rule in track cycling..

the authorities have awarded the prize etc

 

Well, I know there are no appeals, so it makes sense there is no direct formal protests.

 

But someone is bringing this and Pendletons illegal changeover to the officials attention. Why have they just made some sort of statement about Hindes ? Someone has asked the question or pointed it out.

This Charming Man

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From the Beeb;

 

"News from the velodrome now. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and world cycling's governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI) both say Britain's gold medal in Thursday's men's team sprint will stand despite Team GB's lead-off man Philip Hindes admitting he deliberately crashed to force a restart after making a slow start to their heat."

 

Why on earth would he admit that?!

This Charming Man

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Well, I know there are no appeals, so it makes sense there is no direct formal protests.

 

But someone is bringing this and Pendletons illegal changeover to the officials attention. Why have they just made some sort of statement about Hindes ? Someone has asked the question or pointed it out.

 

The Chinese women got demoted from Gold to Silver for the exact same thing and apparently loads were disqualified at the World Championship's for the same thing. They announced a while ago they were going to clamp down on it, so you can't really complain.

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From the Beeb;

 

"News from the velodrome now. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and world cycling's governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI) both say Britain's gold medal in Thursday's men's team sprint will stand despite Team GB's lead-off man Philip Hindes admitting he deliberately crashed to force a restart after making a slow start to their heat."

 

Why on earth would he admit that?!

 

Perhaps because it is indeed commonplace and a blind eye turned (as confirmed by this statement) ?

 

I would like to know who is doing the nudging. It must be a Yank or a Jap.

Thedelldays

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From the Beeb;

 

"News from the velodrome now. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and world cycling's governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI) both say Britain's gold medal in Thursday's men's team sprint will stand despite Team GB's lead-off man Philip Hindes admitting he deliberately crashed to force a restart after making a slow start to their heat."

 

Why on earth would he admit that?!

I think he was put on the spot to the world when asked that question........he is only a teenager..i bet he was kicking himself after though.

alpine_saint

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I think he was put on the spot to the world when asked that question........he is only a teenager..i bet he was kicking himself after though.

 

Yes, maybe they have considered the context. Some reference has been made by Team GB about comments being "lost in translation"

The Kraken

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I think he was put on the spot to the world when asked that question........he is only a teenager..i bet he was kicking himself after though.

 

Bear in mind he's German and has only lived here for 2 years. There were other questions that he was asked that he clearly didn't understand probably. Although it does sound a little bit dodgy....

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