Love it all. Enjoy watching athletics on the telly more than football now.
Swimming, cycling, rowing, badminton, archery, sports i have no interest in at all yet if someone is on the screen with a Union Jack on, i become an avid fan. Have admiration and envy for anyone who is reaches that level in any sport.
Will be setting a 3am alarm to cheer on the swimmer !
what a great swim,completely smashed the rest.ben ainslie was unlucky to have the race abandoned with no wind,so no gold.the yank must be so pleased as ainslie was forcing him out of any medal.stephen burke in the cycling was quality too,looked out of it before cranking it up to win on last lap.
Yeah BFR, but I can' t relly imagine a German commentator showing too outward emotion about anything. I'm sure they are very precise and professional at all times.
The bloke on the BBC was encouraging people to shout and cheer at their telly's as they started to reel the Aussies in - I kid you not. Obviously I didn't want to let the fella down so gave them a bit of a roar myself!
I have watched a lot of the olympics this year,this despite being originally apathetic towards the build up. The bit that has drawn me in is the realisation that our athletes work so hard in training before this mostly in obscurity in total dedication to their sport. It takes a lot of self belief and a huge amount of effort. What seems to be lacking is any arrogance, most of them seem unassuming and quick to acknowledge the support they have had round them. Their delight in winning anything or just being there has been great to watch. So good luck to them, how must it feel to have all that work rewarded with a medal eh.
Great stuff so far this morning, but no idea what was just going on in that men's cycling points race. Any of you cyclists (Rothko?) care to explain???!! Somehow we got a bronze...
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It is an Olympic discipline.
In this endurance race, points are awarded to the first five finishers of sprints. The sprints usually occur every ten laps on a 250m track, or more often on bigger tracks. The winner of the race is the person who accumulates the most points and is on the leading lap. Sometimes laps will not take automatic precedence, and instead 20 points are awarded to a rider who gains a lap.
Because a large group of riders has an aerodynamic advantage over riders on their own or in a small group, races typically proceed with most riders in a large bunch and then sprinting at each point-scoring interval (often assisted by teammates, who expend energy to aerodynamically "tow" their colleagues to the front of the pack, then peel off to let them sprint for the line). However, the points race also offers opportunities for riders who cannot sprint as fast but can maintain a high speed for some distance, as they — either individually or in small groups — attempt to break away from the main field.
With so many competing riders on a relatively small track all sticking closely together to gain optimum aerodynamic advantage, crashes are not uncommon. Similarly, because of the large numbers involved, abject confusion on the part of the viewer is not uncommon, either.
The points race (because of its length) is not usually held in an omnium track race (unless it is a shortened distance). This means cyclists often have to go to larger events to take part in a major points race. Cyclists determine position in a points race whilst riding at high speeds around a banked track with 30 or more riders.
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Swimming, cycling, rowing, badminton, archery, sports i have no interest in at all yet if someone is on the screen with a Union Jack on, i become an avid fan. Have admiration and envy for anyone who is reaches that level in any sport.
Will be setting a 3am alarm to cheer on the swimmer !
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And if you did then well worth the loss of sleep, another gold and a WR to boot.
my thoughts are with the rest of the world today.
The cyclist are tearing up the velodrome
The lights must've been on red!
;o)
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By contrast, watching on German Eurosport they made it sound like a training race.
The bloke on the BBC was encouraging people to shout and cheer at their telly's as they started to reel the Aussies in - I kid you not. Obviously I didn't want to let the fella down so gave them a bit of a roar myself!
;o)
Keirin racing is madness
The bit that has drawn me in is the realisation that our athletes work so hard in training before this mostly in obscurity in total dedication to their sport. It takes a lot of self belief and a huge amount of effort. What seems to be lacking is any arrogance, most of them seem unassuming and quick to acknowledge the support they have had round them.
Their delight in winning anything or just being there has been great to watch. So good luck to them, how must it feel to have all that work rewarded with a medal eh.
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It is an Olympic discipline.
In this endurance race, points are awarded to the first five finishers of sprints. The sprints usually occur every ten laps on a 250m track, or more often on bigger tracks. The winner of the race is the person who accumulates the most points and is on the leading lap. Sometimes laps will not take automatic precedence, and instead 20 points are awarded to a rider who gains a lap.
Because a large group of riders has an aerodynamic advantage over riders on their own or in a small group, races typically proceed with most riders in a large bunch and then sprinting at each point-scoring interval (often assisted by teammates, who expend energy to aerodynamically "tow" their colleagues to the front of the pack, then peel off to let them sprint for the line). However, the points race also offers opportunities for riders who cannot sprint as fast but can maintain a high speed for some distance, as they — either individually or in small groups — attempt to break away from the main field.
With so many competing riders on a relatively small track all sticking closely together to gain optimum aerodynamic advantage, crashes are not uncommon. Similarly, because of the large numbers involved, abject confusion on the part of the viewer is not uncommon, either.
The points race (because of its length) is not usually held in an omnium track race (unless it is a shortened distance). This means cyclists often have to go to larger events to take part in a major points race. Cyclists determine position in a points race whilst riding at high speeds around a banked track with 30 or more riders.
Can Bradley Wiggins win a gold?