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  • Bryan_Kynsie
    Bryan_Kynsie Posts: 2,179
    According to the interview on the BBC, he admitted he fell off on purpose because he had a slow start and the rules say the race would be restarted. The badminton rules don't say you can't play to lose. Tax avoidance isn't illegal. We won so it's all ok. Britain is full of hypocrisy.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,162
    CharltonKerry said:

    Unfortunately Algrave, we are getting a bit old and technology sometimes by passes us, this was just another one of those occasions, we got sky, sky plus etc, just need someone to show us how to use it all.

    Haha... Luckily my missus is the brains of the outfit here...
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,162
    Bryan_Kynsie said:

    According to the interview on the BBC, he admitted he fell off on purpose because he had a slow start and the rules say the race would be restarted. The badminton rules don't say you can't play to lose. Tax avoidance isn't illegal. We won so it's all ok. Britain is full of hypocrisy.

    It's being so cheerful what keeps him going...
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    ValleyGary said:

    Curb_It said:

    Why is a German cycling for Britain?

    english dad german mum

    Dad was in the army based in germany.

  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    World record! blinking 'ell that was fast.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,877
    Impressive as hell.
    I am now off to the central line - fingers crossed can get through Stratford ok.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Willy Kanis *Snigger*
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,902
    edited August 2012
    they make it look so easy.

    nearly 4 secs ahead of the 2nd placed qualifiers.

    go girls!
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    this fella that they follow slowly for ages looks like a cross between the child catcher and the wicked witch from wizard of oz!
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,928
    whats the deal with the old man riding round for 4 laps on his peddle n pop ?

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  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,902
    another GOLD and another WORLD RECORD-Mens Team Pursuit.

    this sport is the nuts.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,899
    Blimey, watching our fellas just get the world record in the team pursuit just now was like watching an express train!

    Well done lads.
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    Come on Victoria!!!
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,899
    And another in the bag - well done VP!
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,902
    i'm on my bloody feet here.

    brilliant, another GOLD.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,928
    shine166 said:

    whats the deal with the old man riding round for 4 laps on his peddle n pop ?


    that was a genuine noob question, ive never seen track cycling before today
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,899
    shine166 said:

    shine166 said:

    whats the deal with the old man riding round for 4 laps on his peddle n pop ?


    that was a genuine noob question, ive never seen track cycling before today
    Yeah, it's a weird one isn't it. I dunno why the fella doesn't put his foot down and keeps dropping out - he could be on for a gold!
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,902
    shine166 said:

    shine166 said:

    whats the deal with the old man riding round for 4 laps on his peddle n pop ?


    that was a genuine noob question, ive never seen track cycling before today
    he could at least smile the miserable git

  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,877
    He is the pacesetter as such or they would go a lot slower and try and be more tactical. get quicker each lap.

    Only just seen the Pendleton race and cant believe that acceleration that took her to the front
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    shine166 said:

    shine166 said:

    whats the deal with the old man riding round for 4 laps on his peddle n pop ?

    It's the Keirin - Japan's contribution to cycling (alongside Shimano) originally it was developed as a gambling race and became a mainstream race internationally. Strangely considering its Japanese origins there are no Keirin riders of international note although it's still a big sport in Japan.

    The bike is called a "derny" and is a motorised bicycle rather than a motorbike. Anyway as you can see they do several laps of the velodrome, the bike drops away and they have a mad sprint for the line. A great finish by VP - who was so confident/determined that she went really early and took the long way around and still won comfortably.

    The men's Keirin is on Tuesday.

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  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    Kenny fastest qualifier for the Sprint, and Clancy in the time trial of the Omnium also. Our rowing and cycling teams have won about half the medals already
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,973
    Looking forward to Hoy in the Keirin!
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    I fancy Britain to win at least 3/4 more medals out of the 6 events to come. Not sure why some of the events were taken out though, the time trials especially were very popular
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,284
    Absolutely unbeatable at the moment!
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,684
    On fire. Bloody brilliant
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,045
    "Go Dowie Go" - Hmmm, is that an old Charlton flag that she had? ;-)
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,284
    Stig said:

    "Go Dowie Go" - Hmmm, is that an old Charlton flag that she had? ;-)

    Sent a shudder through me that...

  • sralan
    sralan Posts: 2,031
    Absolutely brilliant girls!!!
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    nice to see Canada get on the board too with the bronze, would have given Team GB a better run than the US did!
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,027
    edited August 2012
    cafcfan1990 said:

    I fancy Britain to win at least 3/4 more medals out of the 6 events to come. Not sure why some of the events were taken out though, the time trials especially were very popular

    One simple reason. The UCI (the cycling governing body) threw a mental when they saw Team GB dominate the last Olympics and changed the rules so it couldnt happen again.

    (Well...so they thought anyway ;-)

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