Crikey, Hughes being disqualified before even starting 100 metre ...
All the finishers still finished sub 10 seconds.
All medal winners set a PB as well… awesome race.
That mixed with the high jump and triple was a great watch.
Oh…
https://twitter.com/afidelf/status/1421847924624052225?s=21
Catri-Owna
KatrEE-ona
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Germans have just smashed the women's Team Pursuit WR by 3 seconds in qualifying.
3 seconds in TP time is a country mile.
That's just 😲
Still some surprises, Australia haven't qualified for a medal run.
US just beat the old WR and are still 2.8 down.
GB loading up now. On their new Lotus-Hope kit.
Wow that was tense! Just fell apart in the final few moments.
This TP is rapid.
Finals are going to be good, aren’t they?
Can't wait for the final, Kate Archibald was impressive
Sifan Hassan incredibly impressive in the womens 1500m, gets taken out with 500m to go, miles behind, still wins her heat.
Laura Muir doing what needed done, superb.
Skateboarding on Thursday! Have you seen who is the women's athlete for GB? Amazing:
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1440048-brown-sky.htm
Sorry, shouldnt' forget the old lady of the team, Bombette!
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1440051-martin-bombette.htm
Ooofff he’s got a tyre mark down his face
Snapping handlebars is PROPER hardcore. There'll be some discussion with the manufacturers I bet!
Snapping handlebars is PROPER hardcore. There’ll be some discussion with the manufacturers I bet!
They'll have been 3D printed - possibly even in house.
Bloody lucky he was at the back of the line, if that had happened while he was leading or swinging up the track, he'd have taken out the entire team. Good that he's basically OK.
Ooofff he’s got a tyre mark down his face
It's not a tyre mark, it's where he cleverly used his face to gently brake to a stop.
Snapping handlebars is PROPER hardcore. There’ll be some discussion with the manufacturers I bet!
From the brief camera shot I saw it looked like it was integral with the stem and broke off at the steerer. They'll have spares but that guy's going to have serious trust issues!
Bloody lucky he was at the back of the line
Just what I was thinking. Imagine the carnage if he's been at the front 😲
light, strong, expensive. Pick 3 and still smash your face into the boards!
Pro cyclists are so hardcore. That guy hit the ground at speed and his immediate reaction was to be furious. He then walked to the pits and just looked pissed off.
If that was me I'd still be curled up in ball crying.
Just caught the penalty shootout for the hockey. First off, the format is so much more of a contest than in footie. Secondly I know they are padded up but still those goalies are proper hardcore. And GB made it through to the semis!
They used to have that style of shootout when the US started soccer leagues in the 70's, all games would be played to a result, US crowds couldn't deal with draws.
They're a bit too easy in football, unless you have a defender introduced maybe chasing from 5 yards further back, or a substantial time pressure it's too skewed in favour of the attacker
Not sure about the shin tape but they really need to look where they're going.
What's Danish for SMIDSY?
I don’t think the Danish rider was saying sorry seeing the grief he was giving Charlie Tanfield whilst he was on the deck…should have got up and smacked him the chops for being a di*k.
Yeah I hope the Danish rider apologises after he calms down
Loving the climbing!
Speed not quite as much, but the bouldering is great, and really looking forward to lead!
Hope that the scoring doesn’t make it all about the speed result.
Danes should be DQ just for their front rider being a complete dick. He behaved like a White Van Man who sideswipes you then screams at you for scraping his door!!
Some of the times in the velodrome are eye watering. Team GB improved on previous times, but the others have really upped their games.
Some of the times in the velodrome are eye watering. Team GB improved on previous times, but the others have really upped their games.
In the 5 years since Rio, the Women's TP time has come down by 6 seconds. That's just mind-blowing! 2 or 3 seconds yes. Six?! WTF?!
Any news on what is happening with the Men's race? Does the GB vs Den heat get re-run or is it deemed that the Danes got the catch?
I reckon the lead Danish rider didn't realise Tanfield was man 3, think he figured he was the jettisoned man 4 who shouldn't have been there (unlike a gapped man 3, who should).
Bit shady that the Danes weren't DQ'd for the illegal kit, just told to stop using it. Rules not really being applied consistently IMO.
The German women's TP was astounding.
Think the Danes go through, from the Guardian:
The UCI deliberated for half an hour before announcing that Denmark would advance to a final against Italy on Wednesday
Bit shady that the Danes weren’t DQ’d for the illegal kit, just told to stop using it. Rules not really being applied consistently IMO.
Does look a bit Cheaty McCheatfeet doesn't it.
Danes should be DQ just for their front rider being a complete dick
Probably a bit harsh to DQ the team but certainly a case for banning the rider who caused the crash from the final.
Any news on what is happening with the Men’s race? Does the GB vs Den heat get re-run or is it deemed that the Danes got the catch?
As things stand, Danes got the catch and go to the final. GB are in 7/8 playoff based on Charlie getting back on his bike and finishing. There are expected to be appeals tomorrow before racing starts
100 % agree with this though
Probably a bit harsh to DQ the team but certainly a case for banning the rider who caused the crash from the final.
Is Christian Horner writing our appeal documents?
Bit shady that the Danes weren’t DQ’d for the illegal kit, just told to stop using it. Rules not really being applied consistently IMO.
I've read that they had cleared the use of the tape with officials only for it to be rescinded after other teams complained. But at time of racing it was fine.
Well, the climbing is fun.
That lead wall is $%^&ing brutal.
WHERE'S THE DERNY!!!
Not all progress is progress.
Men's Team Pursuit up any minute, can't wait (even though there's no Team GB in it).
Katy Marchant relegated in the Keirin for going above the red line. Sounds like that's that, not even to the repechage even though she didn't particularly affect anyone and won by a length. Hardly like she just rode into the back of someone else, which is apparently OK.
Interesting as they said the track was a bit longer and thinner than usual, so the pursuit riders would be going black on corners to red on straights to round it off a bit, I wonder if the natural full gas sprint line pushes you a bit higher?
WHERE’S THE DERNY!!!
There's no derny? 😳
There's a bloke on an ebike.......adds insult to injury.
But it only goes up to 50 kph, leaves a lap earlier (safety apparently) and doesn't fill the velodrome with smoke and the smell of 2 stroke
That's a bit rubbish. Not the same without clouds of blue smoke.
Mind you, I was wondering last week if there's a derny-paced LEJOG record...
Marchant wins again in the repechage, looking very impressive.
That "derny" is pathetic.
They had an electric derny for a while which was bad enough, that is just a de-restricted e-bike. It's not a Keirin without a rumbly little farty 2-stroke. IMHO.