2016 Olympic Cycling (Spoilers likely!)

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2016 Olympic Cycling (Spoilers likely!)
aracer
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Wow, big splits!

Posted 8 years ago

crazy-legs
Full Member

Wow, big splits!

That’s what happens when Steve Cummings sits on the front and puts a bit of pressure on!

Posted 8 years ago

legend
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Poels blowing up?!?

Posted 8 years ago

dragon
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No radios is good, you have to think for yourself.

This course is brutal; cobbles, cross winds, steep climbs and techy descents. Whoever wins deserves it.

Posted 8 years ago

crazy-legs
Full Member

Looks like a cracking course actually although spectators seem a little thin on the ground… The coast road looks beautiful – wonder how clean that sea is… ❓

Couldn’t bloody move for spectators on the entire Olympic course in London!

Posted 8 years ago

mikey74
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FFS Chris finish your mouthful before speaking 🙂

Posted 8 years ago

pictonroad
Full Member

Where is it on? rowing on 1, hockey on olympics channel.

Posted 8 years ago

crazy-legs
Full Member

Has Chris Froome broken yet another Pinarello?

Posted 8 years ago

legend
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crazy-legs – Member
Has Chris Froome broken yet another Pinarello?

Battery for the motor was flat

Posted 8 years ago

richmars
Full Member

It was mentioned on BBC that some people are having problems with the red button. I am, doesn’t work. Seems older TV now don’t work.

Posted 8 years ago

crazy-legs
Full Member

Battery for the motor was flat

It seemed to be a fairly well planned change, I reckon he had one of those cobbled classics Pinarellos with the rear suspension elastomer and he’s now swapped it to his regular Dogma.
He certainly didn’t seem panicked by it.

Those colour change Specializeds look nice.

Posted 8 years ago

pictonroad
Full Member

Fed up with the BBC, my freeview box is less than a year old and now the red button doesn’t work as its old tech. 🙄

Posted 8 years ago

chakaping
Full Member

Lack of on-screen gap time is annoying. They should have hired ASO’s broadcast team.

It’s because of the stupid decision not to allow radios: You either allow them for all pro events, or none.

Why?

Posted 8 years ago

nickjb
Free Member

Fed up with the BBC, my freeview box is less than a year old and now the red button doesn’t work as its old tech.

Should just be on a channel. Something high like 302 or 601

Posted 8 years ago

crazy-legs
Full Member

Been working fine on my red button.
Back on BBC1 now.

Posted 8 years ago

CaptainFlashheart
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Those colour change Specializeds look nice.

Was looking at one in the LBS this morning.

Delicious.

Posted 8 years ago

MrWoppit
Free Member

iPlayer. 12 events available. Red button technology is dead.

Posted 8 years ago

crazy-legs
Full Member

Was looking at one in the LBS this morning.

Delicious.

You may buy me one. 61cm.
Thanks

Posted 8 years ago

teamhurtmore
Free Member

Stupid question but who is riding a spesh and what colour are they?

Enough of the commentary, looking forward to the climb starting!

Posted 8 years ago

crazy-legs
Full Member

Stupid question but who is riding a spesh and what colour are they?

A lot of riders are on their regular team bikes – G & CF are on their Pinarellos, Steve Cummings is on Cervelo for example so it’s not necessarily a nationality thing.
The Spesh bikes are bright yellow cos it’s warmer than 22C. They’re orange below that temperature. Certainly a few of the Belgians are riding them.

Posted 8 years ago

ChunkyMTB
Free Member

3 left…

Posted 8 years ago

dirtyrider
Free Member

Was looking at one in the LBS this morning.

why didn’t they put S-Works on the down tube? 😡

noticed the new contador replica on the Sigma site too, any one know if these are coming in other sizes?

http://www.sigmasport.co.uk/item/Specialized/Contador-S-Works-Tarmac-AG-Chrome-Frameset/E40M

Posted 8 years ago

crazy-legs
Full Member

why didn’t they put S-Works on the down tube?

Olympic branding rules.
You’re only allowed one logo so to have both Specialized and S-Works would contravene that.

Honestly, you wouldn’t believe the pages and pages of shite that gets into the brand guidelines.

I was working on anti-doping at the 2012 Games – thankfully we were a bit more low-key than regular Games Makers but the brand guidelines we had to adhere to when on site were insane.

Posted 8 years ago

CaptainFlashheart
Free Member

“Big bang at the finish line” apparently. Hopefully nothing serious.

Posted 8 years ago

MrWoppit
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Edit.

Posted 8 years ago

mrblobby
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Pretty savage pace being set.

Posted 8 years ago

MrWoppit
Free Member

Admiring Chris Boardman’s patience with the other commentator who keeps interrupting him…

Posted 8 years ago

chakaping
Full Member

And talking shite.

Posted 8 years ago

ChunkyMTB
Free Member

Explosion was controlled. Suspect package….

Posted 8 years ago

MrWoppit
Free Member

Feeling quite inspired. Might go for a bit of a road ride meself in the morning…

Posted 8 years ago

aracer
Free Member

Indeed. Youview box here, £50 on ebay – HD twin tuner Freeview recorder for old tech (which TBH is still preferable if you remember to record something as you can skip the ads), all the apps for multi channel modern viewing.

Posted 8 years ago

aracer
Free Member

So what was up with the package, I heard them talking about something on the radio when I was out, but couldn’t find any cycling commentary?

Posted 8 years ago

m0rk
Free Member

It was just in the news… bag of clothes left

Posted 8 years ago

chakaping
Full Member

Still no idea how it’s going to pan out.

The only thing I’d put money on is nibali having a dig in a bit.

Posted 8 years ago

snotrag
Full Member

Guys – sat in tenerife Airport, any ideas how I can watch? I player won’t work out here.

Posted 8 years ago

MrWoppit
Free Member

Youview box here, £50 on ebay – HD twin tuner Freeview recorder for old tech

Mobile app and chromecast…

Posted 8 years ago

crazy-legs
Full Member

It really isn’t Richie Porte’s year is it. Poor guy, he looks in all sorts of pain there. 🙁

Posted 8 years ago

ChunkyMTB
Free Member

Porte out.

Posted 8 years ago

chakaping
Full Member

He’s not gonna be the last, at this rate.

Posted 8 years ago

crazy-legs
Full Member

He’s not gonna be the last, at this rate.

It’s a good race this, genuinely quite exciting to watch. A vast improvement on the yawn-fest that was the 2012 event.

Nice work from Nibali on that descent.

Posted 8 years ago