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KnightOwl
03-05-2012, 15:49
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Just a reminder - the men's road race starts tomorrow at 10am
KnightOwl
27-07-2012, 12:51
Saturday 28th July
The Men's Road Race starts at 10:00 at The Mall in London. The route will take the riders through six London boroughs, four Royal Parks and the Surry countryside, looping Box Hill nine times! Around 120km of road is available to watch the riders pass for free, although some areas are ticketed.
A detailed map of the route can be found on the London 2012 (http://www.london2012.com/cycling-road/event/men-road-race/coursemap) website for anyone who wants to go and find somewhere to watch!
Hoping Britain's Mark Cavendish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cavendish) will be leading the way as the cyclists come back along The Mall at around 16:00 :big grin:
KnightOwl
27-07-2012, 17:46
My brother is going to see this tomorrow, with his wife and three sons. They're off to France for a holiday, but they've gone a day early so they can see the cycling. We have relatives in Guildford, so they're staying there tonight, then up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to line the roads somewhere in Surrey, in the hopes of catching a glimpse of Mark Cavendish - my nephews think he's fantastic :)
Just hoping they get to see something, or my brother will have to face a very long drive with three disappointed little boys!
Some of the VB girls are going to Box Hill tomorrow. Wondering whether to go too. Have checked the trains (there will be nowhere to park) but still not feeling to good with this cold.
Sallydaisy
28-07-2012, 09:04
Team GB being introduced to the crowd ahead of the Road Race.
https://p.twimg.com/Ay4JuocCYAAzXSE.jpg
Pic from twitter
I can't understand the tactics of team GB in this race :confused:
Have to say it's totally beyond me too but I'm sure Team GB must know what they're doing.
It seems they didn't. :sad:
VamosVixs
28-07-2012, 15:39
Gutted for Cav. :sad:
This is what he said after.
"We rode the exact race we wanted to ride. We wanted to control it and we wanted the group at a minute. We expected teams to come and chase at the end with us. We controlled it with four guys for 250 km and we couldn't do more. We are human beings.
"There was a group of 22 who got away and we couldn't pull them back. The four guys who ran all day couldn't do it. The Germans came a bit too late and the other teams seemed to be more content that they wouldn't win as long as we didn't win. That's kind of how it goes.
"I can be proud of how the lads rode today. I'm proud of my country as there was incredible support. The guys are sat there, they are spent. They have got nothing left in the tank. It's incredible to see that. To see what they gave for the cause."
They did, but so did everybody else - just you can't keep that up for 250km with 4 guys.
Sadly the other teams were happy to sit there and give up their chance at a medal as long as GB didn't win.
And for vino to win it...:angry:
JAMES4578
28-07-2012, 19:55
Gutting that GB just didn't make an impact here after the expectations. Have to say that that the tactics were questionable. It just hasn't gone to plan thus far all round.
KnightOwl
28-07-2012, 20:46
Really sorry the guys couldn't pull this off - it's a shame in a way that Cav was built up to be almost a shoe-in for gold - it almost makes this seem like a failure, but I don't think that would be a fair assessment.
I did really hope we would get our first :gold: today though :sad:
I watched the road race , and was disappointed too , the Canadian , Ryder Hesjedal ( who was pumped here to contend for a medal ) was way back :(
Pretty tough when you're basically racing against the peloton with 4 guys. (Well plus eisel)
Amazing effort from the guys, Brad could have jeopardised his own tt chances to try and pay cav back for Beijing. (although cancellara looks like he's done his collarbone)
And poor form by the French using the road race to shoehorn Bourgain into the keirin- smack in the face for the road and track teams
KnightOwl
29-07-2012, 09:35
Sunday 29th July
The Women's Road Race is due to start at 12:00 today, at The Mall in London. The route is roughly the same as that for the men, except they only have to go around Box Hill twice - lightweights :big grin: Much of the route is available to watch the riders pass for free, although some areas are ticketed.
A detailed map of the route can be found on the London 2012 (http://www.london2012.com/cycling-road/event/women-road-race/coursemap) website for anyone who wants to go and find somewhere to watch!
Hoping Britain's Nicole Cooke can emulate her success in Beijing 2008, with the help of Emma Pooley, Lucy Martin & Lizzie Armitstead.
Come on Lizzie :cheer:
There is a breakaway group of 3 and only 12 km left to go and Lizzie Armitstead is one of the three.
KnightOwl
29-07-2012, 14:22
Excellent news! The media keep going on about Nicole Cooke, but to be honest, Lizzie has a pretty darn good chance herself - it's not quite the same as the men's race, where we only really had one truly recognised sprinter in the group.
KnightOwl
29-07-2012, 14:25
Wow, just switched over from the tennis to watch the end of this - I hadn't realised it was raining so hard!
Have you been watching this Cazza? Any idea where the rest of our girls are...?
Edit: looks like Emma Pooley just got a puncture, so that's one of ours out....
Wow, just switched over from the tennis to watch the end of this - I hadn't realised it was raining so hard!
Have you been watching this Cazza? Any idea where the rest of our girls are...?
Edit: looks like Emma Pooley just got a puncture, so that's one of ours out....
I am switching between the 2. There is a bit on the olympic website but not clear where peeps are in the pellaton.
http://www.london2012.com/cycling-road/event/women-road-race/phase=crw012100/index.html
Looks like there is going to be a very exciting finish
Silver medal for Britain!
KnightOwl
29-07-2012, 14:37
Tight finish, but Marianne Vos of the Netherlands takes gold, with Britain's Lizzie Armitstead in silver medal position. Bronze to Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia.
Oh so close! Well done Lizzie for getting silver. :clap: :clap:
I thought Lizzie had that one, but Vos just about held her off.
RoastLamb
29-07-2012, 14:59
Too bad for the British girl - sooooooooooooooo close. But well done for silver. Canada came 32nd. :eek:
KnightOwl
29-07-2012, 15:03
It was an incredible finish, especially with the torrential rain towards the end. There were a couple of pretty tight bends in the last kilometre and, with the greasy road surface, my heart was in my mouth in case one of them went over!
VamosVixs
29-07-2012, 15:37
Well done Lizzie!!! :silver:
KnightOwl
01-08-2012, 06:50
CYCLING (14:15 - 16:05): Bradley Wiggins, men's individual time trial
Tour de France winner Wiggins will attempt to complete a glorious summer by adding Olympic gold in the time trial to the three he previously won in the velodrome. A medal of any sort will take him past Sir Steve Redgrave as the British Olympian with the most medals, a total of seven. Team-mate Chris Froome, the Tour de France runner-up, could be among his rivals for a medal.
Beijing silver medallist Emma Pooley has the pedigree in the women's race but believes the flat course at Hampton Court harms her chances, while Lizzie Armitstead has the boost of silver in the road race as she looks to go one better.
Quotes from BBC Sport Olympics Day 5 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19071340) page.
Very best of luck to Bradley, Chris, Emma and Lizzie today. :swingin: :swingin: :swingin:
RoastLamb
01-08-2012, 12:02
Question: what is the cycle race going on at the mo with the women? Why are they leaving one minute at a time? (Sorry, I don't usually follow cycling so not sure about the races.)
Question: what is the cycle race going on at the mo with the women? Why are they leaving one minute at a time? (Sorry, I don't usually follow cycling so not sure about the races.)
It's the time trial. So not strictly a race. Whoever completes the course in the fastest time wins. So it's all about pacing themselves over the course.
Men's time trial underway!
Wiggo's away!
LLS snapped his chain on the start line - so a reminder that anything can happen.
Some good riders around him too, even with injuries there are a few to look out for.. Phinney, Martin, Froome, Cancellara to name a few
If martin gets any closer to Phinney he's gonna get a huge advantage from the car's slipstream
Sallydaisy
01-08-2012, 15:02
:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
Wiggo wins!!!
:gold:
and I'm glad Froome is in there with the medals!
:bronze:
:gold: :bronze: :cheer: :cheer: :yahoo:
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :gold: and :bronze:
Well done Wiggo and Frome. :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
RoastLamb
01-08-2012, 15:06
:gold::bronze: AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! Well done the two Brits!
VamosVixs
01-08-2012, 15:12
Well done Wiggo!! :gold:
Well done done Froome!! :bronze:
Great stuff Chris and Brad - congratulations!!!! :clap::clap::clap:
KnightOwl
01-08-2012, 15:42
Listened to this on the way home from work to watch Andy - very exciting - not good when you're trying to concentrate on driving - luckily there wasn't much traffic :big grin:
Great result, and two more medals for Team GB :clap:
not good when you're trying to concentrate on driving - luckily there wasn't much traffic :big grin:The road you were driving on - did it have loads of people at the sides of the road waving flags at one guy on a bike just in front of you and another just behind you? :big grin:
Sallydaisy
01-08-2012, 16:04
:laugh:
KnightOwl
01-08-2012, 16:26
:lol: rondun!
Might have been embarrassing if I'd knocked Wiggo aff his bike in all the excitement :big grin:
Congratulations to Wiggo and Chris. :gold: :bronze: :GBflag: :swingin: :swingin: :swingin:
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 08:05
TRACK CYCLING (16:00-18:21): Victoria Pendleton and Sir Chris Hoy, team sprint
Pendleton and Hoy became household names after their performances in Beijing and will be among the favourites in their respective team sprints as the track cycling competition begins at London 2012.
Jess Varnish will partner Pendleton as the women's event makes its Olympic debut, with Germans Kristina Vogel and Miriam Welte and Australians Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch the serious challengers.
Hoy teams up with 19-year-old German-born Philip Hindes and Jason Kenny, who has been picked ahead of the Scot for the individual sprint. Australia, Germany and France will be among the leading threats.
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 6 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19087264) page.
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 15:26
New World Record (32.526) for Victoria Pendleton & Jess Varnish in the women's team sprint - and that's just in the qualification :clap:
Edit: oh, well, that didn't last long - the Chinese previous record holders just took it back :)
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 15:47
Fabulous ride from Chris Hoy, sorry, Sir Chris Hoy in the Men's Team Sprint - behind against Germany at the first two splits, until Sir Chris went round the final lap like a rocket!
Team GB qualify fastest from the Qualfying round, setting a new Olympic Record (43.065) in the process. This was all after a fairly dramatic start - Philip Hindes came off his bike at the beginning of the first ride, so we were granted a restart!
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 16:04
Confusion reigns in the Velodrome!
There seems to be an issue about a possible invalid changeover between the British Girls, which may result in disqualification - however a graphic just came up showing Germany v Australia competing for gold, which implies the Chinese team may also have been disqualified - but no-one seems to know!
We were expecting to see Great Britain v China in the gold/silver race, and Germany v Australia competing for bronze :confused:
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 16:19
Confirmation that Vicky Pendleton & Jess Varnish have been disqualified from the Team Sprint - their timing was a little off, and as a result they changed over a fraction early, and therefore not in the correct zone on the track.
No news yet on what, if anything, happened to the Chinese riders, and what happens about bronze...
Bad luck, girls :sad:
Edit: very brave & gracious interview from Vicky on BBC - well done...
I'm available if she needs consoling...
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 16:26
It has just been announced that China & Germany will battle it out for gold in the Women's team sprint, while Australia will take on Ukraine for the bronze - with Ukraine having been promoted as they lost to Great Britain in the previous round.
Must be heart-breaking for Jess in particular - at least Vicky still has the individual sprint & keirin to come, but this was the only event for Jess :sad:
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 16:28
I'm available if she needs consoling...
Oh dear....
I know it means lowering my standards, but hey...
new WR for the men's team pursuit
and another WR for Gb this time in the sprint
new WR for the men's team pursuitnew WR for the [insert GB team here]
Sallydaisy
02-08-2012, 17:33
All change again in the Womens Team sprint medals.
Caroline Cheese @CarolineCheese (https://twitter.com/CarolineCheese) China relegated in women's team sprint from gold to silver. Harsh judges here in velodrome
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 17:41
It's totally bizarre! It does seem rather harsh, though, that the Chinese pair made a pretty similar error to the British pair, but they've only been relegated down to silver, and we've gone all the way to 7th! As we won our semi-final, I don't quite follow why we're not fifth :confused:
It's totally bizarre! It does seem rather harsh, though, that the Chinese pair made a pretty similar error to the British pair, but they've only been relegated down to silver, and we've gone all the way to 7th! As we won our semi-final, I don't quite follow why we're not fifth :confused:was there not four "semis" and th and one other country where disqualified so effectively = 7 from 8 that took part
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 17:50
Possibly - I admit I lost track a bit! I thought we beat Ukraine in the previous round (heats?) then raced again (presumably against Germany) to determine who went for the gold/silver race and who for the bronze "playoff". I guess alternatively they may have had four "semis" as you suggest, and used the times of the four winners to decide who fought for gold and who for bronze.
It's all a bit confusing tbh :big grin:
gold and another WR team sprint
RoastLamb
02-08-2012, 18:00
Wow! :gold: How many does GB have now?
Wow! :gold: How many does GB have now?5
:gold: :gold: :gold: :OGwave: :OGwave:
RoastLamb
02-08-2012, 18:07
5
Sheesh! 5 more than Canada. :sad: Still, fabulous for GB!
Sheesh! 5 more than Canada. :sad: Still, fabulous for GB!Scotland has 4 ;)
RoastLamb
02-08-2012, 18:18
:lol:
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 19:05
Scotland has 4 ;)
Ok, I make it 2 for Scotland - Tim Baillie in one of the canoes, and Chris Hoy in the velodrome - am I missing some...?
Ok, I make it 2 for Scotland - Tim Baillie in one of the canoes, and Chris Hoy in the velodrome - am I missing some...?girl in the rowing from lossiemouth, and I miss counted so 3 :)
KnightOwl
02-08-2012, 19:13
Oh, cool! Which one...? I know Heather Stanning went to Gordonstoun, but she was born in Somerset - and I thought Helen Glover was Cornish...?
Edit: Aha, Heather's parents live in Lossiemouth, so you're right - I'm definitely counting that :)
Oh, cool! Which one...? I know Heather Stanning went to Gordonstoun, but she was born in Somerset - and I thought Helen Glover was Cornish...?Edit: Aha, Heather's parents live in Lossiemouth, so you're right - I'm definitely counting that :)stannish has lived in lossiemouth since she. Was 10
KnightOwl
03-08-2012, 09:00
TRACK CYCLING (16:00-18:48): Victoria Pendleton, women's keirin; GB men's team pursuit
Victoria Pendleton will try to put behind her the disappointment of being disqualified from Thursday's team sprint when she goes in the keirin - where riders are paced behind a motorised bike and then let loose for a final, chaotic race to the finish. Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Geraint Thomas and Peter Kennaugh go head-to-head with Australia as GB defend their Olympic men's team pursuit title. Expect world records to fall.
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 7 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19094679) page.
Hoping Vicky can put yesterday's debacle behind her and do herself justice in the Velodrome today!
traveller7
03-08-2012, 16:41
She won her heat so has a good chance I think.
Think some more medals are heading our way hopefully in the velodrome!
Gold and a new world record for the men's team pursuit!
traveller7
03-08-2012, 17:35
Fantastic so exhilarating to watch!
fantastic so hard to prioritise
traveller7
03-08-2012, 18:07
What a race for Victoria so pleased she gets gold at her last olympics
8 golds for Team GB
fgs where was the heads up
traveller7
03-08-2012, 18:08
sorry left my laptop to watch!
sorry left my laptop to watch!np I blame Hawkeye ;)
RoastLamb
03-08-2012, 18:37
Well done Team Gb! 8 is AMAZING! :yahoo:
np I blame Hawkeye ;)I wasn't aware you'd asked for an alarm call...
VamosVixs
03-08-2012, 18:56
Well done Team GB!!! And so pleased for Vic!!! :gold::gold::GBflag:
KnightOwl
03-08-2012, 22:41
Brilliant for both the men's team and for Vicky - especially after the disappointment yesterday - shows a lot of courage and determination!
Kind of wish I'd been at home to see it, rather than in Coventry Stadium watching us lose at football instead ;)
Sallydaisy
04-08-2012, 09:48
Track Cycling highlights today - from the BBC:
TRACK CYCLING (16:11): GB women's team pursuit (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes?country=great-britain&sports=cycling-track&gender=w&filter=Filter&isOneToWatch=0&isMedallist=0)
The British trio of Laura Trott, Dani King and Joanna Rowsell smashed the world record as they won the world title in Melbourne earlier this year and they qualified for Saturday's Olympic final by setting another world best. Trott also has the six-discipline, two-day omnium to go for later in the event and could become one of the stars of the Games. Jason Kenny begins his individual sprint campaign earlier in the day.
traveller7
04-08-2012, 15:33
Womens Team pursuit have just broken the WR again in the heat they are in gold medal race with USA!
women's team pursuit just coming up now, Canada won bronze
Gold in the women's team pursuit!
traveller7
04-08-2012, 17:09
Antother new WR!
:sleepy:and another world record
RoastLamb
04-08-2012, 17:11
Well done!!! :gold:
What's Steffi Graf doing at the cycling event with Paul McCartney??? Hello!
RoastLamb
04-08-2012, 17:12
women's team pursuit just coming up now, Canada won bronze
Canada won bronze? I didn't realize that. Just saw GB and USA on the track. That's COOL! :bronze:
VamosVixs
04-08-2012, 17:16
Wow, amazing girls!! Well done! :gold:
KnightOwl
04-08-2012, 17:28
Yep, Canada got bronze, beating a fairly strong Aussie team, so that's great for them.
And what a ride from our girls! Got home from the Olympic Park and switche date telly on just moments beforebthisnstarted, so that was brilliant timing. We are so dominant in cycling at the moment, it's unreal!
It felt a bit odd watching it, thinking how we had been standing outside that very building just four hours earlier. Inside would have been better though;)
RoastLamb
04-08-2012, 17:55
Can I just ask why the third British girl has no hair? Is it alopecia?
KnightOwl
04-08-2012, 18:00
Yes RL, that's what is is - very brave girl - when she was at school she used to be really shy and didn't want to go anywhere where people could see her - then she discovered cycling and it pretty much changed her life - and now she has a gold medal to her name :big grin:
RoastLamb
04-08-2012, 18:09
Awww, that's fabulous. Good for her!!!
traveller7
04-08-2012, 18:18
I know how awesome is she?! even more emotional seeing her win
KnightOwl
05-08-2012, 08:52
TRACK CYCLING (10:00 - 18:47): Ed Clancy, Men's Omnium
Clancy will start the second and final day of the multi-discipline omnium in fourth place after winning the flying lap, finishing 11th in the points race and fifth in the elimination race on Saturday. With his stronger events to come in the individual pursuit (10:00), scratch race (17:01) and time trial (18:16), a medal is a real possibility.
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 9 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19129500) page.
cycling is on bbc3 at the moment Clancy in individual pursuit up soon
KnightOwl
05-08-2012, 10:44
Current standings in the Men's Omnium:
1 Glenn O'Shea (AUS) - 17 points
2= Ed Clancy (GBR) - 19 points
2= Lasse Normal Hansen (DEN) - 19 points
4 Elia Viviani (ITA) - 20 points
5 Bryan Coquard (FRA) - 22 points
traveller7
05-08-2012, 13:00
Pendalton broke another WR in her sprint race so she is seeded first in the next rounds.
KnightOwl
05-08-2012, 13:04
Apparently that was mis-reported - I think it was just an Olympic Record, as -J- rather cryptically reported a couple of posts ago :)
Hah - 'just' an Olympic Record :big grin:
traveller7
05-08-2012, 13:10
Oh just an OR not good enough lol hahaha
Apparently that was mis-reported - I think it was just an Olympic Record, as -J- rather cryptically reported a couple of posts ago :)
Hah - 'just' an Olympic Record :big grin:It's Hugh porter commentating remember - take everything he says with a pinch of pepper!
anyone know when to expect women's final ?
Huge cheer went around the velodrome as kenny lined up for his sprint heat when they showed andy falling to his knees on the big screen
KnightOwl
05-08-2012, 18:13
anyone know when to expect women's final ?
If you mean the sprint, I think it's tomorrow - not sure what time though...
Edit: sorry, no - the QF and F 5/8 is tomorrow, the SF and Final are Tuesday - final around 17:30
Mens sprint tomorrow - Keirin on tuesday
RoastLamb
05-08-2012, 23:53
What does keirin mean???
It's the Japanese name for the event, as that's where it originated, means "racing wheels" apparently...
KnightOwl
06-08-2012, 06:49
TRACK CYCLING (17:43): Jason Kenny, men's individual sprint
Jason Kenny faces the daunting challenge of filling Sir Chris Hoy's shoes after being selected ahead of the reigning Olympic champion for Britain's sole individual sprint place. France's Gregory Bauge, the world champion, was always likely to provide a tough a opponent whoever was selected, but Kenny will be optimistic of improving on his silver from Beijing.
Kenny must first get past Njisane Nicholas Phillip from Trinidad & Tobago in the semi-final (16:00). Victoria Pendleton continues her individual sprint campaign, facing Belarusian Olga Panarina in the quarter-finals (16:43).
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 10 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19140394) page.
JK up now in his sprint semis...
... with Laura Trott up soon in the omnium flying lap
traveller7
06-08-2012, 15:43
JK won his sprint and Laura is top of the leaderboard after finishing first in the flying lap.
think Kenny is just about to win the gold that equals best ever gold haul (19)on bbc2 btw
traveller7
06-08-2012, 17:12
And he has won! Well done Kenny brilliant stuff!
"Kenny? Yes He Can!" - love that
Wow he's fast - Bang, Bang, Gold, Merci.
Think he'd have beaten SCH too if he'd been allowed to compete.
JAMES4578
06-08-2012, 17:20
A bit of a goldrush, well done Kenny!
VamosVixs
06-08-2012, 17:21
Well done Jason!! :gold:
VamosVixs
06-08-2012, 17:22
think Kenny is just about to win the gold that equals best ever gold haul (19)on bbc2 btw
It's 18, just 1 more to equal.
It's 18, just 1 more to equal.ye I sen the table earlier and presumed the horsey medal wasn't added at that point but must have been
btw prefer the real name for the elimination race , devil tak the hind most
Laura avoided the :devil:
KnightOwl
06-08-2012, 17:36
Way to go Laura Trott in the Elimination Race - what a fantastic thing to watch...!
VamosVixs
06-08-2012, 17:36
First time I have seen this elimination race, it's quite exciting and Laura did very well!! :thumbup:
traveller7
06-08-2012, 17:40
I love the elimination race so fun, and well done Laura fantastic race and brilliant sprint at the end. Think she lies in 3rd overall now.
First time I have seen this elimination race, it's quite exciting and Laura did very well!! :thumbup:I do like it they used to have i n in some of the highland games when I done them, including the one at dunblane (iirc)
is there an actual elimination race as part of the Olympics, or is it only part of the omnium
traveller7
06-08-2012, 17:45
I think its just part of the omnium shame it could be a great event on its own!
The points race used to be an event in it's own right too.
J - do you know what happened to the Oliphant boys who were cyclists from Halkirk I think? I used to follow them at the games and always hoped they would do well on the international circuit.
J - do you know what happened to the Oliphant boys who were cyclists from Halkirk I think? I used to follow them at the games and always hoped they would do well on the international circuit.no, I was an athlete only watch the cycling to pass the time certainly far to back in the past to remember names
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 06:48
TRACK CYCLING (16:00-18:30): Sir Chris Hoy, men's keirin; Victoria Pendleton, women's individual sprint
The final night of action at the velodrome could be an emotional affair as it will be the last time track cycling's biggest stars, Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton, compete together for Great Britain. Hoy will attempt to win the sixth gold medal of his stellar career in the keirin (heats - 10:00; final - 17:57), while Pendleton goes for a third gold in the individual sprint (semis - 16:00; final - 17:26) before retiring. German Kristina Vogel, China's Guo Shuang and perennial rival Anna Meares of Australia stand in her way.
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 11 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19155527) page.
Also up today is Britain's Laura Trott in the concluding day on the Women's Omnium. Laura is currently leading the event, but with the same number of points as American Sarah Hammer, and there are three more athletes within 6 points of them, so it's going to be an exciting finish!
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 15:45
Fantastic ride from Chris Hoy, sailing over the line in first place to qualify for the keirin final :clap:
Earlier, Vicky Pendleton went safely through to the final of the individual sprint, where she will face Anna Meares of Australia. This will be best-of-three, with the first race at around 17:26.
Laura Trott is currently lying in second place of the omnion, two points behind American Sarah Hammer. Just one more event to go, which will be the 2-lap time trail - this is scheduled to take place around 16:53, but may be a few minutes late due to a restart required in one of the keirin heats earlier on.
traveller7
07-08-2012, 15:49
Victoria through to finals and Laura Trott came 3rd in the last race so is currently lying in 2nd place behind Hammer with 17points (Hammer has 15) so its all to play for in the final heat of the omnium.
Haha- quite happy to see the French ringer from the road race Bourgain out of the Keirin final.
VamosVixs
07-08-2012, 16:05
I'm nervous!! Really want Sir Chris to get Gold!!! :eek:
traveller7
07-08-2012, 16:08
Really want Laura to get Gold she seems so lovely!
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:18
Here goes Laura - this is gonna be tight :nailbiter:
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:20
That was a fantastic ride! If my maths is right, that should be gold for Laura...?
Edit: confirmed - another :gold:
traveller7
07-08-2012, 16:21
Was that John major applauding in the crowd?!
WELL DONE LAURA another gold for her and another gold for Team GB
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:22
Was that John major applauding in the crowd?!
I thought so....
Sallydaisy
07-08-2012, 16:23
Well done Laura!!!!! Messes up the medal table though 'cos it was reading 20.12 (+12) a minute ago.
:gold:
It was John Major jumping up and down apparently!
VamosVixs
07-08-2012, 16:24
Wow, well done Laura!! :gold:
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:24
Dani King, Laura's team-mate in the team sprint, is absolutely sobbing in the audience as she hugs our latest gold medallist :big grin:
traveller7
07-08-2012, 16:25
Shes so sweet!
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:26
Well done Laura!!!!! Messes up the medal table though 'cos it was reading 20.12 (+12) a minute ago!
Well, we'll just have to get eight more :silver: then, so it says (21?)+20.12 :big grin:
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:29
There's no let up!
Vicky's up in the first race of the keirin final!!
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:31
Wow, that must have been a photo finish! I thought Meares had bluffed her but Vicky made it by a millimetre of tyre-rubber!
traveller7
07-08-2012, 16:32
Victoria just got it 1 thousandth of a second!
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:33
Yep, and that's the closest the measuring system can get, so it might have been even less :yikes:
VamosVixs
07-08-2012, 16:34
Come on Vic!!!! :eek:
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:36
Aaargh!! something's just happened...! Vicky's been relegated...??
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
traveller7
07-08-2012, 16:36
relegated for being out of her zone bummm means the ozzie gets the point :(
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:37
Well, Vicky went faster than her once, she'll just have to do it twice more....just adds to the drama :red devil:
VamosVixs
07-08-2012, 16:40
:eek::eek::eek:
traveller7
07-08-2012, 16:40
Rollercoaster!
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:46
Wow! BBC have just shown a photo of Bradley Wiggins with a very young Laura Trott, and she's wearing his gold medal from Athens 2004 round her neck, and the huge beam we're all becoming familiar with - now she has two gold medals of her own :big grin:
traveller7
07-08-2012, 16:48
Wow! BBC have just shown a photo of Bradley Wiggins with a very young Laura Trott, and she's wearing his gold medal round her neck and the huge beam we're all becoming familiar with - now she has two gold medals of her own :big grin:
That has got to be the most inspiring thing I have seen! How amazing is that?!
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:48
Seconds out, round two - go Vicky!!
traveller7
07-08-2012, 16:50
Oh no silver for Victoria what a shame
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 16:50
Awwww!!! :silver: for Vicky Pendleton...
VamosVixs
07-08-2012, 16:52
Aww not to be but well done Vic! :silver:
traveller7
07-08-2012, 16:53
What a shame, to end her career on gold would of been so much nicer but I guess at least she has silver
Come on Hoy!
VamosVixs
07-08-2012, 16:56
Everything crossed for Chris!!!
traveller7
07-08-2012, 16:58
"It's Anna Meares of Australia who takes the gold in the women's Sprint finals, and team GB's Victoria Pendleton has to settle for a silver to end her career."
Noone settles for a silver arghh so annoying getting a silver and a bronze is still as amazing as gold its hard work beating the best in the world!
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 17:05
Well, she's got a gold already in the keirin, and now a silver, so it's a brilliant result, but she's made it very clear that she bady wanted this gold, so I think she will be disappointed, even if no-one is disappointed in her...
traveller7
07-08-2012, 17:06
Wooooooooooooooooooooo yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Gold for Chris 6 gold medals what a champ!
VamosVixs
07-08-2012, 17:10
Woo hoo!!! Well done Sir Chris!!! Our greatest Olympian!!!! :gold:
traveller7
07-08-2012, 17:11
9 cycling medals for Team GB thats awesome
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 17:23
"The Real McHoy" as the hand-painted sign held up by his Dad reads :big grin:
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 17:27
How sweet! In the shot of Chris Hoy's family, there was a rather large chap carrying a very small baby in a papoose-type thingy, and hanging off it was a small white jumper with "Come on Uncle Chris" on it :big grin:
traveller7
07-08-2012, 17:30
Seeing Chris start blubbing whilst getting his medal started me off :gold::OGwave:
VamosVixs
07-08-2012, 17:40
Loved seeing his mum during his race, that's was brilliant!! :thumbup:
traveller7
07-08-2012, 17:40
ohh laura trott is from Cheshunt near me might have to go see her gold post box lol
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 17:42
Loved seeing his mum during his race, that's was brilliant!! :thumbup:
It was fantastic, wasn't it! She cheered, she hid, she cheered, she hid - then at the end she had to ask if he'd done it, and her first reaction was just "thank god"! :big grin:
VamosVixs
07-08-2012, 18:02
Also a nice moment when Sir Steve came over to give him a hug! :)
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 18:17
Absolutely wonderful interview of Sir Chris after the keirin, by Jill Douglas and a special guest star...just had to post this in case anyone missed it...
JD: Your sixth gold medal, and I've got a man here who wants to know what it's like to pick up six
<slight confusion on Chris's face, then realisation as Sir Steve Redgrave steps forward to give him a big hug>
CH: Steve!!
SR: Aaah, absolutely amazing! So is that it, are you going to race at the Olympics again? I wanna know!
CH: That's me done!
SR: I'm coming back! I'm making a comeback! That's official.
JD: Very special indeed. Wonderful to see you here celebrating. Let me see, six and five, eleven gold medals between you.
CH: Steve's an inspiration. I used to be a rower many years ago as a schoolboy, really looked up to Matthew and to Steve, all the rowers, and then to even be mentioned in the same sentence as this guy is an honour to me, and to me he'll alway be the greatest, no matter how many medals anybody wins, he's an inspiration and he won five consecutive gold medals and that's different to winning multiple golds so, yeah to be here, and to have Steve congratulate me is just an incredible feeling. Thank-you Steve!
Then there was the rest of the interview of Chris - which was brilliant in itself if a little too long to transcribe - but with Sir Steve's fatherly arm round his shoulders the whole time, and Steve glancing proudly down at him - and another big hug at the end - utterly fantastic!
For anyone who hasn't seen it, I urge you to check it out on BBC Sport or You Tube - it really doesn't come across properly in a transcript!
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 18:21
Also a nice moment when Sir Steve came over to give him a hug! :)
I also liked the fact that when they cut back to the studio, Jake Humphries said how wonderful it was that Steve was be here for this, and said that he had absolutely insisted that he wanted to be in the velodrome for that very moment.
Steve has shown how caring and humble he is, after the way he has looked after all the rowers at these Olympics, and he showed it again here - he looked nothing but proud of what Chris had achieved, and Chris himself just looked delighted to see him. If you didn't well up at the medal ceremony, you will when you see this :)
traveller7
07-08-2012, 18:24
Lovely moment that was my love for redgrave just increases.
JAMES4578
07-08-2012, 18:47
Awesome for Chris, some achievement though I'd still place Steve as a better olympian. A real pity for Vicky not to go out on a high but she's been very successful (reallly don't think she deserved to be penalised though) Fabulous performance from Laura, she really has risen to the ocassio.
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 18:49
Awesome for Chris, some achievement though I'd still place Steve as a better olympian.
Sir Chris clearly agrees with you :)
VamosVixs
07-08-2012, 19:00
Sir Steve surprises Sir Chris
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19171853 (UK Only) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19171853)
Sallydaisy
07-08-2012, 19:20
Just to prove how a sporting star can inspire the next generation ...........
Alexandra Willis @alex_willis (https://twitter.com/alex_willis) MT @allpartycycling (https://twitter.com/allpartycycling) Brilliant photo - 12 year old Laura Trott with Bradley Wiggins + his 2004 gold medal. Inspiration!! http://pic.twitter.com/tBLqxNbL (http://t.co/tBLqxNbL)
https://p.twimg.com/Aztb4onCQAABhrr.jpg
Just to prove how a sporting star can inspire the next generation ...........
Recognise the boy on the right?
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02276/Millar-Cav_2276757b.jpg
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 19:51
Yes, but who's the one on the left :shamed:
Erm, David Millar, the captain of the Olympic team which starred the boy on the right
KnightOwl
07-08-2012, 19:58
Oh yeah! So it is - he looks quite a bit younger, I didn't even recognise him!
traveller7
07-08-2012, 19:59
Wow how cool is that
KnightOwl
08-08-2012, 09:03
The action may be over in the iconic Velodrome, but there is still more cycling to come...!
CYCLING: BMX (10:45): Shanaze Reade
Shanaze Reade was the favourite going into Beijing four years ago before crashing out, so the 23-year-old is desperate to add Olympic gold to her three world titles. She begins her campaign with the seeding phase. Liam Phillips, who suffered a fractured collarbone in May, goes in the men's event.
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 12 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19166475) page.
The BMX comepetition has started. The seeding time trials are first.
She goes fastest so far with 39.368s. No crashes yet!
Shanaze was fifth fastest in the end. Not bad. hopefully she can go even faster in the semis on Friday.
KnightOwl
10-08-2012, 08:28
CYCLING: BMX (09:00-22:45): Shanaze Reade, Liam Phillips
Shanaze Reade gets her chance to make up for the disappointment of crashing in Beijing after qualifying fifth fastest for the semi-finals (15:00), with the final at 16:30. Caroline Buchanan of Australia was the fastest qualifier.
Fellow Briton Liam Phillips was impressive in making quick progress to the semis (15:08) and also harbours hopes of a medal in the men's final (16:40). Dutchman Raymon van der Biezen won all his qualifying heats.
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 14 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19200494) page.
This BMX thing is a bit dangerous isn't it. Apparently, they were brushing teeth of the track yesterday. Ouch.
Shanaze is comfortably in to the final. This is where the craziness really starts - if it hasn't been crazy enough already.
Liam also makes the final.
Poor Shenaze - an Olympic medal eludes her again!
Shanaze got a poor start, and came in sixth. Shame, especially after the crash in Beijing.
Liam literally crashed out of the final. He was in bronze medal position for a while there (well, the first 15 seconds), but then he went over.
Literally hit or miss this sport!
KnightOwl
12-08-2012, 08:50
MOUNTAIN BIKE (12:30-14:00): Liam Killeen
Killeen will compete in his third Olympic cross-country mountain bike event, hoping to improve on fifth in Athens and seventh in Beijing. France's two-time defending Olympic champion Julien Absalon will try to become the first cyclist to win three Olympic titles in a specific event.
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 16 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19220653) page.
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