dcro 10,172 Posted August 2, 2018 #21 Share Posted August 2, 2018 So, Italy vs GB in semifinals... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,547 Posted August 2, 2018 #22 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Great Britain is 4th They will be against Italy, not a good "draw" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted August 2, 2018 #23 Share Posted August 2, 2018 So we have straight semi finals for the men, but not for the women ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted August 2, 2018 #24 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 minute ago, De_Gambassi said: So we have straight semi finals for the men, but not for the women ? No, it's 1vs4 and 2vs3 to decide the finalists. There are also 5vs8 and 6vs7 races from which those teams can qualify for the bronze medal match if they are faster than semifinal losers. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted August 2, 2018 #25 Share Posted August 2, 2018 il y a 2 minutes, dcro a déclaré: No, it's 1vs4 and 2vs3 to decide the finalists. There are also 5vs8 and 6vs7 races from which those teams can qualify for the bronze medal match if they are faster than semifinal losers. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 2,791 Posted August 2, 2018 #26 Share Posted August 2, 2018 It was a disappoiting result, but we have a young and inexperienced men's team this time because of Post Denmark (Tour de Denmark), where a lot of our good track cyclists compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,537 Posted August 3, 2018 #27 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) 13 ore fa, OlympicsFan ha scritto: Smart race by Italy, two medals for Italy in team pursuit in 2020? Could someone maybe tell me what happened with Viviani's teeth? we all hope that...but it's gonna be really difficult, especially if our politicians can't fix the Montichiari Velodrome question (it's fresh news that our NOC would eventually pay 1.8 million euro to repair the coverage and run the activity in the next 2 seasons, but until the burocracy makes its course -and it could take months- it's only words, not facts)... our quartets, for instance, to prepare this championship trained in the last week 2 days in Fiorenzuola (near Piacenza), then they went 3 days in Pordenone (which is towards Triest and Udine) and finally 2 days in Milan at the old Vigorelli velodrome (and all those tracks are outdoor and 400m long...moreover, Fiorenzuola and Pordenone are made by concrete...at least Milan is a wooden track)... with this kind of training it's just a miracle what they did last night (which still is not even close to their best times)... but if all things are fixed, then there's a chance to get a couple of Olympic medals (especially in the women's event, since our girls are still very young and not so experienced...so, I guess they have more margin to improve than the boys, who are all veterans -even Ganna, despite his young age overall)... p.s. no idea about Viviani's teeth... Edited August 3, 2018 by phelps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,676 Posted August 3, 2018 #28 Share Posted August 3, 2018 1 hour ago, phelps said: we all hope that...but it's gonna be really difficult, especially if our politicians can't fix the Montichiari Velodrome question (it's fresh news that our NOC would eventually pay 1.8 million euro to repair the coverage and run the activity in the next 2 seasons, but until the burocracy makes its course -and it could take months- it's only words, not facts)... our quartets, for instance, to prepare this championship trained in the last week 2 days in Fiorenzuola (near Piacenza), then they went 3 days in Pordenone (which is towards Triest and Udine) and finally 2 days in Milan at the old Vigorelli velodrome (and all those tracks are outdoor and 400m long...moreover, Fiorenzuola and Pordenone are made by concrete...at least Milan is a wooden track)... with this kind of training it's just a miracle what they did last night (which still is not even close to their best times)... but if all things are fixed, then there's a chance to get a couple of Olympic medals (especially in the women's event, since our girls are still very young and not so experienced...so, I guess they have more margin to improve than the boys, who are all veterans -even Ganna, despite his young age overall)... p.s. no idea about Viviani's teeth... Number of indoor velodromes in Great Britain in 1993 - 1 (120m long track) Number of indoor velodromes in Great Britain in 2018 - 6 ( 5 250m tracks) The success because of this is not a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted August 3, 2018 #29 Share Posted August 3, 2018 il y a 53 minutes, Dragon a déclaré: Number of indoor velodromes in Great Britain in 1993 - 1 (120m long track) Number of indoor velodromes in Great Britain in 2018 - 6 ( 5 250m tracks) The success because of this is not a surprise. It doesn't necessaraly works that way though. Every four years, we open a new velodrome in France, every olympics our results are getting shittier and sitthier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,504 Posted August 3, 2018 #30 Share Posted August 3, 2018 11 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said: It doesn't necessaraly works that way though. Every four years, we open a new velodrome in France, every olympics our results are getting shittier and sitthier Not necessarily, but to be fair: one can assume that when you go from 1 crappy track to 5 modern tracks and combine that with a huge PR machine and huge funding, it does deliver some noticeable results If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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