JoshMartini007 2,274 Posted August 1, 2019 #1511 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I miss when the omnium was more like the decathlon of cycling. orangeman, mrv86 and Olympian1010 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,285 Posted August 1, 2019 #1512 Share Posted August 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: So the tempo race is an essentially pointless 4th race... It’s different from the point race too in that there is a sprint every two laps. TBH the new Omnium format is basically just a glorified points race and I don’t have a huge problem with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,190 Posted August 1, 2019 #1513 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Yeah, all other Olympic events are sprint, so I am completely fine with endurance-only omnium. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,936 Posted August 1, 2019 #1514 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Spoiler Really? dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,551 Posted August 1, 2019 #1515 Share Posted August 1, 2019 9 minutes ago, NearPup said: It’s different from the point race too in that there is a sprint every two laps. TBH the new Omnium format is basically just a glorified points race and I don’t have a huge problem with that. 5 minutes ago, dcro said: Yeah, all other Olympic events are sprint, so I am completely fine with endurance-only omnium. I like to think of the omnium as the individual version of a six day. If you look at the races it makes sense. Plus, I do think this new format is more exciting for cycling fans. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,936 Posted August 1, 2019 #1516 Share Posted August 1, 2019 World Champion Argentina wins men's softball tournament konig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,446 Posted August 1, 2019 #1517 Share Posted August 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, mrv86 said: World Champion Argentina wins men's softball tournament Becoming the first country besides Canada to win the title... konig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,936 Posted August 1, 2019 #1518 Share Posted August 1, 2019 16 minutes ago, intoronto said: Becoming the first country besides Canada to win the title... Well, it's not Argentina's fault, but that of Pan Am Sports for reducing the quota in this sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,936 Posted August 1, 2019 #1519 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I was taking a look at the historic medal table, and apart from & , the countries that have been more time without any medals are: since 1979 since 1995 since 1999 Olympian1010, vinipereira and thiago_simoes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,285 Posted August 1, 2019 #1520 Share Posted August 1, 2019 19 minutes ago, mrv86 said: Well, it's not Argentina's fault, but that of Pan Am Sports for reducing the quota in this sport More like Canada’s fault for laying an egg in qualifying. thiago_simoes and konig 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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