Pan American Games 2019

[JoshMartini007 2,536]

I miss when the omnium was more like the decathlon of cycling.

[NearPup 3,045]

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.

[dcro 10,210]

Yeah, all other Olympic events are sprint, so I am completely fine with endurance-only omnium.

[mrv86 3,138]

Spoiler

 

Really? 

[Olympian1010 7,973]

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.

[mrv86 3,138]

World Champion Argentina wins men's softball tournament 

[intoronto 5,638]

24 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

World Champion Argentina wins men's softball tournament 

Becoming the first country besides Canada to win the title... 

[mrv86 3,138]

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 

[mrv86 3,138]

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

[NearPup 3,045]

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.