Track Cycling UCI Nations Cup 2024

[Benolympique 2,438]

39 minutes ago, Rafa Maciel said:

Disappointing result for  women's team sprint - 47.750 and likely to finish 7th overall. Feel they really needed a top 5 finish if they wanted to put pressure on Canada for the last quota spot.

I think now it's over we have no chance of qualifying

[Rafa Maciel 1,704]

 Women's Team Sprint 

[RussB 189]

Impressive from the GBR sprint ladies to convincingly beating GER, feels like they have moved to favourites for Paris with Marchant on lead off.

[CCB 622]

Hopefully Lavreysen will recover soon, maybe he will participate in the keirin this weekend. 

 

Good win for Australia. Way better than the other teams. I think in normal circumstances the Dutch team could have ride a 42.27. Not easily, but possible. So we have a very exciting Olympic Games in teamsprint to come.

[heywoodu 16,458]

Anyone have a clue where the UCI stream of day two can be found? I'd check Tiz-cycling, but their website is down again  

[Josh 13,660]

20 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Anyone have a clue where the UCI stream of day two can be found? I'd check Tiz-cycling, but their website is down again  

https://myworldofcycling.com

 

All sessions are available to watch (at least I’m pretty sure, I don’t see any payment options), all you need to do is create an account 

Edited March 16, 2024 by Josh

[heywoodu 16,458]

52 minutes ago, Josh said:

https://myworldofcycling.com

 

All sessions are available to watch (at least I’m pretty sure, I don’t see any payment options), all you need to do is create an account 

Thanks! I'll look at it tomorrow I think, since right after my post Tiz-cycling went back up and had the link to UCI's YouTube video (which is unlisted, so one needs the link)  

[RussB 189]

Finucane dominating her Kierin semi final (quite a loaded semi with Gros and Friedrich) is exciting to see. She should be a contender in Paris. Will be hoping to take the form into the final and win the competition here.

[Josh 13,660]

18 minutes ago, RussB said:

Finucane dominating her Kierin semi final (quite a loaded semi with Gros and Friedrich) is exciting to see. She should be a contender in Paris. Will be hoping to take the form into the final and win the competition here.

Personally, I’d say even more than a contender. Right now she’s the favourite for gold at Paris (very slightly), and even if she doesn’t win gold I don’t see her missing the podium. But who knows, the Olympics always tend to produce a lot of surprises 

[RussB 189]

Just now, Josh said:

Personally, I’d say even more than a contender. Right now she’s the favourite for gold at Paris (very slightly), and even if she doesn’t win gold I don’t see her missing the podium. But who knows, the Olympics always tend to produce a lot of surprises 

She has had many disappointing results in the event despite her successes in the individual sprint over the past 2 years, tactically she has appeared to get caught out so I don’t think a “favourite” tag can be said with any degree of certainty.

 

Come Paris this event could be really wide open. However, there is a chance that if she arrives in dominating form she could feasibly go for all 3 titles.