Team GB Daily: Day 10

[Grassmarket 3,589]

  On 8/5/2024 at 4:35 PM, Olympicsnell said:

No idea what to make of any of that to be honest? Dunno how much of that danish and italian rides was pacing issues, i'd be concerned about denmark going  off at that pace and getting in our slipstream....but they also died horribly, mixed bag 

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Italians were maybe a bit of a mess, but I reckon Denmark are a man short of a full quartet.

 

Italians are all big name road riders; don’t practice much.

Edited August 5, 2024 by Grassmarket

[Rafa Maciel 1,606]

  On 8/5/2024 at 4:35 PM, Olympicsnell said:

No idea what to make of any of that to be honest? Dunno how much of that danish and italian rides was pacing issues, i'd be concerned about denmark going  off at that pace and getting in our slipstream....but they also died horribly, mixed bag 

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Let's have a working assumption that we're not going to see a repeat of Tokyo. There will be no catch, no slip stream, no ignominious failure this year 

[Epic Failure 355]

It's fascinating comparing the heat times to Tokyo. Nobody went quicker than a 3:45 there.

 

But then they went crazy in the SFs and started dropping 3:42s. And crashing into each other, obviously.

 

 

[Olympicsnell 300]

Really trying hard not to moan, and this will certainly be split 50/50, but i am beyond devestated it is not charlton on track cycling comm's

[cjsavory 44]

Why are the BBC doing sofa chat with Laura Kenny when the Team Sprint heats are literally happening right now?! Aargh.

[Olympicsnell 300]

FUCKING HELL WHAT IS THIS MADNESS!

[Grassmarket 3,589]

  On 8/5/2024 at 5:05 PM, cjsavory said:

Why are the BBC doing sofa chat with Laura Kenny when the Team Sprint heats are literally happening right now?! Aargh.

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Anything happening? Oh, two WRs.

 

OK, it’s a new event.

[Epic Failure 355]

And breathe.

 

I'll be honest, I had us 3rd even with Emma in there. So we're already a place higher than I expected.

 

0.029 between a race for bronze and the guaranteed medal we have now. Eeesh. Germans must be fuming.

[Jambo 9]

thought they gave Canada another run and the wr got smashed again

[Rafa Maciel 1,606]

  On 8/5/2024 at 5:13 PM, Epic Failure said:

And breathe.

 

I'll be honest, I had us 3rd even with Emma in there. So we're already a place higher than I expected.

 

0.029 between a race for bronze and the guaranteed medal we have now. Eeesh. Germans must be fuming.

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3rd? I could see us finishing behind  but who else did you have finishing ahead of GB?