Team GB Daily: Day 13

[Olympicsnell 300]

That he went for the sprint at the end encourages me that, as stated, this isnt tokyo trott 2.0

[Jambo 9]

3 minutes ago, Epic Failure said:

It's easier said that done. Not all riders are treated equally. Some will be allowed to go off because they are perceived to be not a threat. Others will be marked very closely.

 

Not a great race, but he saved his effort for the sprint at the end to salvage something.

 

He's not out of medal contention yet.

The top 3 from the scratch race weren't seen as threats I guess, as well as the 2023 world champ

[Orangehair43 251]

6 minutes ago, cjsavory said:

Sorry, but this is an absolutely ridiculous comment. Hayter absolutely rode his balls off in an excellent Team Pursuit performance, and is still well in contention in the Omnium.

Sorry I just mean he doesn’t seem have any luck at the moment 

[Olympicsnell 300]

Hamish WHAT DID YOU JUST DO!

[Jambo 9]

that was a pleasant surprise

[Epic Failure 355]

12 minutes ago, Jambo said:

The top 3 from the scratch race weren't seen as threats I guess, as well as the 2023 world champ

Sometimes those riders benefit from more fancied riders watching each other and giving them leeway.

 

The points on offer and the length of the points race mean that it tends to get valued more than the others.

 

These are the results from Tokyo. Notice that Thomas came 2nd in the first 2 events, then missed the podium. Also notice that the guys in 2nd and 3rd had fewer points that Ethan has right now.

 

I'm not saying that Ethan is somehow assured of a medal or that those other riders might not be on better form. I'm just saying that I've been watching Omniums for about 30 years (admittedly the format has changed from when I started, but still...) and I've seen considerably more improbable performances than would be needed for Hayter to get on the podium.

 

 

Edited August 8 by Epic Failure

[Olympicsnell 300]

Bit of new's on Choong btw, he has said he was suffering from cramps, which obviously not ideal, is something that he could recover from for the other events,. Unfortunately it sounds like his head has gone as well, something about his girlfriend not being selected 

[Jambo 9]

Finucane makes the final by the skin of her teeth 

[RussB 189]

Emma scraped through

[Olympicsnell 300]

Finucane giving me a stress i didn't there