Team GB Daily: Day 14

[Epic Failure 359]

Christ almighty, you lot are a bunch of misery guts aren't you?

 

They were one good lap from the Italians away from gold. Silver is nothing to be sniffed at in a madison.

[Jambo 9]

 I think its just choking like the mens omnium, olympics is different

[Cinnamon Bun 911]

Poor silver that given the quality of the field, think this is a true reflection of not only where we are but how we lack a clinical edge in big moments. 

[RussB 189]

2 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Sorry, not happy.  Should have gone with that move with  with 30 to go. Had the legs, left it to late to get the lap.  Not much sympathy.

It was clear Neah definitely didn’t have the legs. Elinor did. 

[Epic Failure 359]

4 minutes ago, Jambo said:

wow lets attack right at the end when u can't lap anyone, that silver was a disappointment however you spin it . All that funding for nothing

Clearly not nothing, is it? Or do silver medals not count any more?

[Jambo 9]

2 minutes ago, Epic Failure said:

Christ almighty, you lot are a bunch of misery guts aren't you?

 

They were one good lap from the Italians away from gold. Silver is nothing to be sniffed at in a madison.

They were one lap away. And didn't bother to attempt it. Yet had a mega sprint legs at the end when they couldn't claim a lap. Silver in that quality field is not it 

[Grassmarket 4,037]

2 minutes ago, Epic Failure said:

Christ almighty, you lot are a bunch of misery guts aren't you?

 

They were one good lap from the Italians away from gold. Silver is nothing to be sniffed at in a madison.

Nope disagree.  were the quality in that field, just did not assert their power.  Katie Archibald must be throwing things at her TV, she would never have allowed herself to be pushed around like that.

[Olympicsnell 332]

It was just awful tactically, riding on the front for 3/4 laps at a time and then getting eaten at the sprints because they were changing over at the wrong time. There was one occasion they changed right on the line of the sprint and almost threw away a point. What a mess. 

[Jon 51]

2 minutes ago, Epic Failure said:

Christ almighty, you lot are a bunch of misery guts aren't you?

 

They were one good lap from the Italians away from gold. Silver is nothing to be sniffed at in a madison.

If it was a hard fought silver not at all, but there were opportunities which they didn’t take, they didn’t read the race well and kept changing a lap early. Nobody is saying silver is to be sniffed at, but it’s just frustrating to be on the cusp of gold with the capability but not the execution.
 

You could have 75 silver medals and only be 59th on the medal table.

[RussB 189]

Seriously the misery guts in this forum need a sit down with a therapist.

 

it wasn’t a case of attacking too late; Neah was suffering from doing 2 lap lead out sprints on multiple occasions. Elinor couldn’t have got the lap herself at the end.