Track Cycling at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[Federer91 2,797]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Because this is the first actual big event since then  (world championships, meh)

They should have come to Plovdiv last year to test a real track 

[dcro 10,210]

Or maybe the Germans just consulted some of the GDR documents? NZ are waaay off the pace.

[heywoodu 15,152]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

Or maybe the Germans just consulted some of the GDR documents? NZ are waaay off the pace.

We'll only get a real sense when GBR and USA are on the track (and USA only if Dygert is somehow better than last week), unlike ITA and FRA Germany was actually considered a medal contender, albeit only a little more than NZL and this NZL performance is way under par anyway  

[Grassmarket 3,414]

2 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

Yeah, but the velodrome helps too

Yeah, yeah, yeah - do that time at Roubaix & then we’ll be impressed.  

[dcro 10,210]

Laura Kenny is allegedly crying because they broke the WR?

[OlympicsFan 858]

Disappointing time for both German teams so far. Germany should be at least 10 seconds faster than France in team pursuit if they want to medal. In women’s team sprint I expected an easy gold, but China and Russia seem to be among the few countries that profited from the pandemic.

[heywoodu 15,152]

3 minutes ago, dcro said:

Laura Kenny is allegedly crying because they broke the WR?

Where did you hear that? There's a disappointing amount of information on that on Twitter  

[Gianlu33 4,578]

Well, this wasn't expected. Total disaster for the Australian 

[OlympicsFan 858]

6 minutes ago, dcro said:

Or maybe the Germans just consulted some of the GDR documents? NZ are waaay off the pace.

I guess this is also the explanation for the poor performances in doping sports like athletics, swimming and rowing? Trust me, if Germany wanted to win tons of medals in those events, they easily could. The know-how is still there, but it is mainly used by other countries (for example GB in rowing).

[dcro 10,210]

Again not even close.