Gianlu33 3,675 Posted August 3, 2021 #131 Share Posted August 3, 2021 This is crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vektor 3,196 Posted August 3, 2021 #132 Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 minute ago, heywoodu said: But it's not complicated Take the team sprint, it's really not complicated at all. Qualifying for time, then heats: 1st vs 8th 2nd vs 7th 3rd vs 6th 4th vs 5th So far, so good and easy. That's four heats, two fastest winners go for gold, two slowest winners go for bronze. Ergo, lose your heat and you're out of the medals. Oh, I thought that all team events have this (pursuit) progression system: Progression: The winners of heats 3 and 4 in the First Round ride the final for the gold and silver medals. The remaining six teams will be ranked by their times in the First Round and will be paired as follows: The two fastest teams ride the final for the bronze medal. The next two fastest teams ride the final for 5th and 6th places. The last two teams ride the final for 7th and 8th places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,189 Posted August 3, 2021 #133 Share Posted August 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Vektor said: I haven't been following track cycling, has the progression system of team events always been so (unnecessarily?) complicated? Well, 5 athletes are going to the Olympics for each team following an extremely long qualification period. They can race as many stages as they please in my book. Much better than table tennis, where 16 athletes go to the Olympics just to lose one match for their team. heywoodu 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted August 3, 2021 #134 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Just now, Vektor said: Oh, I thought that all team events have this (pursuit) progression system: Progression: The winners of heats 3 and 4 in the First Round ride the final for the gold and silver medals. The remaining six teams will be ranked by their times in the First Round and will be paired as follows: The two fastest teams ride the final for the bronze medal. The next two fastest teams ride the final for 5th and 6th places. The last two teams ride the final for 7th and 8th places. Nope But even the pursuit one isn't so complicated as they make it seem with a whole bunch of text. Maybe this is easier, going with the qualifying positions again: First round, top half of the bracket (going for gold) 1st vs 4th 2nd vs 3rd First round, bottom half of the bracket (maximum is bronze) 5th vs 8th 6th vs 7th The two top half winners ride for gold, all other six teams are ranked by time only and the two fastest of those six go for bronze. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted August 3, 2021 #135 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Oooh what a race between Italy and New Zealand If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,796 Posted August 3, 2021 #136 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Did Ganna do the whole last kilometre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,189 Posted August 3, 2021 #137 Share Posted August 3, 2021 This is insane. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,234 Posted August 3, 2021 #138 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Filippo Ganna is really carrying this team. Also World Record :O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted August 3, 2021 #139 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Ganna and three non-Ganna's annihilated the world record Ganna would have gone so far under 4:00 if there was an IP here... If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,234 Posted August 3, 2021 #140 Share Posted August 3, 2021 This was the best heat of team pursuit ever raced, change my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now