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Track Cycling UCI World Championships 2018


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Ligtlee looks like she has spent the entire winter eating non-stop, dear lord. I wouldn't be surprised if she entered the velodrome through the emergency exits.

 

Now I get why she didn't qualify for the sprint and keirin. 

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On 3/1/2018 at 17:23, OlympicsFan said:

Thanks, so she didnt really focus on the world champs? 

Sorry for the late reply, because I don't follow all the news around this, but apparently in December the new Dutch coach (Bill Huck) was rather clear about Ligtlee: "She is too heavy and she knows it. She's overweight and she'll have to change that, because with this weight she won't be able to deliver world class performances."

 

So I guess all that is the reason for her not being that good anymore nowadays (logically if you saw her today, like she ate a 10-person lasagna dinner for breakfast).

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6 minutes ago, dcro said:

Time for the ultimate mess of an event... Women's madison...

Three minutes in and no falls and 10 times lapped couples yet? :yikes:

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