Track Cycling UCI World Championships 2018

[phelps 8,285]

late afternoon sessions are avilable on BBC Red Button channel (free on satellite @ 28.2 East) and on BBC website (with VPN, I suppose)...

most things go also on Eurosport 1 & 2 (always late afternoon session, of course...no early qualifiers)...they also said they would have all the world champs on their player, but I can only see the usual sessions, not this early afternoon stuff running right now...

 

 

[heywoodu 16,004]

Why are the team pursuit semi finals never called semi finals, but heats 3 and 4 of the first round? This pursuit system is so annoying. 

[Werloc 3,191]

I wonder, I wonder if we can end these championships with a medal round our necks

[heywoodu 16,004]

7 minutes ago, Werloc said:

I wonder, I wonder if we can end these championships with a medal round our necks

Is Krupeckaite still there? I feel like she's literally been around since the first time I ever saw track cycling on TV  

[Werloc 3,191]

12 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Is Krupeckaite still there? I feel like she's literally been around since the first time I ever saw track cycling on TV  

Oh yes, she's there and she's pretty capable. She's the Kaisa Makarainen of Track Cycling, she's going to try for the final time in Tokyo. On top of that, Vasilijus Lendel and Olivija Baleišytė are very strong out of their junior years and I wouldn't completely write them off just yet.

[Agger 1,700]

Good start with the team pursuit in the top 4 (at least)

[Werloc 3,191]

An article just appeared on our media outlets. This is going to be the 14th World Championships for Simona Krupeckaitė, she has 12 medals (2 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze), so I'd say that's a pretty good TRACK record.

 

Last time when the World Championships were held in this city, Krupeckaitė won silver.

[NearPup 3,496]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Why are the team pursuit semi finals never called semi finals, but heats 3 and 4 of the first round? This pursuit system is so annoying. 

They should copy what the speed skating team pursuit format (the one from the Olympics).

[Dragon 2,026]

1 hour ago, Agger said:

Good start with the team pursuit in the top 4 (at least)

Very surprised to see GBR qualify fastest.

They have Ed Clancy but the rest of the team is just a sprinter and 2 amateur riders

[mrv86 3,240]

Yes good run by the Mexican women