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  1. heywoodu
    Trentin it is
  2. heywoodu
    At least the organization got the weather right for a decent race, these wet riders and dirty faces makes it all more heroic
  3. heywoodu
    Van Aert vs Van der Poel, they really can't not meet each other in the fight for a win
  4. heywoodu
    Luckily we have good graphics on-screen showing the distance to the chasers, that helps!
  5. heywoodu
    Medals are coming from this group: Minus Puccio, he is in the peloton but I just added him to show how insanely stupid this live timing system is
  6. heywoodu
    The entire everything cheered for Croatia, because huge underdog.
  7. heywoodu
    France, Cuba, Bosnia, Egypt, Tunisia.
  8. heywoodu
    Ok.
  9. heywoodu
    That is me indeed, like I said, it's mostly to show some things to a few specific people (and so this Brazilian biathlete () could place some videos I recorded of her competitions on Facebook
  10. heywoodu
    Right, so none of today's podium finishers. There we go.
  11. heywoodu
    Please
  12. heywoodu
    Photo finish after 5:20 of swimming
  13. heywoodu
    Haha this finish
  14. heywoodu
    Oh well, I think this year alone he already won 39 races more important and prestigious than this one
  15. heywoodu
    But how is all that a point of discussion, while for example the huge amounts of money being pumped in certain sports by certain countries (giving them a way bigger advantage) is much less so? I would say that's more unfair.
  16. heywoodu
    And back in 1st, no stress
  17. heywoodu
    Aaaaand there she is, almost back in the front
  18. heywoodu
    I wonder if for example Totallympics.co.nz would get all riled up if Susan Krumins-Kuijken decided to compete for Australia - the country of her husband - in Oceanian championships.
  19. heywoodu
    He's not quoting you mate
  20. heywoodu
    There should indeed be limits to the switching of nationality. That of course does not 'avoid' athletes like Salpeter, Hassan, Crippa or Abraham (which is not a problem, there's nothing wrong with athletes like that), but it does avoid athletes being bought purely by a country they most likely won't ever have any connection with (like Turkey, Bahrain, Qatar).
  21. heywoodu
    'Richer' nations have an 'unfair' advantage anyway, because for example GBR will be able to invest huge amounts of money in sport X, whereas let's say Kosovo or Albania can't. Athletes who are born outside the country don't make that much of a difference in that (and then again, one question wasn't answered yet: if they're not 'fair' to compete, is it ok for their children to compete? Or is that still not fair? And their grandchildren?).
  22. heywoodu
    Yeah, like many athletes with African origins competing for a European nation also were not 'bought' in the Turkish style. One example: Sifan Hassan moved from Ethiopia to the Netherlands, but only in the Netherlands really started to train. It's not like she moved to another country for better athletics performances. It's 'unfair'? For who, exactly? Unfair for Dutch athletes who, unlike Hassan, happen to have a white skin?
  23. heywoodu
    Turkey, Bahrain and Qatar But apart from that, yeah. What you said.
  24. heywoodu
    So what, someone who happens to be Kenyan or Ethiopian moves to let's say Denmark, for reasons that have nothing to do with athletics, turns out to be the fastest runner there and then should be ignored by the federation or something? All in the name of 'justice for the true Europeans'?
  25. heywoodu
    Van Rouwendal was in 10th place, 1:09 behind after 20km (because of having to swim back for a big part)....after 22.5km she is already back in 3rd and only 36 seconds behind
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