Agger 1,576 Posted August 2, 2021 #91 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Think this one needs to be added to be fair. If it was indeed cleared, it just makes it clear that UCI are bad at rules. heywoodu and mrv86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted August 2, 2021 #92 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I assume the athletes only need the team doctor's clearance to use these tapes in competition. If so, the story ends there. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirtha22 64 Posted August 2, 2021 #93 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Chinese gold medallists in Cycling Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore badges featuring the head of the country's former leader Mao Zedong during a medal ceremony. dcro and heywoodu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,576 Posted August 2, 2021 #94 Share Posted August 2, 2021 35 minutes ago, dcro said: I assume the athletes only need the team doctor's clearance to use these tapes in competition. If so, the story ends there. Considering how UCI loves using the sock rule, I would be surprised if they haven't checked it to make sure. It does afterall feel a bit like a gray area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 776 Posted August 2, 2021 #95 Share Posted August 2, 2021 30 minutes ago, tirtha22 said: Chinese gold medallists in Cycling Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore badges featuring the head of the country's former leader Mao Zedong during a medal ceremony. No politics at the olympics ... Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted August 2, 2021 #96 Share Posted August 2, 2021 47 minutes ago, tirtha22 said: Chinese gold medallists in Cycling Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore badges featuring the head of the country's former leader Mao Zedong during a medal ceremony. And of course it shows complete wooden-headeness because under Mao competitive sports were banned, sports people spent their time exercising with pig manure & China did not enter any teams in the Olympics. JamDH and dcro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,852 Posted August 2, 2021 #97 Share Posted August 2, 2021 3 hours ago, heywoodu said: TapeGate Like the Brits haven’t cheat ever in track cycling Boardman & co. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,535 Posted August 2, 2021 #98 Share Posted August 2, 2021 10 hours ago, Grassmarket said: No, you can't have a re-run. yes, you can if the crash happens in the 1st kilometer and it's due to a technical failure (which means you can't have a re-run in any case if you go down by yourself or because of an exchange mistake)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,715 Posted August 2, 2021 #99 Share Posted August 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, phelps said: yes, you can if the crash happens in the 1st kilometer and it's due to a technical failure (which means you can't have a re-run in any case if you go down by yourself or because of an exchange mistake)... Yeah, but I count employing incompetent Aussie mechanics as rider error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajiv 25 Posted August 3, 2021 #100 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Track cycling just seems a matter of who is willing to spend the most money Spending on technology for one team only may be appropriate for Formula One or America's Cup but I think is totally inappropriate for the Olympic principle of universality Like every non Brit I really dislike their values If you look at the UK media you will see that even many Brits are very cynical about their cycling especially with the wide spread doping suspicions . Sure the individuals may be good athletes but it's DDR all over again This sport hardly exists outside the Olympics ( the Brits openly say they couldn't care less about non Olympic events for track cycling ) I know track cycling has a long history but that was when equipment was standardised It should be high on everyone's list of events to be dropped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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