Track Cycling at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[Agger 1,582]

Good start but a bit worrying that Niklas could in no way follow after gaining the lap.
Hope he just felt like there was no reason to fight for the top but he was out there for quite some time.

[dcro 10,179]

ESP commentators are still convinced that Kenny is somehow the overwhelming favorite.

 

"You are not multiple Olympic champion for nothing."

 

"Flying lap is not the same as racing."

 

...

[heywoodu 13,536]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

ESP commentators are still convinced that Kenny is somehow the overwhelming favorite.

 

"You are not multiple Olympic champion for nothing."

 

"Flying lap is not the same as racing."

 

...

 

True as those two statements may be in a separate environment, it does indeed show his lack of general knowledge about the event  

[heywoodu 13,536]

Lee Wai Sze bowling opponents out of the race  

 

Edit: 'bowling' is a bit exaggerated, but her movements - for the whole race basically - did start the whole mess. Besides all that, Marchant being the 100% victim here  

[Grassmarket 2,742]

The ladder comes out

[NearPup 2,156]

I feel like a race where the top four qualifies should lead to much less aggressive racing tbh.

[heywoodu 13,536]

Now we'll get a repechage heat where 4 out of 5 will qualify, as if the keirin repechages weren't a tad too much already.

[dcro 10,179]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Now we'll get a repechage heat where 4 out of 5 will qualify, as if the keirin repechages weren't a tad too much already.

What repechage? There are no more repechage races in keirin.

[Orangehair43 172]

UK sport have been looking for a opportunity to de fund British Cycling - the public here in the UK are seeing the Track Cycling as sudden flop so that will be the excuse needed to cut funding heavily. 

[Nickyc707 305]

10 minutes ago, dcro said:

ESP commentators are still convinced that Kenny is somehow the overwhelming favorite.

 

"You are not multiple Olympic champion for nothing."

 

"Flying lap is not the same as racing."

 

...

Even Kenny isn't expecting to win and has said his teammate has a better chance than he does.