Reply With QuoteI have to say the indoor cycling is totally thrilling. My favourite events. Equestrian not so much. And as for the Karate Kata event WTF was that all about?
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What do you make of the forks?Originally Posted by thieuster
Not here. Dutch brand KOGA (and in earlier days Dutch brand RIH) have been the providers of Dutch bikes. (Proud to own a Koga myself!). And, may I add: the back stay of the British bikes is really ugly, imho.
As we speak: Dutch Sprint Final! Two orange jerseys fighting each other. These two are long-time trainings partners and friends.
Listening to the BBC, apparently the stays aren't needed for strength. They are only there because the rules require them. That being the case, they have been designed to serve an aerodynamic purpose working with the forks to shape the airflow around the rider's legs (according to the internet).
I have to agree that they are not aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but if they work...
Edit: See also www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOSOzbJw98c.
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I have to say the indoor cycling is totally thrilling. My favourite events. Equestrian not so much. And as for the Karate Kata event WTF was that all about?
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The men’s Maddison was very exciting at the end. Well done the Brits
That Modern Pentathlon was torture to watch. Rubbish commentary, fantastic gold for Joe Choong.
First time I’ve watched it, what a competently bizarre event - bit like it’s a knockout with Olympic medals at stake. Was good fun though, Choong did well to hold on in the end
Annika Schleu battled to control Saint Boy.
A random horse turns it into a lottery.
Same horse pulled up with the Russian competitor as well. What a farce.
Anyone for Findus pancakes?
German coach removed from the Olympics for animal abuse. She wanted Schleu to "...hit it, hit it hard!" And other sources tell that she's punched a horse with her fist.
It is a lottery, but apparently she did not take up the option of changing her horse...see BBC link:
...Her woes yielded sympathy from some past Olympians - although Sydney 2000 bronze medallist Kate Allenby questioned why Schleu did not swap her horse for another after seeing its earlier antics.
Athletes are allocated a horse at random - with each horse having two riders, one in the lower half of the standings, one in the higher half - but they can opt to switch to a reserve ride if they so wish.
Schleu, however, chose to stick with Saint Boy, whose halo remained again markedly absent, opening the door for Great Britain's Kate French to storm to gold in the final event, the laser run.
I didnt know they could switch,thanks for the info.
It was sad thought to see her crying and in distress.
I didn't watch it live, but imagine having a 5 year investment of effort disappear because of the temperament of a horse plus your own (probably wrong) judgement call. It would make many a competitor cry.
According to the BBC (is it ever wrong), it was a punch. So a case of one dumb animal punching a horse.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
I'd like to think my copying Latin homework on the bus was at least Europeans class.
Astonishing, the skills and maturity of these kids.
Jason Kenny in the Keiren final.
Stunning ride, just stunning.
Outstanding!
Well done Lauren Price & Kellie Harrington.
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What a man, what a family.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Just watched King Kenny. What a rider. Fantastic and a great down to earth bloke as well
Yeah, brilliant interview from them both afterwards as well, down to earth and honest. Delighted for them both.
Well done Team GB, 4th in the medals list. I've quite enjoyed watching the Olympics. Shame we didn't have strong results in the athletics this time, but overall we've done well.
Watching BBC now, why on Earth do they make a point of covering the Irish?
A lot of Irish folk live in the UK, plus she was great ambassador for her country.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
A lot of Poles and French (for example) also live here, never see such concentration on their competitors. Great ambassador for another country (if even true), who cares, it's not just the boxer anyway.
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Thoroughly enjoyed this one and Japan deserve great credit for how they put it all together.
If watching this Olympic Games was an olympic sport I reckon I'd be in with a chance for a Gold medal.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Haha me too. First time I’ve watched so much TV without feeling guilty
I'm very happy to have been proved wrong :)You were saying:
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I couldn't see where all these gold medals were going to come from but it's been a stunning performance from Team GB!
Trying to find a link to the mens 1500m and decathalon if anyone has a clue,thanks.
We ended #7. The best of the EU. And a lot of 4th places for athletes with a big future ahead.
We copied the UK's 'lottery tactics' and it paid off. A plan that was written in 2009 with the idea of becoming a Top-10 country in 2020. (Now '21). Given the size of our country and the number of people here, we did good - all countries above us in the ranking - and below us as well, have a bigger 'pool' of potentials and talent.
Roll on Paris! (I was in London in 2012 and I'm sure I'll be visiting Paris as well - Or Marseille for the sailing).
I've thoroughly enjoyed this Olympics, absolutely loved it. The new events such as BMX and skateboarding have been brilliant and have kept the programme current. As for Team GB, our medal haul has been nothing short of incredible in relation to our population size.
Bring on Paris 2024!
My wife and I were trying to think of our standout performance at this Olympics but just couldn’t pin it down.
BMW freestyle woman’s gold
BMX sprints
Matt Whitlocks final performance
Both pentathlon golds
Laura Muir silver In the 1500
Josh Kerr 1500 bronze
Women’s Maddison
Equestrian
Lauren Price boxing
Galal Boxing
The sailing golds were epic to watch
Adam Peaty
Tom Daley and Matty Lee
Warholm in the 400m hurdles
and many more
But King Kenny winning the Kiran just gets it for me but I’ll probably change my mind tomorrow.
A brilliant Olympics after such a crap time
One of the best highlights for me was the 2 high jumping chaps sharing gold. Great sportsmanship.
Yes, I forgot about that one. Brilliant
I'd missed that...thanks for the heads up. Add to that Gianmarco Tamberi (IT) being congratulated by Patrícia Mamona (PT) as she was celebrating her own silver medal in the triple jump. See Twitter link and the end of the video in 'Can we have two golds?'
Sportsmanship, really?
Did what was best for themselves and anyone would surely do the same - either get a gold or gamble and might end up with a silver.
Rather cynical, perhaps?
I thought it was a nice moment in the spirit of the Olympics, rather than the gladiatorial aims of today.
Perhaps it'd become a bit tiresome if it happened often, but as a one off, I felt it was positive.
I must admit, whether due to the time difference or limited coverage, I didn't watch a lot of the Olympics this time around, but my impression was that it was, generally, a pretty good performance by team GB.
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You are something else. I had you on ignore from your last trolling remarks from a previous post, time to put you back on.
It may be novel in athletics but there are plenty of precedents in other fields, eg gymnastics...see 'ties for gold' in this link.
I still have watched these.
It was a very nice moment to see the athletes celebrating their decision to share the gold but I don't think it's cynical to assume most athletes would've done the same. It's classic game theory, do you choose to take home a guaranteed gold medal or go to a jump off and risk taking home a silver instead? I'd have snapped their hand off to share the gold.
Disagree with you (not hard TBH as you usually post b@ll@cks), don't see how this is trolling. Why not leave me on ignore this time?
Exactly!
https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/58193101
Taxi for Ujah...
That’ll be Great Britain forfeiting the silver medal then. Funny how we get so worked up about Johnny Foreigner taking performance enhancing drugs then one of ours is caught cheating.
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