The Unofficial Olympic thread

[michael]

Poor Paula 

We are up to 3rd in the medal table now.

What thing with the bike and the moped is that?

[michael]

They're doing that thing on the bikes now where they go really slowly

[Simon Pieman]

Poor Paula 

We are up to 3rd in the medal table now.

What thing with the bike and the moped is that?

I think he meant the Kierin event. I enjoy watching the cycling for some reason.

[michael]

I find the pursuit very relaxing for some reason. Maybe it's because we are good at it. There was an interesting article on the Times website the other day (which I can't find at the moment but will look for it) which goes into some detail on the cycling program which basically invests in excellence: The performances are all about times, and if they hit their targets they know they will get medals. I think we also benefit from the cycling facilities built for the Manchester Commonwealth games.

Interesting to note that we finished 10th in the 2004 medal table with 9G, 9S and 12B. We already have 11G this time around.

[Chubbs]

Poor Paula 

We are up to 3rd in the medal table now.

What thing with the bike and the moped is that?

The moped goes around the track gradualy picking up speed, no riders are allowed to over take it, but they can try and gain a better position on each other. Once the moped hits a spead of 50kph its goes off the track and the race starts.

[janaage]

I've got into this a bit more over the last few days (I suppose the golds help) fair play to our rowers and cyclists, some cracking displays and some disappointing ones too.  Great to see the all british final between the women earlier!!  3rd in the medals table at this stage is brilliant!!!

[Reg Smeeton]

I've got into this a bit more over the last few days (I suppose the golds help) fair play to our rowers and cyclists, some cracking displays and some disappointing ones too.  Great to see the all british final between the women earlier!!  3rd in the medals table at this stage is brilliant!!!

 I believe Sky are going to be picking up on cycling, presumably showing some indoor stuff as well as out, and there's talk of them having a Brit team in Le Tour as well.

 SBC should build a velodrome at the redeveloped CG.

[Luci]

Especially as team GB have over 100 less competitors than the US and China!

[sonic youth]

i've really enjoyed following the olympics, i wasn't expecting it to interest me at all.

[Bogus Dave]

doesnt britain have a really good medal to population ratio or something like that compared to most other countries

[Matchworn Shirts]

Depends on whether or not you include the colonies

[JPC82]

is there any footage of some weightlifter woman who ran into a wall or something? got told that happened havent seen it yet tho

[Matchworn Shirts]

is there any footage of some weightlifter woman who ran into a wall or something? got told that happened havent seen it yet tho

She buggered her lift up, ran off crying and walked straight into a concrete post, ouch

[JPC82]

any footage?

[janaage]

I believe Sky are going to be picking up on cycling, presumably showing some indoor stuff as well as out, and there's talk of them having a Brit team in Le Tour as well.

 SBC should build a velodrome at the redeveloped CG.

Cycling does seem to be a forté of GB.  Glad to hear Sky getting involved and a GB le tour team would generate a lot of interest.

I was watching the bbc coverage this morning and they started interviewing the fitness coach of the gb team, thought I recognise him, turns out to be Daniel Hunt, a Caln-ite, who I went to primary school with.  Great to see him do well for himself!!