Paddy
Member
*Pick up a P..P...P.. Paddy*
Best newcomer 2009
Posts: 19,422
|
Post by Paddy on Jul 28, 2012 16:40:07 GMT 1
Tom, that was deffo not at you, your not ott . And road cycling, the production was not BBC but the IOC, who I find poor at the best of times. Boardman and Porter were fine for incompetence of the IOC production team. Also, found the road race poor due to the poor standard of other countries. But very happy of Vin winning. Bernie is on team sky so I suppose he wanted to try and help his teammates and countrymen.
|
|
|
Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 28, 2012 16:41:54 GMT 1
in the end they were to scared to help themself as that would mean helping cavendish
on the other hand team GB should have realised this and went to plan b
at the end of the day the gold and silver medalists didn't ride as a team and did rather well by themself
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 16:58:03 GMT 1
in the end they were to scared to help themself as that would mean helping cavendish on the other hand team GB should have realised this and went to plan b at the end of the day the gold and silver medalists didn't ride as a team and did rather well by themself The thing is, Cav was GB's best chance of winning and that required a team effort. With a maximum of five riders, you can't really have a plan B. The only other realistic option would've been for Millar to be part of a breakway but that would've ended any chance of Cav winning. Those from the smaller teams (or with no team) had more freedom because they were only riding for themselves.
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 17:02:52 GMT 1
And road cycling, the production was not BBC but the IOC, who I find poor at the best of times. Boardman and Porter were fine for incompetence of the IOC production team. Boardman was OK but Porter didn't have a scooby. The bunch sprint for bronze, won by the Norwegian rider Kristoff: "It's Spain! Or was it Denmark? No, I think it was the Netherlands!"
|
|
|
Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 28, 2012 17:04:02 GMT 1
but now the rest of the team will be knackered for their own races, wiggins comes to mind, because of this it might cost us further medals. part of me thinks they were to sentimental in wanting cav to win a medal. GB's only chance of their tactic coming off was if other people helped, as soon as they didn't they had to drive and work hard for 5 hours and it was never going to come off. so maybe millar should of pulled away because cavs race was over by then
|
|
|
Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 28, 2012 17:05:51 GMT 1
And road cycling, the production was not BBC but the IOC, who I find poor at the best of times. Boardman and Porter were fine for incompetence of the IOC production team. Boardman was OK but Porter didn't have a scooby. The bunch sprint for bronze, won by the Norwegian rider Kristoff: "It's Spain! Or was it Denmark? No, I think it was the Netherlands!" and then someone started going on about who will finish 4th after atleast 20/30 people had already crossed the line
|
|
Elmer
Member
Posts: 7,318
|
Post by Elmer on Jul 28, 2012 17:08:33 GMT 1
Should've got David Harmon from Eurosport for the cycling. He's the best cycling commentator by far. That's why I'll always watch cycling on Eurosport where possible.
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 17:11:56 GMT 1
but now the rest of the team will be knackered for their own races, wiggins comes to mind, because of this it might cost us further medals. part of me thinks they were to sentimental in wanting cav to win a medal. GB's only chance of their tactic coming off was if other people helped, as soon as they didn't they had to drive and work hard for 5 hours and it was never going to come off. so maybe millar should of pulled away because cavs race was over by then It's only Wiggins and Froome who have to race again in the time trial. Wiggins probably has damaged his chances, but having won three golds himself in the past, he was happy to sacrifice his own chances to help Cav, especially after the Tour de France, where everything was built around him. Wiggins will be very tired but he still has a chance of a medal in the time trial, especially if Cancellara is seriously hurt from the crash towards the finish.
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 17:12:51 GMT 1
Should've got David Harmon from Eurosport for the cycling. He's the best cycling commentator by far. That's why I'll always watch cycling on Eurosport where possible. I found the Eurosport commentary of the Tour de France very dull...
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 17:20:36 GMT 1
GB are currently making their Olympic beach volleyball debut! It's not going particularly well...
GB's women are playing their second football game against Cameroon. Victory guarantees them a place in the quarter-finals.
South Korea have suffered a shock semi-final exit against the USA in the men's team archery.
|
|
Elmer
Member
Posts: 7,318
|
Post by Elmer on Jul 28, 2012 18:36:04 GMT 1
Should've got David Harmon from Eurosport for the cycling. He's the best cycling commentator by far. That's why I'll always watch cycling on Eurosport where possible. I found the Eurosport commentary of the Tour de France very dull... That's when Sean Kelly drones on with all his anecdotes. To be honest when you're commentating for five or six hours it's difficult to make it riveting all the time.
|
|
Elmer
Member
Posts: 7,318
|
Post by Elmer on Jul 28, 2012 18:48:16 GMT 1
Italians scored a shock victory on the men's archery. Needed a 10 with the last arrow and got it.
|
|
|
Post by rubcale on Jul 28, 2012 19:30:59 GMT 1
did they need to sulk for over an hour about it? Yes Andy, they did. In fact, one hour might not turn out to have been enough. They come from a nation where showing the right amount of deference to the "Dear Leader", and hence the emblems of the nation, makes the difference between life and death, literally. As vas says, it is hard to imagine any insult as grievous to a North Korean national team as waving the flag of South Korea while they parade. Ah, the ignorance. Not quite an international incident but a few years ago we were in Alice Springs in Australia. One night we went to a Travellers' Restaurant and on entering were asked where we came from and replied Northern Ireland. When we were seated someone came and tried to put a flag of the Republic of Ireland on our table. After a short exchange it was taken away and a Union Jack brought! Didn't quite make the papers!
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 19:38:13 GMT 1
Lochte 1 Phelps 0
No medal for Phelps...
|
|
|
Post by rubcale on Jul 28, 2012 19:39:01 GMT 1
Gb were simply outmanoeuvered in the Mens' Sprint Road Race.
Hope this isn't a sign of what is to come.
Generally the home nation does well but British athletes don't really perform well under pressure.
This was to have been the big kick-off for the Team.
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 19:42:32 GMT 1
Gb were simply outmanoeuvered in the Mens' Sprint Road Race. Hope this isn't a sign of what is to come. Generally the home nation does well but British athletes don't really perform well under pressure. This was to have been the big kick-off for the Team. This was nothing to do with pressure. GB did exactly what they planned to do but everyone else was so scared of Cavendish, they just cancelled GB out by not racing and they'll be the ones questioning their own tactics tonight rather than the British riders.
|
|
|
Post by o on Jul 28, 2012 19:45:58 GMT 1
What I dont get with the cycling is why our team were not in the breakaway 33? It's alright using the excuse of noone else in the peloton would help push the pace on, so realise that quite early and chase the break, or go with the break, as was said those in the breakaway got the Top 3 medals, so they obviously didn't leave too early and tire?
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 20:09:39 GMT 1
Some of the national anthem recordings sound like they were arranged by Les Dawson...
|
|
|
Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 28, 2012 20:29:05 GMT 1
What I dont get with the cycling is why our team were not in the breakaway 33? It's alright using the excuse of noone else in the peloton would help push the pace on, so realise that quite early and chase the break, or go with the break, as was said those in the breakaway got the Top 3 medals, so they obviously didn't leave too early and tire? exactly, considering for the last 5 hours nobody apart from that sole german even bothered to help out, when the 33 broke away (who were all level or behind team GB up until that point) it was obvious that they would never have the pace to catch back up because nobody would help so surely they should of went for it as the 3 that won did that, neither were world beaters, infact the columbian didn't look like he knew what he was doing
|
|
|
Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 28, 2012 20:29:21 GMT 1
and another defeat in the swimming
|
|