Olympic Track Cycling Spoiler

[marinyork]

Brilliant team performance and the women are first and second in the individual pursuit first round qualifiers .

 

[Mr Phoebus]

 

[Keith Oates]

My gosh, there are some serious cycling muscles on show in that shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mr Phoebus]

My gosh, there are some serious cycling muscles on show in that shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just wait till Shanaze gets yer head inna thigh hold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Just wait till Shanaze gets yer head inna thigh hold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

facing which way

 

[ComedyPilot]

Wayyhaaay. Well done Team GB.

 

[Joe]

Well done lads!

Quick question (I know nothing about track racing!)
In the 3 man sprint, why does the first rider (on most of the teams I saw) have a non disc wheel on the front? Is it just to get up to speed quicker (lighter) at the start?

 

[Cathryn]

HOW exciting. I'm so proud of them!

 

[Rob S]

Had to listen to the Team Sprint final on the radio, and I thought Hoy had blown it from Simon Brotherton's commentary having started slow and 'ridden two laps on his own' but thankfully it looked like he won reasonably comfortably

 

[fossyant]

Just seen the highlights - awesome power - Staff nearly dropped them on the first lap !

Hoy just powered away on the third lap....

 

[TVC]

Just did the highlights myself, clearly the team preparation has gone perfectly with everyone on show today setting new standards. I now feel like I'm 6 again and its Christmas eve knowing what is to come tomorrow morning.