World Cup Championship - Lee Valley (Spoilers may occur)

[deptfordmarmoset]

Surprised there's no thread on this but it's online now - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cycling/29837948

The Brit women's just took the USA out in style, drafting them for half the race.

 

[Bollo]

Me and Mrs Dr Bollo are in attendance tomorrow for the early session. I'm taking the decent camera so I'll try and get a few snaps.

 

[subaqua]

Maybe a spoiler alert if anybody is going to post live results

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Maybe a spoiler alert if anybody is going to post live results

Good point, underwater! Anyhow, the beginnings of a breakdown in the Brit women's team pursuit team. Not enough to threaten gold but a flaw, nevertheless.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I'm popping along for the men's finals with @dktd tomorrow (Sunday).

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'm popping along for the men's finals with @dktd tomorrow (Sunday).

Jealous!

That Katie Archibald is developing really well - held it together well when the women's team pursuit got out of shape yesterday. And is it just me, but does Andy Stewart's (he was in the starting gate in the qualifiers) face look a little like Dave Millar?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I feel like a fraud because I'm only now looking up details on the event! A friend for the tickets.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I feel like a fraud because I'm only now looking up details on the event! A friend for the tickets.

Just as long as you weren't there in the middle with the corporate tickets yesterday it doesn't matter where the tickets are from, it's where you are that counts.

Meanwhile, having just watched the madison...how can you measure a lap gained when there's no peloton to measure it against? I didn't think the Brits could win madisons at this level!

 

[Bollo]

A few of the many pics I took today. It was a great day out, with the superb Laura Trott providing most of the best bits. Jason Kenny's keirin repechage was also a highlight. Apologies for the quality. Until Santa brings me some fast and long glass so I can drop the ISO, I'm always going to be struggling withe action shots indoors.



This is the Japanese coach passing timing calls to a rider in the ladies' omnium individual pursuit. Each coach had a characteristic pose for this - this is my favourite.


A pensive Laura Trott, just before her pursuit ride in the omnium.






I took this because this French rider started to do her hair while riding no hands on rollers. I tried no hands on the rollers once - still have the scar.

 

[dellzeqq]

walking from Stratford

first view

Rayo checks it out

the Jayco team warms up


saddles we saw

the kids

and us

the end of the day

sunset over the city

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I could watch Laura Trott all day, she's such a consummate rider. Despite her slight scattiness off the bike, once she's on it, she's so smooth and perfectly focused.

 

[Bollo]

I'll confess to a sneaking admiration of Anna Meares. She's not at her best but you could see how fiercely she competed in every race. My last but one photo is one of the races where she ran Kristina Vogel to the line. At the start line Meares and Vogel seemed to do a real boxer's eye-f*** with each other. It was proper tense.

 

[Bollo]

That's not a selfie...... this is a selfie! Mrs Dr Bollo, yours truly and my partner in cycling escapades Jim. Seeing a 6 foot high version of your face is .......... hard.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Well what a great night that was! Here's the obligatory pano shot from my seat:

That's Laura Trott warming up down there, which I'm slightly embarrassed to admit was very hypnotic to watch.

I was also really impressed with the venue (tons of beer and bogs!) although I could have done without the pumping 110db techo booming out of the speakers. Was also a shame the hot dog place didn't take cards, I had to tolerate the niff without the gratification of getting outside of one

By the time I made it back to where my bike was locked up (there was a depressingly small number of bikes parked) I had a puncture, possibly due to the cycle parking area being liberally coated with puncture-inflicting flints! Why? I was cursing my super-secure hex axle nuts until a nice American fellow lent me his multi-tool!

 

[sleaver]

Until Santa brings me some fast and long glass so I can drop the ISO, I'm always going to be struggling withe action shots indoors.

Looking pretty good to me. Especially the one of Mears and Vogal on the line which unless as I am wrong, (haven't look at my photos yet) puts my attempts at getting a shot like that to shame especially has I had fast glass