Olympic RR - Women (spoilers etc)

[PpPete]

AND the Germans got to experience what it was like trying to pull the peloton back without much support from anyone else.....

 

[Globalti]

Was it a coincidence that the two fastest were both riders accustomed to awful weather?

Thrilling though, wasn't it!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

someone get the GB women some decent media training.

 

[Smokin Joe]

someone get the GB women some decent media training.

Please no.

We don't want a sport full of Beckhams.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Please no.

We don't want a sport full of Beckhams.

No, we want if full of people who can represent themselves as articulate intelligent professional sports people.

 

[Christopher]

Really enjoyed that and was very impressed with Emma Pooley's riding - a textbook example of marking the opposition and riding for the team

 

[Danny]

Yep typical, if you want a medal ask a woman. Way better drama, speed and excitement than the men's race.
Women's cycling deserves way more credit and respect than it is currently getting.

let's hope there will now be more TV coverage of women's cycling in the future.

 

[Danny]

Unlike the men, the women's team seemed to be able to adapt their tactics to the circumstances.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

No, we want if full of people who can represent themselves as articulate intelligent professional sports people.

You really are unnecessarily grumpy on this occasion. They come across as normal human beings. This is good.

 

[broomwagon]

Armistead would have taken silver at the start. She gave Vos too much respect. Even before she crossed the line she was smiling, happy to get second . The rain made it a better race to watch

 

[thom]

Vos and Armitstead opening up the sprint

 

[The Jogger]

It was an excellent finish, the future looks bright,

 

[Chuffy]

An answer to the nature break question!

 

[totallyfixed]

someone get the GB women some decent media training.

No, the media need some decent media training and they would do well to start with camera coverage ala TdF, commentary and visual accurate time gaps and if you are going to use helicopter shots how difficult can it be to show the actual gaps?
Well done Lizzie, I think the only chance she had would maybe to use her track craft and jump the other two from around 800m out, but brilliant rid anyway against probably the best in the world at the moment.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Well done Lizzie, I think the only chance she had would maybe to use her track craft and jump the other two from around 800m out, but brilliant rid anyway against probably the best in the world at the moment.

You forget that Vos is a track champion and Olympic medalist on the track too! She's by some distance the best cyclist in the world today. Armistead got the best result she could - nothing she could have done would have beaten Vos today.