The Olympics ! (spoilers etc..)

[deptfordmarmoset]

France set an Olympic Record, then Hindes, Kenny and Hoy decide that's not enough and set a World Record!!

That makes for one hell of a final! Great work from Hindes!

 

[aJohnson]

Feel bad for the Chinese womens team. They were the fastest there and deserve gold.

 

[smutchin]

Yeah, congrats to Germany but they were the third-best team in the competition and some tosser in a blazer has decided they should get the gold. I know rules is rules but it's spoiling the sport.

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[Danny]

I know there need to be rules, but there's something wrong with an event where the two best teams get disqualified for what appear to be minor infringements.

 

[thom]

Velodramatic or what ?!

Gutted for both GB and China teams that their efforts flounder in this way.
At least China get a consolation silver medal for their performance.

Well done Germany - first medals on the track.

 

[aJohnson]

I know there need to be rules, but there's something wrong with an event where the two best teams get disqualified for what appear to be minor infringements.

I don't even see why these rules are existent to be honest. I don't see how breaking them would give the team an advantage.

Is it to ensure that both members do equal work?

 

[Rob3rt]

Rules are rules.

GB is was half a wheel, it was visible. China though, unable to call from the video replays shown, so unless another angle shows it better than this was a bad decision IMO.

 

[Rob3rt]

I don't even see why these rules are existent to be honest. I don't see how breaking them would give the team an advantage.

Is it to ensure that both members do equal work?

So that each rider does 1 complete lap worth of work on the front yes.

 

[thom]

GOLD !!!!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

That makes for one hell of a final! Great work from Hindes!

Great work again. Gold and a(nother...) world record!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Yay!

 

[Dan151]

19 year old and leading the group! What a guy

 

[Davidc]

Shame about the women but this is stunning

 

[MrJamie]

We really are quite good at cycling at the moment

Shame about the ladies, they could almost do with some very small time penalty, enough that a mistake downranks you a bit rather than disqualifies completely imho.

 

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