Track Worlds *spoiler**
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deptfordmarmoset
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Did you see Archibald and Nelson's gold medal madison? Stunned the Dutch completely. Magnificent riding.
OP
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I missed most of it tbh, just picked up on Mark due to FB and twitter
Maybe an indication of Olympic obsession rather than Worlds for track coverage?
deptfordmarmoset
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Really worth watching from the very start. Americans surprised themselves into an attempt to gain a lap from the off which upped the pace. KA and EN must have got off on the early adrenaline, kept the pace up and went on to win 8 of the 12 sprints, policed the Dutch (Peters and Wild) till they looked completely dispirited, timed their sprints perfectly, while most of the field ended up laps behind. Brilliant racing. I knew Archibald had it in her but Nelson was a dead solid support to her. She surprised me in a good way. A great watch.
Slick
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Completely. I couldn't believe what I was watching.
deptfordmarmoset
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Yes, I spent the 2nd half waiting for it all to fall apart. But it didn't!Completely. I couldn't believe what I was watching.
Slick
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Me too, I thought they were amazing.
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It's on BBC2 now
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Amazing ride!
Best bit of cycling I have seen in a long time, absolute brilliant bit of riding by Archibald and Nelson, if you haven't seen it , search it out.
Wondering if their should be a wooden spoon jersey for the cyclists that makes the biggest blunder. Some strong contenders,
- the Russian who sprinted for victory on the penultimate lap of the ladies (not sure now which) race
- Ivo Oliveira (Portugal) who having won the mens Omnium Tempo race was the second to be eliminated in the Elimination race.
- Kristine Vogel (Germany), the defending champion, who waited far too long for the rest to start racing in the ladies Keirin and left herself far too much to do,
- the Russian who sprinted for victory on the penultimate lap of the ladies (not sure now which) race
- Ivo Oliveira (Portugal) who having won the mens Omnium Tempo race was the second to be eliminated in the Elimination race.
- Kristine Vogel (Germany), the defending champion, who waited far too long for the rest to start racing in the ladies Keirin and left herself far too much to do,
