Olympic BMX

Skeeter · 8 Aug 2012 at 15:52

Thought this warranted its own thread, if only because the course has a tunnel in it!

Going to be some epic crashes on the exit of that once the racing starts, I feel.

Cosimo · 8 Aug 2012 at 15:55

Shanaze Reade is a medal prospect for us.

rhysduck · 8 Aug 2012 at 15:55

So that's the race circuit? With the TT circuit being the other option. Got it.

I find BMX TT a bit boring tbh, got it on iPlayer whilst at work and it's a bit meh... hockey however is a bit more fun.

Skeeter · 8 Aug 2012 at 15:57

I thought it was a mens track and a womens track? The men time trial thing is going over the tunnel, while the women earlier were going under it.

mp3duck · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:03

This gets much more exciting when they are racing head to head!

Russinating · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:10

Not sure why it's an Olympic sport but it's quite fun to watch for the crashes

Azza · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:10

lol what a face plant by Brooke Crain!

rhysduck · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:13

Missed it

Edit: OUCH!

Azza · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:13

Booom and another by the Latvian bloke!

Blood pouring out of his helmet! Same place as Brooke Crain.

Logsi · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:14

Looked painful! :eek:

Craig1981 · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:14

Ouuuuch! Thank god for that helmet! :eek:

One · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:20

Skeeter said:
I thought it was a mens track and a womens track? The men time trial thing is going over the tunnel, while the women earlier were going under it.

The womans might have been qualifying? I'm not too sure.

Firestar_3x · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:32

My god, Helen was it? The blonde presenter is hot!

NightSt@lk3r · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:35

Craig1981 said:
Ouuuuch! Thank god for that helmet!

Yeh, i think the Hockey players should wear helmets after what just happened in the Netherlands v New Zealand match too!

NuclearWinter · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:36

desires said:
The womans might have been qualifying? I'm not too sure.

Today was the seeding round for both men and women. The women use the shorter version of the track.

Russinating · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:37

Firestar_3x said:
The blonde presenter is hot!

Think she's off Blue Peter or CBBC or something?

Firestar_3x · 8 Aug 2012 at 16:41

Looks like it, Helen Skelton, very cute indeed!

Russinating · 9 Aug 2012 at 15:08

Epic crash!

Yas786 · 9 Aug 2012 at 15:08

LOL what an almighty crash in the thrid heat of the mens bmx event...some guy just took all of them out :eek:

French rider took them all out...wow and its an easy cruise for the NZ rider to win that heat.

Big blow for the Americans, one didnt finish and the other came last.

TurnipHead · 9 Aug 2012 at 15:09

This is great! Shame there's only 2 days of BMXing.