Olympic Road Cycling

ic1male · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:07

I like the map, it's more detailed than in the TdF. It's the only part of the Olympic graphics that's better. It's been terrible without the on-screen display.

Pigeon_Killer · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:15

This is quite a **** up by Team GB.

Cosimo · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:15

Chris Froome done now. It's getting serious now.

ic1male · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:16

simulatorman said:
Chris Froome done now.

Why's he giving up now. He was going all the way in France.

Bennie-Mac · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:17

This is starting to get rather worrying. They aren't making up the ground and now they've lost Froome.

DIABLO · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:18

They're boned i think.

touch · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:19

ic1male said:
Why's he giving up now. He was going all the way in France.

In a single day race, there's nothing to gain from him crossing the line in the middle of the bunch. The plan would have always been for each member of team GB to give everything they've got then drop off.

Cosimo · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:19

ic1male said:
Why's he giving up now. He was going all the way in France.

He's given everything he's got.

DIABLO · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:20

Pigeon_Killer said:
This is quite a **** up by Team GB.

The team could only go as fast as Cav could go up the hills so they had no choice but to let attacks slip off the front and try and catch them on the flat, but the fact they are getting almost 0 help from any other teams is screwing them.

ic1male · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:21

I'd love to hear what Liggett and Sherwen are saying about all this.

Pigeon_Killer · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:22

DIABLO said:
The team could only go as fast as Cav could go up the hills so they had no choice but to let attacks slip off the front and try and catch them on the flat, but the fact they are getting almost 0 help from any other teams is screwing them.

Can't say I know anything about how the cycling works but aren't they all in for a medal? Surely dropping their own pace to help Cavandish is hurting their own chances which might be better over this distance?

Mad old tory · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:23

Liggett is commentating for the beeb. He's pretty scared like I am that they've blown it

ps3ud0 · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:23

Problem youve got is that the teams that have riders in the lead group arent going to be interested in bridging the gap and with 33 strong in that lead group thats quite a few countries represented. Spain and the Swiss have got 3 in there!

ps3ud0 :cool:

ic1male · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:24

Mad old tory said:
Liggett is commentating for the beeb. He's pretty scared like I am that they've blown it

He's not, that's Hugh Porter. Liggett and Sherwen are working for NBC AFAIK.

George Hincapie · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:24

DIABLO said:
The team could only go as fast as Cav could go up the hills so they had no choice but to let attacks slip off the front and try and catch them on the flat, but the fact they are getting almost 0 help from any other teams is screwing them.

This. It isn't helping that there's so many other countries represented in the break, so thier team mates in the peloton have got a legitimate reason to sit in and do **** all.

DIABLO · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:25

Pigeon_Killer said:
Can't say I know anything about how the cycling works but aren't they all in for a medal? Surely dropping their own pace to help Cavandish is hurting their own chances which might be better over this distance?

Cav is the team leader the 4 other guys are all working to get him within sprinting distance of the finish they arn't going for medals themselves.

ic1male · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:26

Pigeon_Killer said:
Can't say I know anything about how the cycling works but aren't they all in for a medal? Surely dropping their own pace to help Cavandish is hurting their own chances which might be better over this distance?

I think there're only the three medals for the first three crossing the line. Our best chance of a medal is for Mark Cavendish to sprint across the line first as he is the fastest man on a bike. The others use their energy to get him near the end and then he goes hell for leather on the final 200m or so.

Cosimo · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:27

Not seen so many in Richmond Park before.

Mad old tory · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:27

ic1male said:
He's not, that's Hugh Porter. Liggett and Sherwen are working for NBC AFAIK.

Ah apologies, got em mixed up.

This is nailbiting in the extreme.

Bennie-Mac · 28 Jul 2012 at 15:29

Crash in the breakaway! Hope yet