Olympic Track Cycling

Nexus · 31 Jul 2012 at 21:55

The track cycling is due to start later this week.

BBC have just announced they have brought in a new presenter to help with commentary:

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http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012...nting-team-for-olympic-track-cycling-coverage

mp3duck · 31 Jul 2012 at 22:11

great news. always good to have people who've actually competed at an event commentating on it!

touch · 31 Jul 2012 at 22:29

Great, i hope it's him and Boardman or somebody else who knows what they are talking about.

Anyway, here is the track cycling schedule:

Thursday 2nd - Men's Team Sprint
Thursday 2nd - Women's Team Sprint
Friday 3rd - Men's Team Pursuit
Friday 3rd - Women's Keirin
Saturday 4th - Women's Team Pursuit
Sunday 5th - Men's Omnium
Monday 6th - Men's Sprint Final
Tuesday 7th - Men's Keirin
Tuesday 7th - Women's Sprint
Tuesday 7th - Women's Omnium

*qualifying events not listed

Nexus · 31 Jul 2012 at 22:31

It will likely still be Hugh Porter but he knows track well.

Skeeter · 31 Jul 2012 at 22:47

I thought they were going to drop the keirin?

touch · 31 Jul 2012 at 22:51

Are you thinking of the Madison?

Keirin is a group sprint with 8 guys brought up to speed by the derny, then a couple of fast laps with a sprint.

Madison is a longer race (about an hour) with teams of 2. They take turns to be 'in' the race and give a hand-sling to swap riders. Each team tries to gain a lap on the others or build up points in intermediate sprints.

Skeeter · 31 Jul 2012 at 23:11

No I thought it was the one with the moped

I thought I watched a track event a few years back where they said the keirin wasn't in the Olympics any more. Must have imagined it.

Lol the Madison, that can get confusing as hell. Id imagine its almost impossible to follow trackside as a spectator.

touch · 31 Jul 2012 at 23:35

Oh well, the Madison has been dropped anyway

As has the points race, the omnium is included instead.

Skeeter · 31 Jul 2012 at 23:35

What's the omnium?

touch · 31 Jul 2012 at 23:37

A combined score from lots of individual events.
time trial, flying lap, points race, scratch race, and a few others that i cant remember now.

Should be a good inclusion for us, i think Geraint Thomas does well in the omnium?

edit: checked the events included: Flying lap, points race, elimination, individual pursuit, scratch race, time trial

Skeeter · 31 Jul 2012 at 23:45

Yeah just wiki'ed it, looks good.

I like points races, especially when you see someone try and gain a lap on their own.

Looking forward to this now.

Cosimo · 2 Aug 2012 at 07:39

We should be getting some medals in the team sprints today.

Finals: Women 17:59, Men 18:15

The_One · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:08

here we come

go jess and vic!!

The_One · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:10

new world record

yeah!!!

The_One · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:13

wow!!

where did china come from!

just taken the world record again

explicit4u · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:13

China just beat our world record, that didn't last long

qqg3 · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:14

Somebody want to tell me whats going on? Can't get on iPlayer and BBC One haven't started coverage yet.

Mik3 · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:15

Let the golds roll in

Scon · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:17

A little birdy just told me that Vic Pendleton has equalled the 200m WR in training and the men have "smashed" the team pursuit WR

Cosimo · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:19

Why are BBC 1 just chatting and not showing it?