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

Nexus · 31 Jul 2012 at 22:31

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

Nexus · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:42

Hope it hasn't un-nerved them.

Nexus · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:45

Fantastic!

Nexus · 2 Aug 2012 at 16:59

Please don't disqualify them, not on our home turf!

Nexus · 2 Aug 2012 at 18:06

I've not heard Cav yet... is he only on BBC One? Rather than the channel following the track action.

Nexus · 2 Aug 2012 at 18:31

The communication is poor, especially when the gold medal winners don't even know that they are now the winners. I think that its not just the Olympics though, I'm sure at the Worlds they've been just as poor.

Nexus · 2 Aug 2012 at 18:38

Looks like one of the Chinese riders is snubbing the medal ceremony! I don't blame her though!

Nexus · 3 Aug 2012 at 19:19

Team GB performances on the track have just been amazing. I can't wait till I go on Tuesday!

Nexus · 4 Aug 2012 at 07:01

Possible infringement for Vicky was when she drifted slightly into Lee of Hong Kong's lane just before the finish. It could be viewed that she changed her lane and was impeding Lee from going for the finish by blocking. They looked at it, but clearly decided it was nothing.

Nexus · 5 Aug 2012 at 21:46

Icm76 said:
Fair enough, I was basing my comment on some commentators lamenting rule changes and Wiggins, Cav and Froome not being in any track events following the disappointing road race. I really should know better than to accept what commentators say at face value.

I think what Boardman and Cav himself have commented on is the rules that the UCI have in place in regards to competing in the different disciplines.

As Cav has said, he can't enter track events because he hasn't competed in a World Cup event in the last two years. However, track cyclists can compete in a road race, despite having not completed in any events to qualify for it, which was the case for one rider in the Olympic Road Race last week.

I think Cav is being a bit green eyed though. He obviously enjoyed the track, and I think being in the Velodrome and seeing Team GB do so well has reignited his interest. There is also the aspect that he still wants an Olympic Medal and having missed out, he thinks he could have got one on the track. He's concentrated his career for a good number of years now on the road and he did acknowledge himself that the pool they are using for team sprint are amazing riders who worked hard to be selected. So it's not like he could necessarily just expect to come in, despite being an amazing sprinter on the road and his past track ability.