Olympics 2012

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Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan

I watched yesterday's road race with my father and we both thought it was brilliant. GB couldn't control it because they couldn't respond on the climbs. Why? Cav is a fat sprinter and they didn't want to put him under pressure.

Not having race radios was great too, it meant riders had to rely on heir skill of reading a race. There's a reason why riders like O'Grady, Cancellera and Vino ended up in that split - they're experienced and they read it well.

A Cav gold would've been nice, but the course was too much for him. The most disappointing thing for me was seeing Cancellera crash out and holding his collar bone.

Vino rode it and read it perfectly, the way he duped Uran in the sprint was great and he's a worthy winner. When the BBC interviewer said to him "It's not the result the British were hoping for" I felt embarrassed to be British!

Those who don't know the sport may cry ex-doper, but those who have followed it for a while realise what a great tactician he is. That doesn't excuse his past misdemeanors, but it does explain why he won yesterday.

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Just caught up with most of this thread after a trip to the Knoydart followed by some cycling of my own to Shropshire. Cav was always going to be a Mark....ed manx. As for Vino being a great tactician, I remember clearly the times he unwittingly dragged the peloton back to his team mate Ullrich! even in this years tour he had to snatch polka dot points when there was no benefit. Any should get a gold Wednesday.

Well done GB Men's gymnastic team :thumbup:

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo :thunbdown:

Still well done Team GB! :thumbup:

I won't be buying a Toyota :mad:. Edge of the seat sport though :thumbup:.

They'll be trashing their Toyotas on the streets of Kiev tonight! :D

Saw this asked elsewhere, but not seen an answer.......

Anyone know why some British teams ( eg Mens gymnastics ) are wearing a red and white union jack style kit, rather than the blue and white one that most sports are wearing ?

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Originally Posted by Alf

Well done GB Men's gymnastic team :thumbup:

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It was a superb contest, mind blowing in its strength, power and elegance. I'm becoming a bit of a gymnastics fan!

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Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan

It was a superb contest, mind blowing in its strength, power and elegance. I'm becoming a bit of a gymnastics fan!

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Those guys have some muscles, immense strength :w00t:.
I loved the comment about one of the Russian gymnasts, a stereotype blonde, blue eyed Russian on the rings:
"He looks like a Bond villain"

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Originally Posted by molehill

Those guys have some muscles, immense strength :w00t:.
I loved the comment about one of the Russian gymnasts, a stereotype blonde, blue eyed Russian on the rings:
"He looks like a Bond villain"

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What about the size of their necks?! I'm sure a German gymnast's neck was bigger than one of Chris Hoy's quads!

GOLD!!!! :thumbup: