ed clancy crushes the 250m omnium lap with a 12.55 - average speed 3km/h faster than shane archbold who got 2nd fastest.
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barn yard said:ed clancy crushes the 250m omnium lap with a 12.55 - average speed 3km/h faster than shane archbold who got 2nd fastest.
I am under the impression you know a lot more at track cycling than me but 1.7 seconds in a few months time, I cannot say that's just a marginal gain.Wallace and Gromit said:Improving by 1.7s between the World Champs and the OGs is hardly extreme either. Other squads have improved by more: Spain 4:01.7 to 3:59.2; Russia 3:59.2 to 3:57.2
mb2612 said:An would have come 4th in the sprint qualifying, despite being a pursuit rider.
Outrageous
Cycle Chic said:This article on Boardman leaving the GB Team is interesting in a few ways....I read it as he has had enough of the Ridiculous performances being displayed and is distancing himself from it all. Any other views ???
“It’s come a long way. I think with strength in depth more than anything else. I was reflecting on it this morning on the way to the velodrome and I can’t think of another sport where not only have you got high performances in every event, and not just the events, but each individual. That’s quite some coaching that you’ve managed to get all of the athletes on peak form on a given day
'....how much work they’re doing on every single detail and it’s amazing to see what effect it’s having.”
full article - http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/boardman-turns-to-new-pastures-after-london-games
Zam_Olyas said:Maybe the track is not that fast anymore
mb2612 said:An would have come 4th in the sprint qualifying, despite being a pursuit rider.
Outrageous
Mellow Velo said:Outrageously incorrect. Clancy's time was just under 12.6".
He would have place last, a bit under one second slower than the slowest rider, who posted < 11.7"
However, GB collectively carrying incredible form.
Kenny and Clancy's flying laps outclass their fields.
Now, both Kenny and Bauge get a lap of honour.
Stupid UCI qualifying rule in action, once again.
Unless there is some stupid mistake, there are only 4 men realistically fighting for 3 medals.
Pathetic.
mb2612 said:Yeah, look at the distances, you will see your mistake.
The BBC said that over his final 200m Clancy was 10 flat. As I said, outrageous.
Cycle Chic said:This article on Boardman leaving the GB Team is interesting in a few ways....I read it as he has had enough of the Ridiculous performances being displayed and is distancing himself from it all. Any other views ???
“It’s come a long way. I think with strength in depth more than anything else. I was reflecting on it this morning on the way to the velodrome and I can’t think of another sport where not only have you got high performances in every event, and not just the events, but each individual. That’s quite some coaching that you’ve managed to get all of the athletes on peak form on a given day
'....how much work they’re doing on every single detail and it’s amazing to see what effect it’s having.”
full article - http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/boardman-turns-to-new-pastures-after-london-games
Mellow Velo said:Again, as I said, incorrect.
Kenny's 9.7" was over 250 metres.
20% off <11.7" (the slowest time) is 9.3" seconds.
Kenny would be at 7.9"
Of course, this doesn't factor in speeds during that missing 50 metres.
The basics
The sprint is a race between two riders over three laps of the track.
The two riders start side by side, and on the starting signal set off, usually very slowly, before building up to a full-on sprint finish. It is an extremely tactical event, with some riders not wanting to be in the front for the full race, which is why they may slow down and use the full width of the track.
Competition format
The event starts with a 200m time trial to determine the rankings for the 16 riders in the first round. From then on the competition is a knockout, going to quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final, which are all the best of three heats.
For a complete set of rules, please refer to the website of the International Cycling Union (UCI), governing body for the sport.
Darryl Webster said:With 6 kids its easy to take this as read . Peter left the BC set up a while ago, apparently, IIRC ,to take up a post with GlaxoSmithKline in there sports drinks design dept.
What I found interesting was this was done with very little fan fare or tributes paid to the man who, more than any other is credited with setting BC on the road to the domination we see now when he came up with the funding proposals known as the World Class Performance Plan that attracted a huge input of Lottery funding.
Peter remains a very allusive character , rarely seen and rarely quoted.
Avoriaz said:Actually he's been on TV quite a bit this week talking about the sport and his role as Special Advisor for Performance at UK Sport. That's not very elusive really
Darryl Webster said:Really?..Is that on uk TV?...I have not seen him once and I've watched most all of the cycling coverage.
Avoriaz said:Yes. And interviewed at least once on Radio 5Live
Mellow Velo said:Again, as I said, incorrect.
Kenny's 9.7" was over 250 metres.
20% off <11.7" (the slowest time) is 9.3" seconds.
Kenny would be at 7.9"
Of course, this doesn't factor in speeds during that missing 50 metres.
mb2612 said:Read the rules:
EDIT: or just compare the average speeds
Clancy: 71.678
Forsterman: 71.485
Darryl Webster said:With 6 kids its easy to take this as read . God only knows what his wife has put up with and for the sake of his marriage he might finally be wanting to throttle back.
However, if you want to look at it from " the dark side" his comments regards Peter Keen might be considered revealing. If my sources are correct he and Keen had good reason to keep a very tight ship. With possible storm clouds gathering in the future now would seem a good time to put some distance between himself and the current BC/Sky regime. Chris will be fully aware of the questions being asked and he most certainly knows the ins and outs of what go,s on regards GT,s.
Peter left the BC set up a while ago, apparently, IIRC ,to take up a post with GlaxoSmithKline in there sports drinks design dept.
What I found interesting was this was done with very little fan fare or tributes paid to the man who, more than any other is credited with setting BC on the road to the domination we see now when he came up with the funding proposals known as the World Class Performance Plan that attracted a huge input of Lottery funding.
Peter remains a very allusive character , rarely seen and rarely quoted.
Darryl Webster said:With 6 kids its easy to take this as read . God only knows what his wife has put up with and for the sake of his marriage he might finally be wanting to throttle back.
However, if you want to look at it from " the dark side" his comments regards Peter Keen might be considered revealing. If my sources are correct he and Keen had good reason to keep a very tight ship. With possible storm clouds gathering in the future now would seem a good time to put some distance between himself and the current BC/Sky regime. Chris will be fully aware of the questions being asked and he most certainly knows the ins and outs of what go,s on regards GT,s.
Peter left the BC set up a while ago, apparently, IIRC ,to take up a post with GlaxoSmithKline in there sports drinks design dept.
What I found interesting was this was done with very little fan fare or tributes paid to the man who, more than any other is credited with setting BC on the road to the domination we see now when he came up with the funding proposals known as the World Class Performance Plan that attracted a huge input of Lottery funding.
Peter remains a very allusive character , rarely seen and rarely quoted.
mb2612 said:Read the rules:
EDIT: or just compare the average speeds
Clancy: 71.678
Forsterman: 71.485
andy1234 said:PK and Boardman have no skeletons in the closet, no matter how many times you infer otherwise.
With regards to PK leaving British cycling, its because he transitioned to the performance director of UK Sport quite a while ago.
You need to get more reliable sources.