Olympic Road Race Men

[hrotha]

Oh c'mon ... this is as much of homer course for Cav as one can get !

Nothing really wrong with it either ...

Nothing that any other country would not do though , cuz how many gold medals is GB going to win anyways ? Not many ! Events like this don't have to be a "fair" test .... that's the privilege of being awarded the games ... you can make them to suit your riders. And when you have a Cav on your home team... you'd be stupid NOT to make a homer course for him !!

But he already got a tailor-made WC, and Wiggins just got a tailor-made TdF. And when you hear the UCI keep babbling about how great for the sport all of this is, you gotta wonder.

Tailor-made courses may be statistically normal, but they're an aberration.

 

[Parrot23]

How are the Iranians doing?

Been blown up (Predator drone over Box Hil, or IEDl)

 

[The Hitch]

How are the Iranians doing?

I saw 1.of them about 30s behind the peloton every lap. And he was always keeping the gap that low. Haven't seen him last 2 though so i guess he caught up or dropped out.

 

[Mellow Velo]

2011 Gilbert is back?

Or else he started his sprint 59.9kms to early.
Somehow, I think it's this.

 

[maxmartin]

Lol wut.

The Olympic committee decided it was in no one's interest to show km and time and other info on TV?

Were they afraid that team leaders would keep each other informed by watching TV?

it is just poor coverage, isn't it?
I thought it is showed in BeiJing

 

[taiwan]

Or else he started his sprint 59.9kms to early.
Somehow, I think it's this.

Maybe he invested in a gruber assist.

 

[superconfex]

Wow the crowds along the course are enormous...HUGE

 

[insideout leadout]

On what? Box hill circuits are almost done. If it really is mostly flat to the finish, there's nothing to attack from. It's a motorpace all the way to the finish.

Cancellara working with Boonen and EBH in the last 3k can be very hard to reel in for a tired bunch. They must attack close to the finish and see how long they can go anaerobic.

 

[woodie]

The pelo looks a little small to me....

 

[taiwan]

Larsson attacking or?

 

[lostintime]

But he already got a tailor-made WC, and Wiggins just got a tailor-made TdF. And when you hear the UCI keep babbling about how great for the sport all of this is, you gotta wonder.

Tailor-made courses may be statistically normal, but they're an aberration.

Well yes ... I don't prefer this either. But, it's sort of like watching a train wreck in the making. You don't want to watch but you can't stop watching !!!

 

[Bala Verde]

Boonen to attack on the last Box hill and do a RVV

 

[MrRoboto]

This sucks.

 

[DirtyWorks]

Lol wut.

The Olympic committee decided it was in no one's interest to show km and time and other info on TV?

Were they afraid that team leaders would keep each other informed by watching TV?

It doesn't look like there's anything to provide it. This is one of the little factors that make ASO's productions so good. On top of that, they need the production infrastructure to overlay it on the image. It doesn't look like they have that either.

 

[trevim]

Cancellara working with Boonen and EBH in the last 3k can be very hard to reel in for a tired bunch. They must attack close to the finish and see how long they can go anaerobic.

I would be surprised to see EBH able to join a move like that

 

[fluffkitten]

Really expect them to catch Phil but it'd be awesome if he somehow stayed away. I'd laugh myself silly.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lot of big names in that chase group. But Sky controlling it like they are C-amateurs

 

[El Pistolero]

Or else he started his sprint 59.9kms to early.
Somehow, I think it's this.

As opposed to smart man Cancellara who will probably rely on his sprint like in Copenhagen.

 

[maxmartin]

50km flat to the finish
game over boys

 

[issoisso]

Eisel and Urán sicken me
Screw Olympic spirit, apparently. They're riding for Sky.

I mean I don't give a toss about the olympics and this disgusts even me. Those two should go hang their heads in a hole.

 

[Cancellator]

Cancellara working with Boonen and EBH in the last 3k can be very hard to reel in for a tired bunch. They must attack close to the finish and see how long they can go anaerobic.

That would be nice, but being realistic here... This season Wiggins can simply sustain more power than any of these guys. So, naturally, he will reel them back.

Not much we can do about it. It's just numbers.

 

[PCutter]

Lol, Phil just said he's seen club riders walk up box hill. Doesn't say much for English Cycling Clubs

 

[Random Direction]

Sky have managed to ride 2/3 of the peloton off their wheel with 4 men taken leads at the front, without Cavendish ever out of the top 10. lol. how come I feel that there could be a signficant national embarressment coming for GB?

 

[insideout leadout]

I would be surprised to see EBH able to join a move like that

As he belongs to the Empire? He's more proud than that...I think

 

[Richeypen]

Eisel and Urán sicken me
Screw Olympic spirit, apparently. They're riding for Sky.

I mean I don't give a toss about the olympics and this disgusts even me. Those two should go hang their heads in a hole.

LMAO, they havent even done anything yet.