Olympic Track Cycling

[Andy262]

Unbelievable

 

[Red Rick]

That's what you get, don't apply the rules, and riders will mess with them

 

[SlickMongoose]

wut 😱

 

[SlickMongoose]

Well it certainly builds the tension.

 

[Andy262]

It's a big call to DQ the German now after letting the last two get away with it

 

[Red Rick]

Any rules regarding first and 2nd false runs?

 

[SlickMongoose]

It seems like a silly rule - why not have a specific point on the track rather than a variable time when the bike might or might not come off?

 

[PremierAndrew]

I'd be pissed if I were Eilers and got DQ'd after seeing neither of Awang and Kenny being taken out

 

[Andy262]

Not convinced he was ahead before the line, but the angle is poor

 

[Red Rick]

Can they at least neutralize the finishing times?

 

[mavmav]

Re:

It seems like a silly rule - why not have a specific point on the track rather than a variable time when the bike might or might not come off?

I is a specific point. 2,5 laps before the finish. There is a white line. Your front wheel can't cross that line before the derny has fully passed it.

 

[Red Rick]

And ofcourse Kenny wins

 

[PremierAndrew]

3 Golds, not a bad week for Kenny

 

[Red Rick]

British dominance is more ridiculous than the Dutch speed skaters

 

[SlickMongoose]

Re:

British dominance is more ridiculous than the Dutch speed skaters

Only 6 golds out of a possible ten 🙁

Guess we'll have to make the wheels even rounder next time. 😀

 

[Derry]

Rules don't apply for British cyclists?
- Froome can run and gets the time of other riders
- Cavendish can slam someone out of an event
- Arminstead can miss 3 doping tests
- Kenny can pass the derny

 

[Alexandre B.]

This ends an horrendous week.

 

[luckyboy]

UCI incompetency knows no bounds

 

[MatParker117]

Think they just play this on loop now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9EC3Gy6Nk

 

[Singer01]

Re: Re:

there are a lot of bitter pointless twats on here. if jason kenny is winning because he is juiced, why is he so teeny tiny? i'll give you a lot of others but a sport that involves muscle mass being won by someone with such a different body shape, maybe its not just drugs?

Yep's it not just the drugs. It's also the fact that rules seem to be completely different for British cyclists.

100% he should have been dq'd. however, when it was a fair race he beat a bunch of giants. also the house of Kenny and Trott is now in the top 10 in the medal table.

 

[pastronef]

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/14/olympics-cycling/rio-volunteer-setting-pace-keirin-cyclists/

Euan CX ‏@euancx
FYI, it appears the man riding the e-derny had zero derny experience before the games

 

[JRanton]

It's a real shame at least one more endurance event/bunch race isn't allowed into the Olympic programme. The Points race and Scratch race make for much more aggressive and entertaining riding when they aren't part of a multi-event competition like in the omnium.

 

[glassmoon]

Re:

Not convinced he was ahead before the line, but the angle is poor

stupid mistake from organizers/UCI - no camera on the line 🙄

 

[glassmoon]

Re: Re:

there are a lot of bitter pointless twats on here. if jason kenny is winning because he is juiced, why is he so teeny tiny? i'll give you a lot of others but a sport that involves muscle mass being won by someone with such a different body shape, maybe its not just drugs?

Yep's it not just the drugs. It's also the fact that rules seem to be completely different for British cyclists.

after what i've seen at these Games, i gotta agree.

 

[Andy262]

It's a real shame at least one more endurance event/bunch race isn't allowed into the Olympic programme. The Points race and Scratch race make for much more aggressive and entertaining riding when they aren't part of a multi-event competition like in the omnium.

This. The Keirin, Team Sprint and Individual Sprint are all basically the same race. Is it a surprise the best sprinter won all three? The velodrome action really misses a 250 lap points race and/or Madison.