Olympic Women's Road Race

[Dekker_Tifosi]

UCI forbids it, that's all

 

[Frosty]

UCI forbids it, that's all

Ah, ok, thats a bit unkind of them.

Thanks.

 

[El Pistolero]

As someone who doesnt really follow women's cycling at all... what happened to Vos riding against the men (not the top men but at a level where she could be competitive/good training). Has that happened or was it a publicity stunt, something taken out of context, etc?

Juniors lol?

 

[Morbius]

Is that Cadel commentating with Harmon and Kelly?

Reading the forum after watching the replay - and this comment made me lol

 

[Libertine Seguros]

As someone who doesnt really follow women's cycling at all... what happened to Vos riding against the men (not the top men but at a level where she could be competitive/good training). Has that happened or was it a publicity stunt, something taken out of context, etc?

We don't actually know what the target was, whether it was that she be able to compete for wins or simply just be able to stay with the péloton. A lot of people made a pretty ridiculous assumption that they were meaning she would ride with the WT Rabobank team, realistically they'd have just had her do some espoir races and .2 events (probably one-day races at first) with Rabo Continental.

 

[Frosty]

We don't actually know what the target was, whether it was that she be able to compete for wins or simply just be able to stay with the péloton. A lot of people made a pretty ridiculous assumption that they were meaning she would ride with the WT Rabobank team, realistically they'd have just had her do some espoir races and .2 events (probably one-day races at first) with Rabo Continental.

Yeah, thats what i remember. Just hadnt heard anything of it since and wondered if anything had happened or been said further. Looks like nothing has.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Haven't read many of the posts in both men's and women's race threads in here but the amount of spectators along the side of the roads were absolutely ridiculous and the Brits should get some praise for that.

Well in.

 

[Boeing]

Paul sherwin "18 miles to go and a little more than an hour of racing left". Haahahahahahahahahahahaahhaha

 

[Cloxxki]

We don't actually know what the target was, whether it was that she be able to compete for wins or simply just be able to stay with the péloton. A lot of people made a pretty ridiculous assumption that they were meaning she would ride with the WT Rabobank team, realistically they'd have just had her do some espoir races and .2 events (probably one-day races at first) with Rabo Continental.

Quite a few years ago already, a friend of mine (then recently 10th in Dutch Elite MTB champs) told me that Marianne joined him and others on a "toertocht". Basically a race performance without audience or soigneurs. She stuck to his wheel for the full 2 hours, while he genuinly gave it his all.

 

[Moncoutie]

Highlight of the day yesterday was seeing Pat Mcquaid pull up in his car at the feed zone after the 1st ascent of box hill, jump out & run behind a tent for a p1ss! Then he came out & shook a soigneurs hand, very hygenic! I asked him if he had a good p1ss, he just gave an embarrassed smile & jumped into the car. His driver was laughing though!

 

[spalco]

Highlight of the day yesterday was seeing Pat Mcquaid pull up in his car at the feed zone after the 1st ascent of box hill, jump out & run behind a tent for a p1ss! Then he came out & shook a soigneurs hand, very hygenic! I asked him if he had a good p1ss, he just gave an embarrassed smile & jumped into the car. His driver was laughing though!

lol, nice story.

 

[Pentacycle]

Leo van Vliet has contracted the whole Dutch women's team to compete in the Amstel Curacao Race.
That means Vos will finally race against men.(Terpstra, Westra have so far been signed too)

 

[Bala Verde]

Erm... WTF

Daily Mail:

We got our first medal, courtesy of cyclist Lizzie Armitstead. What an utter darling. According to commentators, she had ‘fresh legs in good shape’, which she used to batter heroically through a torrential rainstorm, only to come second to some bitch from Holland. Never mind, after the 80-mile race Lizzie emerged without a speck of mud on her flawless complexion, manicure perfect, looking ready for her close-up.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Davies-face-Asks-Jan-Moir.html#ixzz226DLziB6

 

[Andy99]

Erm... WTF

Daily Mail:

I think that article/reporter is supposed to be tongue in cheek/funny.

It isn't.

Epic Fail by the Daily Fail, yet again.

W#####s

 

[hoerpi]

Vos made the front page of todays Financial Times, nice!

 

[Frosty]

Erm... WTF

Daily Mail:

Crikey. They're just being sarky about the whole games rather than necessarily being anti-Vos or anything but that is really cr*p.

 

[El Pistolero]

Never seen a nation quite as pathetic as GB. Sore losers... I wonder what they'll write about Tony Martin when he blows Wiggins away in the TT.

 

[Froome19]

Erm... WTF

Daily Mail:

One gets the feeling that journalist may not have a job come tonight...

 

[Froome19]

Never seen a nation quite as pathetic as GB. Sore losers... I wonder what they'll write about Tony Martin when he blows Wiggins away in the TT.

It was some idiot in an idiotic tabloid which talks utter rubbish, to use that as a generalisation for the whole country is a bit presumptuous.

 

[Catwhoorg]

I think that article/reporter is supposed to be tongue in cheek/funny.

It isn't.

Epic Fail by the Daily Fail, yet again.

W#####s

Got me annoyed enough to leave a comment.

Which maybe is the idea...


Big humorfail for them.

 

[Frosty]

Got me annoyed enough to leave a comment.

Which maybe is the idea...

Yes, the more hits they get the more money they get off sponsors etc. People i know often dont link to the site but show screenshots so they dont get the extra hits from all the people looking at what was written...

 

[glamorganmorgan]

Never seen a nation quite as pathetic as GB. Sore losers... I wonder what they'll write about Tony Martin when he blows Wiggins away in the TT.

excuse me, GB is not a nation. it is a group of nations within a political state, so it is not and cannot be a nation state.

I am Welsh, I supported Team GB, but I felt that the outcome of the Men's road race was predictable. Given the nature of the course a bunch sprint was not very likely. Having a team whose only reason for being was to pull for Cav is like that old saying about having all your eggs in one basket.

If you are not looking to get involved in any breaks your ambitions are limited at best.

 

[The Hitch]

If vos can win worlds as well she better frickin win laureus .