Paris Olympics 2024 (non-cycling) thread

[Dazed and Confused]

Tricycle - the big gambler. Steady pace.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Green power at the front

 

[Dazed and Confused]

France and USA still in the game.

 

[Nick2413]

Pace is really being pushed on the 10k

 

[Dazed and Confused]

6 laps to go. Large group. Everything to play for.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Only 6 laps left, looks like they are going pretty fast.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

A bit of tactics crawling in....

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Damn, hard to call.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Uganda for the win! Maybe

 

[RedheadDane]

Some people about to be lapped!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Wow....

 

[RedheadDane]

That was some sprint.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Uganda
Eth
USA

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Good thing you're not a gambler Trike.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Wow, fun race! Got a little messy with the runners who were being lapped toward the end, but congrats to Cheptegei on the gold and Fisher on the bronze!

 

[Netserk]

Why are lapped runners not obliged to move to the side?

 

[Nick2413]

Fisher getting a podium with that field is pretty huge. Cheptegei as expected. Ethiopia pushing the pace was much better than a sit and kick. This was around a minute faster than Tokyo 10k

 

[BullsFan22]

All of that work by the Ethiopians only to get one medal and it’s not gold.

 

[ManicJack]

13 runners under the old OR and all the NRs and PBs. That isn't just some spectacular one off result. Track might be fast, but is there also some new shoe technology that I haven't heard of?

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Tuned into the archery for a bit today and there, during a break in the contest, was AC/DC blaring out "So lock up your daughter, lock up your wife"... the band has come a long way.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Why are lapped runners not obliged to move to the side?

BBC commentator said that, unless they had moved early enough to be well out of their way to the right, they should stay as tight into the kerb on the left as they could. Uncertainty about what side to pass them on is more problematic than passing them, apparently.

 

[Nick2413]

13 runners under the old OR and all the NRs and PBs. That isn't just some spectacular one off result. Track might be fast, but is there also some new shoe technology that I haven't heard of?

Most of what I’ve heard is the track shoes aren’t as big of game changers as the road shoes or any major recent developments, but I don’t follow it that closely. The “fast track” theory should be easier to validate after more events, especially shorter ones where pacing is more consistently maxed out.

 

[Netserk]

BBC commentator said that, unless they had moved early enough to be well out of their way to the right, they should stay as tight into the kerb on the left as they could. Uncertainty about what side to pass them on is more problematic than passing them, apparently.

Thanks. I think some of the lapped runners were in the second lane though.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Thanks. I think some of the lapped runners were in the second lane though.

Yeah: those were not the ones she was commending, and their conduct is probably what prompted the later comment.

 

[rallybanana]

At least we didn't see lapped runners interfering in the race like in 1992