Summer Games Paris 2024

[Potomac]

As long as nobody gets hurt...

 

[Penninepeddler]

Knibb is damn fast... but jeez... is this her first week on a bike!

Bike handling skills worse than the average u-10 Cyclocross rider... multiple of those crashes were avoidable. Just bad cornering and unaware of where was on road.

 

[yaco]

"Total", as in in general, or as in within the sport?

General.

 

[dazaau]

That bike change was too much

 

[Penninepeddler]

If this weather stays/gets worse for Mens wonder how impacts race.

Probably hurts Evanepoel.

Ganna has some great results in bad weather.
Tarling is a very good bike handler.
van Aert, while he does love a crazy crash, is ofc an incredible bike handler.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Not doing a lot for the reputation of Triathletes.........Power is nothing without control.

 

[Red Rick]

Austrian commentator just called Longo Borgini "Longo" but said the name with a french accent. Only a few minutes and I'm already completely fed up with commentators who haven't watched a cycling race since Tokyo three years ago.

Bold of you to assume they were watching in '21

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

But triathlon cycling element is done on roads, right?

 

[Izzyeviel]

Knibb is damn fast... but jeez... is this her first week on a bike!

Bike handling skills worse than the average u-10 Cyclocross rider... multiple of those crashes were avoidable. Just bad cornering and unaware of where was on road.

On the first day of the Olympics, my cycling god gave me 3 bike crashes, 2 bloody cuts, & a bike change on top of all that.

 

[Penninepeddler]

Not doing a lot for the reputation of Triathletes.........Power is nothing without control.

Lance would like a word!

Oh...

 

[tobydawq]

Urska best time.

 

[Penninepeddler]

But triathlon cycling element is done on roads, right?

Yeh, but most "specialist" triathletes come from swimming or running tbh and take up cycling last.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Only turned in like 10 minutes ago.
Am I imagining things, or are they simply not showing splittimes. And I saw a single finish without any standings.
Or is that just ARD?

Anyway: very annoying!

Edit: now the commentators are confused because they didn't show Vollering, and wonder if she started. Aha, so it's the coverage.

 

[Penninepeddler]

Only turned in like 10 minutes ago.
Am I imagining things, or are they simply not showing splittimes. And I saw a single finish without any standings.
Or is that just ARD?

Anyway: very annoying!

Yeh, ridiculous. Have to have PCS open at same time.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

There are other former triathletes in this field, but they obviously have more road experience than Knibb.

 

[Didinho]

Don’t like our Belgian jerseys.

Hope Kopecky doesn’t crash today. Better chances in the Road race and Track.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Who had Afghanistan leading at any point?

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Only turned in like 10 minutes ago.
Am I imagining things, or are they simply not showing splittimes. And I saw a single finish without any standings.
Or is that just ARD?

Anyway: very annoying!

Edit: now the commentators are confused because they didn't show Vollering, and wonder if she started. Aha, so it's the coverage.

They did show her starting tho... Commentators just terrible, no idea how they missed that.

 

[Gigs_98]

Bold of you to assume they were watching in '21

He did the commentary for the Kiesenhofer win though he also just admitted he doesn't really remember much from that day.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Austrian commentator just called Longo Borgini "Longo" but said the name with a french accent. Only a few minutes and I'm already completely fed up with commentators who haven't watched a cycling race since Tokyo three years ago.

The Danish commentator's pronunciation of Knibb's name was more problematic, I dare say. 🍆

 

[Penninepeddler]

There are other former triathletes in this field, but they obviously have more road experience than Knibb.

Also, some people just are not naturally good bike handlers... even if in a saddle since the womb.

See Andy Schleck.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

They did show her starting tho... Commentators just terrible, no idea how they missed that.

Ah, yeah didn't see it just heard it because I was looking at the split times in another Tab....

 

[awavey]

Austrian commentator just called Longo Borgini "Longo" but said the name with a french accent. Only a few minutes and I'm already completely fed up with commentators who haven't watched a cycling race since Tokyo three years ago.

Yeah the Beeb are already on mute because Brotherton is doing his procycling stats style of commentary, where he just reads out every stage,race win of a rider all the flippin time !!

 

[Gigs_98]

Urska best time.

Pogacar fans in shambles

 

[dazaau]

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