Track Cycling at the 2024 Olympics

[pastronef]

every rider of the British track team will go home from Paris with at least one medal. these girls and lads rock. and will keep rocking

ps. (I'm Italian and I enjoyed our gold in the madison)

 

[Brullnux]

Consonni and Guazzini's interviews after the race have been really entertaining, there's a general feeling of "??? how did that happen" which in many ways is exactly what a good madison win should feel like.

Guazzini said they didn't really know how they wanted to go about the race, but decided it was best to stay at the front and out of the melée. Halfway through they realised they'd basically never been at the front, and always in the melée, and felt a bit lost. So, Guazzini attacked, had fun and embraced the chaos.

 

[Black Betsy]

- Conan, what is best in life?
- To be loved like UCI loves Carlin.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

It does seem ridiculous that Carlin ended up with a medal after that, looking at the BBC site at the time it seemed even their commentators thought he was gone after the crash given he was already on a warning. I guess I would have felt even more sympathy for Hoogland if I hadn't seen what he got up to in his semi with Richardson.

Anyway, Lavreysen is clearly in a world of his own and the rest are fighting for scraps. Looking forward to the women's sprint which seems harder to call.

 

[postmanhat]

Hayter out of The Madison for GB with a thigh'strain, which he apparently picked up in the team pursuit on Wednesday. Mark Stewart partners Ollie Wood instead.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Watch them throw Awang out of the Keirin tournament to complete the joke.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Of course he got a DSQ. These guys just have no shame, frigging cheats the lot of them.

 

[Brullnux]

Hayter out of The Madison for GB with a thigh'strain, which he apparently picked up in the team pursuit on Wednesday. Mark Stewart partners Ollie Wood instead.

Shame for Hayter, really gave this Olympics his all.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

they can't even hold his wheel, haha

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It would be funny if the Austrians end up winning, but they probably won't score many points during the rest of the race and will possibly also lose laps later on.

 

[Brullnux]

Portugal really going for it but putting in a lot of effort for just eight points. Not the smartest move, I fear.

Austria already back go everyone else.

 

[Didinho]

It would be funny if the Austrians end up winning, but they probably won't score many points during the rest of the race and will possibly also lose laps later on.

Already lost 2 laps immediately after gaining one.

 

[Brullnux]

Italy with 100% attack efficiency, have gone to the front twice and taken ten points. Smart race but I think neither Consonni nor Viviani have the legs to gain a lap (and I think other big teams will)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Already lost 2 laps immediately after gaining one.

Better to have had the lead and lost it than to not have led at all.

 

[Brullnux]

Wow, they do it, but must have been an absolutely insane effort. How tired must they be?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wow, they do it, but must have been an absolutely insane effort. How tired must they be?

I think it ended up being a harder ride for the Danes, but not by much.

 

[Brullnux]

I think it ended up being a harder ride for the Danes, but not by much.

43 points was enough for gold in Tokyo!

 

[Brullnux]

Lovely by Japan, random lap taken and thrown the cat amongst the pigeons. Italy and Denmark understandably not chasing, but those without a lap risking it a bit.

 

[Brullnux]

Can you DQ a rider in the Madison lol

 

[search]

Brennauer just made an interesting point, that a fast track usually means that the madison is much harder. It's fast because it's hot, and they haven't opened a door in weeks

 

[Brullnux]

Yeah I have no clue what's going on anymore

 

[Didinho]

Brennauer just made an interesting point, that the fast track usually means that the madison is much harder. It's fast because it's hot, and they haven't opened a door in weeks

I went to the last meeting in Belgium and asked for a door to open but it couldn’t be done because of the wind flow. The one weekend it was really hot, it was like a sauna inside.

 

[glassmoon]

no dq for dutch? wtf?

 

[Brullnux]

So why didn't the Dutch gain that lap? As punishment for crashing the GB guy out?

 

[Didinho]

Everyone crashing. Italy down. D*mn.