Track Cycling at the 2024 Olympics

[Samu Cuenca]

Much better run by Team GB, but it's Dygert and Faulkner who secure additional medals.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Great TP contest there between the US and GB women

 

[Samu Cuenca]

All finals actually look like they could become quite close in the women's TP, apart from the battle for bronze. Recovery will be quite important when the finals are already on this evening.

 

[Red Rick]

Lol, no bell for the last lap in the womens keirin QF

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Ethan Vernon seems to be an organised sort of guy...

 

[ManicJack]

That Belgium vs Canada 7/8 pursuit was ridiculous.

 

[Brullnux]

Lamon seems to lose about 0.6s every start, how does he do it?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Ethan Vernon seems to be an organised sort of guy...

That will make it easier for people to play One Degree of Ethan Vernon (or possibly Two Degrees of Ethan Hayter).

 

[Barnacle Bill]

shambles for Denmark

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Lars Craps!!!!

 

[Brullnux]

lol

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If this had been Paris-Nice, we would have won the bronze.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Ethan Hayter is a thief.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

lol

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Very close, until whatever that was... haha

 

[Tim Cahill]

......................

 

[glassmoon]

wtf?

 

[meat puppet]

Just slipped off the saddle? Or was it something else?, perhaps a mechanical?Very weird either way.

 

[Brullnux]

Very funny finals

 

[RedheadDane]

So, the Danes - who are indeed Danes - failed this one?

Guess it's hard to win medals when you're just part of a blob...

 

[Tim Cahill]

Remember when he got over that decent climb at Itzulia and there were no sprinters left on a flat run-in, then for some reason he bottled it and told GC rider Carlos Rodriguez to go for it instead. It was so he could do that.

 

[ManicJack]

Just slipped off the saddle? Or was it something else?, perhaps a mechanical?Very weird either way.

It really did look like he just slipped off

 

[yaco]

Actually it was a classic final with 0.2s difference with one lap to go. It's a pity that Hayter had his incident as the gold medal was up for grabs.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

We all know that riders who sacrifice success in the interestjng disciplines to focus on team pursuit do not deseeve a great deal of success. I think today god spoke directly to ethen hayter.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Seems he was just finished at the end there, rather than some sort of mechanical issue

Team GB's Ethan Hayter speaking to BBC TV after winning silver in the team pursuit final: "We were so close and I could see it. It was nearly five laps at the end and I just really gave too much, and my whole body went weak and I really struggled to hold myself on the bike in the end.

"Sorry to the guys but I think we gave everything and we can be proud of that silver medal."

On coming so close to gold: "We were super happy to win a silver medal but it was really there for the taking for us and we kind of knew that. We went out to get it but just came short in the end, so it's a shame."

Team GB's Daniel Bigham speaking to BBC TV after winning silver in the men's team pursuit final: "We rode the fastest ride we have ever done on every ride. We were in the best form and the best kit, and literally we all gave it everything.

"It was scrappy because you are on the limit. You are riding quicker than you have ever ridden before and as Ethan said we probably gave it that little bit too much. We are really leaning on him at the moment because he is anchoring the team and he has the legs to do it.

"At the end of the day Ethan is still human and it is on us to make sure we deliver him in that best place and we maybe gave him a bit too much work to do there.

On winning silver in front of his son: "Yes. He is just learning to stand up and he is looking over the barrier. It is pretty cool, pretty, pretty cool."