Track World Champs

[RedheadDane]

Well you don't know how fast they'll go tomorrow though. However it's not that unsual if they're a bit off the pace at this stage. They will most likely be faster a year from now.

The Danes seemed to break it every time they went on the track back in early 2020.
The Italians were nice enough to only break it twice during the Olympics...

 

[Barnacle Bill]

I saw Hoy saying something about the design of the track being supposedly good for sprints but not ideal for pursuit (longer straights relative to some tracks apparently, so I guess it follows the bends are a bit tighter)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The Danes seemed to break it every time they went on the track back in early 2020.
The Italians were nice enough to only break it twice during the Olympics...

Sure, but those were also both Olympic years, as the Tokyo games hadn't yet been postponed during the 2020 WC, so they were close to their best at that point. That isn't necessarily the case at the moment.

 

[RedheadDane]

Sure, but those were also both Olympic years, as the Tokyo games hadn't yet been postponed during the 2020 WC, so they were close to their best at that point. That isn't necessarily the case at the moment.

Wonder how long it'll take before it dips under 3:40.

And now Feltet.dk decided to - rather confusingly - refer to Norman as 'Leth' repeatedly in an article. As far as I'm concerned; that's his wife.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Wonder how long it'll take before it dips under 3:40.

I'm looking forward to seeing times under 3:30 in TP and 3:50 in IP.
Maybe the next Enzo Hincapie will be able to achieve that.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm looking forward to seeing times under 3:30 in TP and 3:50 in IP.
Maybe the next Enzo Hincapie will be able to achieve that.

Let's start with under 3:40.
Or, rather, I think the riders should start there. Just... slow down a little.
She said, about a record that's literally about being as fast as possible. Which is basically the only thing I understand about this; the numbers of the quickness!

 

[Red Rick]

When is the individual pursuit

 

[Samu Cuenca]

When is the individual pursuit

Tomorrow

 

[Red Rick]

Tomorrow

Comical planning

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Comical planning

I believe it's usually held a day after the TP (which is normally taking place over two days, and not three like here).

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Disastrous start for the Australians in the mens team pursuit there, strange scenes with him raising his hand thinking he could get a restart

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I was thinking it would be the shortest TP ever, but they did manage to ride 3500m.

 

[DNP-Old]

Denmark getting their pre 2021 crown back, only deserved. That Tanfield crash already got Italy too far.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I kind of expected the Italians to step up tonight, but they just couldn't keep the pace until the end.
It's going to be an excciting race in Paris next year, where the Brits hopefully won't be involved in yet another crash.

 

[GroupDK]

World champion Male Team Pursuit Finals
3.45.161 DEN KM/H 63.954
3:47.396 ITA KM/H 63.326 (+.2.235s)

1:01.666 DEN	1000M	1:01.164 ITA
1:55.263	2000M	1:55.244
2:49.511	3000M	2:50.975
3:45.161	FINISH	3:47.396

//

https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003160100010A03FFFFFFFFFFFFFF03

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Chapeau, Chapeau!

 

[DNP-Old]

The individual pursuit to start tomorrow with ... Ganna against Bigham. So it is somewhat likely the qualification and final will be the exact same.

 

[DNP-Old]

My knowledge when it comes to paratrack is none, but I can't shake the feeling of this video when watching that Alexandre Leaute guy going up against people with one leg...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e1UwDFcYTU&ab_channel=JordanHennessy

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Also a slightly awkward moment on the comms I was listening to when one commentator said "It's all very well attacking from far out but you need the legs to make it stick"... as the camera panned to the lone attacker, with his one leg...

 

[RedheadDane]

Denmark getting their pre 2021 crown back, only deserved. That Tanfield crash already got Italy too far.

It's going to be an excciting race in Paris next year, where the Brits hopefully won't be involved in yet another crash.

Maybe the Brits are gonna leave Tanfield at home.

Poor guy, not gonna be fun having been involved in crashes in two such big events.

 

[DNP-Old]

Maybe the Brits are gonna leave Tanfield at home.

Poor guy, not gonna be fun having been involved in crashes in two such big events.

Tanfield was only here because Hayter is injured, so that's likely. And I am still hoping for Team GB to ditch Oliver Wood for a certain Joshua Tarling come Paris.

 

[tobydawq]

I don't think it makes much sense to have this mix of para-athlete events with regular events. Maybe it's just me but I think it just gets too politically correct.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't think it makes much sense to have this mix of para-athlete events with regular events. Maybe it's just me but I think it just gets too politically correct.

I don't mind it. It has increased my hatred towards the scratch race though.

 

[tobydawq]

I don't mind it. It has increased my hatred towards the scratch race though.

I don't know, parasports have just never made much sense to me.

 

[RedheadDane]

I don't know, parasports have just never made much sense to me.

It's basically like able-bodied sport, just with fewer legs/arms.