SA Team for Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014

[jcza]

looking at the MENS olympic results.

 

[burry RIP] - 5th

kabush - 8th

macconnel - 25th

marc bass/nam-30th

phil buys - 35th

plaxton/killeen DNF

 

edit: FWIW JC peraud, who just came 2nd in le tour was 29th at the london olympics.

Didn't Peraud win Silver at 2008 Olympics?

[Cargyrl]

Can someone please be kind enough to explain to me why our athletes always seem to start so badly?

Not enough gym (power) training and start training (skills), sometimes is not just about climbing on a bike and riding. Our guys do not race enough overseas and our lads and lasses all know each others strenghts and weaknesses (typical of small racing pool), it is easy to become complacent, then when we do race at international level the experience is WOW the other cyclists are FAST.

 

If our ladies are not able to race the guys or at least give them (the men) a hard time, then our ladies are not strong enough for world level. At least on track it is true and I suspect in the other disciplines it is true too.

[jcza]

Of course with that Buys leads the race off the line

YAY..........it worked

[CAAD4]

Batty looking good

 

Always Bennie...

[kingalton]

Phil dropping off the pace now..

[Shebeen]

Didn't Peraud win Silver at 2008 Olympics?

yup.

[kingalton]

phil in 4th

[Shebeen]

 

CyclingSA @Cycling_SA · 1m

2 New Zealand riders make a move, pull a gap on

@

philbuys

who is now sitting in 3rd.

#

Glasgow2014

Men's XCO

[Shebeen]

Don't get me wrong I have a healthy respect for the ladies riding at this level as I said the cynic in me just sniggers at the coaches comments

 

here's a tweet from her team:

 

ange Monkey @OMProTeam · 1h

Back live on

@

BBCOne

or

@

BBCSport

#

online

@

StraussMariske

currently 10th moving forwards we believe hurting from the big crash in practice.

[kingalton]

phil dropped far back now, not sure if technical

[Jaco-fiets]

Oooops! Maybe Schurter desyroyed Buys at Epic?

[Shebeen]

whoops, he might need some nino moves.(oh wait, that is to charge off the line)

 

CyclingSA @Cycling_SA · 7s

.

@

philbuys

dropped to 6th, Plaxton (CAN) in the lead followed by Cooper (NZL) and Daze (NZL). front 3 riders have pulled a huge gap.

[Adrian Fogg]

Buys nowhere to be seen.

[jcza]

Come guys....updates please.

[Meezo]

An Ausie, 2 NewZealanders and a Canadian leading

[Meezo]

Chasing group 34seconds+ back