Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Cycling

[dsw]

40 minutes ago, JA-Q001 said:

TBH, Alan deserves a 7,5 at least too, if not an 8.

Bigger competition that AMP and if it wasn't for a poor start, he could have been very close to that podium.

 

The surprise package for me was Stefan de Bod who beat a few very big names in the ITT and also at least finished the Road race while many bigger starts did not even manage to do that.  Not bad at all for a rider who was drafted in as a replacement. 

I scored Ashleigh the highest as she did very well in the road race without the benefit of a team ( Carla was in the break before bailing and provided no support) while she also did excellent in the ITT. 

[Eugene Oppelt]

If Batman was a trackie.????

Lees meer hier: https://cyclingtips.com/2019/11/a-deep-dive-into-team-gbs-radical-new-track-bike-all-in-for-2/

[splat]

40 minutes ago, dsw said:

The surprise package for me was Stefan de Bod who beat a few very big names in the ITT and also at least finished the Road race while many bigger starts did not even manage to do that.  Not bad at all for a rider who was drafted in as a replacement. 

I scored Ashleigh the highest as she did very well in the road race without the benefit of a team ( Carla was in the break before bailing and provided no support) while she also did excellent in the ITT. 

Carla didn't achieve much for herself, but I think that her participation in the breakaway meant that Ashleigh didn't have to and allowed Ashleigh to sit in the bunch and achieve her result.
Listening to her video on Instagram, she said that the Dutch team would have chased her down if she tried to go in the break.

[Eugene Oppelt]

Meanwhile… ????????

[lechatnoir]

Day #1 of the track program. Fantastic to be watching such grace at such speed.

[Jehosefat]

Aussie oke just ate track after his handlebars failed ???? Thankfully he looks ok

[DieselnDust]

They restarted their run. didn't appear to confident out on the track after that handlebar fail

[Frosty]

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The final cycling discipline of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games is in full swing, and many would argue the most binge-worthy!

Our 2021 African Continental Champions, are ready to flex their quads????and give it their all in their Olympic Games debut. Go Team ????????!

???????? Charlene Du Preez - Women’s Kierin & Sprint
???????? Jean Spies - Men’s Kierin & Sprint
???????? David Maree - Men’s Omnium

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The Sprint may very well be the purest form of bike racing. Two riders compete in a series of head-to-head races over three laps of the velodrome. The two riders start next to each other from a standing start. The first rider to cross the finish line wins the race, and the rider who wins the best of three races wins the match.

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The Keirin event originated in Japan, where track cycling is incredibly popular. It’s a mass-start event that sees a group of six riders line up next to each other along the start line. The first five-and-a-half laps are ridden behind a pacer on a motorbike. The pacer increases the speed with each lap until it reaches 50km/h and pulls off the track with two-and-a-half laps to ride. The final two-and-a-half laps are an all-out sprint for the finish line, with speeds regularly reaching more than 70km/h.

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The Omnium is a competition for individual riders and consists of a medley of four unique mass-start races. Riders receive points based on their results in each race, and the rider with the most cumulative points after all four racers is the winner. The entire Omnium competition will take place over the course of a day. 

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⏰ ???????? 08h30 - 12h00
Men’s Sprint Qualifiers - Jean Spies
Women’s Keirin Qualifiers - Charlene Du Preez

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⏰ ???????? 08h30 - 12h00

Men’s Sprint Qualifiers - Jean Spies
Women’s Keirin Qualifiers - Charlene Du Preez
Men’s Omnium - David Maree

15:30 Men's Omnium - Event 1, Scratch Race
16:27 Men's Omnium - Event 2, Tempo Race
17:07 Men’s Omnium - Event 3, Elimination Race
17h45 Women’s Keirin Final 1- 6
17:55 Men’s Omnium - Event 4, Points Race

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⏰ ???????? 08h30 - 12h30
Men’s Sprint Rounds - Jean Spies
Women’s Sprint Rounds - Charlene Du Preez

18h00 Men’s Sprint Finals - Race 1
18h35 Men’s Sprint Finals - Race 2
18h50 Men’s Sprint Finals - Decider

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⏰ ???????? 08h30 - 11h30
Men’s Keirin Rounds - Jean Spies
Women’s Sprint Rounds - Charlene Du Preez       

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⏰ ???????? 10h00 - 13h00
Men’s Keirin Rounds - Jean Spies
Woman’s Sprint Rounds - Charlene Du Preez

11h20 Women’s Sprint Finals - Race 1
11h45 Women’s Sprint Finals - Race 2
12h00 Men’s Keirin Final 1 - 6
12h25 Women’s Sprint Finals - Decider

???? Catch all the action in Tokyo????on SuperSport
#TeamSA #Tokyo2020

More information on the startlists, race updates and official reports can be found at https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/cycling-track/reports.htm

[Frosty]

13 hours ago, 'Dale said:

Meanwhile… ????????

Not sure what's worse, a gold helmet or a gold bike.

[Eugene Oppelt]

4 minutes ago, Frosty said:

Not sure what's worse, a gold helmet or a gold bike.

I suspect it won’t be too bling. Maybe just the first coat? Let’s see. 

[Sid the Sloth]

30 minutes ago, 'Dale said:

I suspect it won’t be too bling. Maybe just the first coat? Let’s see. 

I reckon it will just get some Pinarello branding on it, why waste grams on paint coats...  

[lechatnoir]

2 hours ago, Jehosefat said:

Aussie oke just ate track after his handlebars failed ???? Thankfully he looks ok

that was just crazy. would be keen to see some hi-res photos if they exist. it was a freak thing. Similar to that AG2R rider whose bars failed.

[FootballingCyclist]

On 7/30/2021 at 4:30 PM, dsw said:

The surprise package for me was Stefan de Bod who beat a few very big names in the ITT and also at least finished the Road race while many bigger starts did not even manage to do that.  Not bad at all for a rider who was drafted in as a replacement. 

I scored Ashleigh the highest as she did very well in the road race without the benefit of a team ( Carla was in the break before bailing and provided no support) while she also did excellent in the ITT. 

Many riders weren't allowed to finish due to some ruling about a time cut which they weren't aware of.

[Mountain Bru]

16 hours ago, 'Dale said:

Meanwhile… ????????

This will really help Movistar know who to randomly mark 

[Nick]

44 minutes ago, lechatnoir said:

that was just crazy. would be keen to see some hi-res photos if they exist. it was a freak thing. Similar to that AG2R rider whose bars failed.

Not exactly hi-res but best I can find for now.

 

[DieselnDust]

59 minutes ago, FootballingCyclist said:

Many riders weren't allowed to finish due to some ruling about a time cut which they weren't aware of.

 

 

Oh they knew about the 12min cut off if they fell that far behind the peloton. The problem was they were held at the last feed station by a commisaire  while still within the 12min allowed. They were then held for 15min and then released so they were in effect removed from the race before they fell 12min behind. This is likely a mistake on the part of the race commissaires but CSA got blamed for sending too many officials