Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Cycling

[J Wakefield]

3 hours ago, DieselnDust said:

I don’t think that’s true. There was social media posts about a mechanic who was late but the track team had been informed that that mechanic was due to be at the bmx track assisting there. The official was between sites  that were quite far apart. Max speed in Japan is 80km/hr so I suspect that there was some logistics challenges that weee sold as tourist activities. The truth will surface eventually but the amount of conflicting stories about the cycling activities in Tokyo tells me there’s more under the surface here 

GTR1 is pretty spot on on his post. 

Elton is and was under qualified and educated on the job at hand that is required for Olympic level. It showed and then there is the rest. 

[Underachiever]

2 hours ago, J Wakefield said:

GTR1 is pretty spot on on his post. 

Elton is and was under qualified and educated on the job at hand that is required for Olympic level. It showed and then there is the rest. 

Now I wonder who was the person(s) that put his name in the hat to go to Tokyo.  He certainly did not select himself.  The tree needs a shake....

[J Wakefield]

4 hours ago, Underachiever said:

Now I wonder who was the person(s) that put his name in the hat to go to Tokyo.  He certainly did not select himself.  The tree needs a shake....

How certain are you of that? 

[Underachiever]

6 hours ago, J Wakefield said:

How certain are you of that? 

Mmm... good point John. 

I'm in corporate where things just doesn't happen by chance.  It is a controlled environment.  People get selected/recruited for important stuff.  Not that the most suitable always gets selected...  

Assumed on this level CSA/SASCOC had a similar approach...

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Underachiever

[Jewbacca]

Doesn't it say in the article that he took up the position after nominating himself?

I'm pretty sure it says as much in one of the articles posted