Paris 2024 Olympics

[walterl]

This is what we have on the track tonight:

 

[daveza]

When does the weightlifting start?

 

[daveza]

I find the indoor cycling events very confusing.

I think the idea is to cover the distance faster than the other lot, but I'm sure there's more to it than that.

I am looking forward to the race where they cycle round, then they stop and don't go anywhere at all.

 

[animal531]

I find the indoor cycling events very confusing.

I think the idea is to cover the distance faster than the other lot, but I'm sure there's more to it than that.

I am looking forward to the race where they cycle round, then they stop and don't go anywhere at all.

Read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_cycling

 

[AfricanTech]

I see Miranda Coetzee broke her PB and qualified for the 400

Nice

 

[wbot]

I find the indoor cycling events very confusing.

I think the idea is to cover the distance faster than the other lot, but I'm sure there's more to it than that.

That's pretty much it.

I am looking forward to the race where they cycle round, then they stop and don't go anywhere at all.

Madison? It's basically a tag-team race.

Also love elimination races, pursuits and pretty much everything else in track cycling lol.

 

[daveza]

Madison? It's basically a tag-team race.

Wiki says it's the sprint....

Some even bring their bicycles to a complete stop, balanced upright with both feet still on the pedals and both hands on the handle bars (a track stand), in an attempt to make the other rider take the lead.

 

[wbot]

Wiki says it's the sprint....

Oh. Sprints are fun too.

 

[AfricanTech]

Well, that’s Pillay done.

The extra race finished him - stone last in the semi.

Let’s see if Nene can go through

Edit: nope…

 

[animal531]

Well, that’s Pillay done.

The extra race finished him - stone last in the semi.

Let’s see if Nene can go through

Edit: nope…

Yeah its the downside of the repechage, none of them have made it into a final in any event. It's a nice idea but maybe pretty useless.

 

[Whright]

I find the indoor cycling events very confusing.

I think the idea is to cover the distance faster than the other lot, but I'm sure there's more to it than that.

I am looking forward to the race where they cycle round, then they stop and don't go anywhere at all.

Commentator said earlier, that those bicycles cost in the region of 126,000 EURO.

for a fukcing bicycle.

 

[wbot]

Yeah its the downside of the repechage, none of them have made it into a final in any event. It's a nice idea but maybe pretty useless.

Yeah I've stopped watching repechages. It's pointless.

 

[R13...]

Geldenhuys got real close

 

[Speedster]

Yeah I've stopped watching repechages. It's pointless.

Track cycling is way more fun

 

[Hamster]

Glasses came second. Guh

 

[Hamster]

Is the 100M normally that ridiculously close?

No, not that I can recall. Definitely not like this.

 

[AfricanTech]

Damn - both our women ran PB’s but still finished 3rd

 

[Hamster]

Oooh, Sydney can smile after all

 

[Hamster]

LOOOOOOOOOLLLLLL!!!! WTF!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

 

[Hamster]

"The king is dead" - quote of the bloody games.