2016 Rio Olympics | CYCLING | August 6th thru August 21st

[Siamese Dream]

All cycling events here including BMX, mountain biking, road, and track

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[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

The cycling disciplines are sort of a once-every-4-years-sport I pay serious attention to, but they're always some of my favorite events of the Summer Games. Especially the mountain biking, road and track events. Still trying to learn more about BMX - fun to watch, reminds me of controlled chaos, but I have no idea what's going on half the time.

 

[Siamese Dream]

Laura Trott

 

[Shrimper]

Laura Trott

Me and you both.

Hope we dominate the track again.

Would do a GB thread but no-one here would really care.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

My bet for today's road race is julian alaphilippe.

Curious to see what will Sagan do on the mountain bike

 

[Shrimper]

How long does the road race take to do?

 

[Eisen]

How long does the road race take to do?

Hard to say. Depends a lot on circumstances too.

 

[offkilter]

No way that didn't hurt missing an s-curve and crashing straight into a concrete wall.

 

[EC09]

No way that didn't hurt missing an s-curve and crashing straight into a concrete wall.

Was just coming to mention that. Hope the dude is okay.

 

[offkilter]

You know, the more I watch this road race the more I realize how sadistic the course designer was compared to what I saw in Bejing and London.

 

[HanSolo]

Who thought choosing a route with cobblestone was a good idea?

 

[Eisen]

Who thought choosing a route with cobblestone was a good idea?

Sometimes races have that. Supposed to make it harder.

 

[Jack Straw]

Sometimes races have that. Supposed to make it harder.

I've ridden on cobblestones. It feels like your skeleton is going to fall apart. Not fun.

 

[Eisen]

I've ridden on cobblestones. It feels like your skeleton is going to fall apart. Not fun.

Me too. Especially treacherous when wet.

 

[Shrimper]

Who thought choosing a route with cobblestone was a good idea?

Look up the Paris-Roubaix

Think we will miss out on the meals here

 

[DoyleG]

Look up the Paris-Roubaix

Think we will miss out on the meals here

You will.

 

[Jack Straw]

Riders are dropping like flies on this descent. Crazy dangerous.

 

[Sotty]

That descent is insane. Some of the best athletes are crashing and it is not even raining.

 

[Eisen]

This course is way too selective.

 

[Sotty]

Congrats to Van Avermaet.

 

[Eisen]

Van Avermaet with the win

 

[Just Win]

No issue with the cobble sections but such a difficult descent after 220 km was just begging for crashes. I would not be surprised if the UCI tells the IOC to get lost for the next Olympics.

 

[Eisen]

No issue with the cobble sections but such a difficult descent after 220 km was just begging for crashes. I would not be surprised if the UCI tells the IOC to get lost for the next Olympics.

And this in an Olympic race. They have to remember not every participant might be a professional.

 

[Sotty]

And this in an Olympic race. They have to remember not every participant might be a professional.

This. It is not like only some of the lesser known drivers crashed.

If they wanted such a long and mountainous curse they should have used a mountain top finish.

 

[DoyleG]

No issue with the cobble sections but such a difficult descent after 220 km was just begging for crashes. I would not be surprised if the UCI tells the IOC to get lost for the next Olympics.

Of course, the UCI had to approved the course and run test events on it (which they did).

What you suggest is pot calling kettle.