Olympics: Cycling

cos they are elitist sports that only a few countries compete in, if we throw enough money at them we are guaranteed a decent return,

On the team sprint question- They swap places as sitting behind the lead requires about 30% less effort, the guy at the front works as hard as poss. to keep pace very high and then gets a rest at the back and so each member of the team works hard for a short period, this keeps the pace super quick.

One guy may also be able to maintain a faster pace than the other three but at the cost of tiring before the end of the race, this team member keeps the pace higher than that possible, if they all had to complete the distance together thus allowing a very fast overall sprint.

hope that this makes sense?

Cool....thanks
So the guy that drops out near the end is shagged then....

yep, not sure that's the technical term but in a nutshell

Is track cycling elitist? If so- does that take away from our sense of national pride because we have done so well?

Didn't even cross my mind that "sports", were more or less valid dependant on your class and the financial requirements you need to compete .

I cannot afford a horse and silly red coat but if Fox hunting was an olympics sport and we won gold- I would still be proud

is anyone else as excited as i am to see shanaze reade destroy everyone in the bmx?

You betcha.

wHEN IS IT ON?

Wednesday 20 August

0200-0548: Men's and women's BMX seeding runs, men's BMX quarter-finals


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Thursday 21 August

0200-0418: Women's BMX semi-finals, men's BMX semi-finals, women's BMX final, men's BMX final

I'll try and catch it on the re run