Kevin Carr's Gloves 3206 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I can understand raising your game for the Olympics. It does seem odd that they're not even competitive at the world championships. Would this be the 2016 UCI Track Cycling world cup where we topped the medal table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 dunno. i'm not a big cycling fan, just going on what the bitter losers have been saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16729 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Since 2012 GB has topped it twice and top 3 another time IIRC. Not bad for a team that has a swimming coach at the head of things eh? Ooooo GB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30452 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Fuck me gently. If we were shit people wouldn't be moaning though would they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 http://bbc.in/2bbniiT fucking hell, i could do better than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16729 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 One thing thats pissed me off about this Olympics The BBC. Why didnt they just put BBC2 as their Olympics channel and let all the sad biatches watch Benders on BBC1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) the constant flipping between the two channels, often at the climactic moment in an event, is annoying Edited August 17, 2016 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26447 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I can understand raising your game for the Olympics. It does seem odd that they're not even competitive at the world championships. They topped the medal table at the WC in March? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 They topped the medal table at the WC in March? i know next to nowt about cycling. just repeating what the likes of vogel and meares have been saying. they're the ones pointing the finger, all i'm saying is it does sound remarkable in this context. anna meares: “The British are just phenomenal when it comes to the Olympic Games, and we’re all just scratching our heads going: ‘How do they lift so much when in so many events they have not even been in contention in the world championships?’ Kristina Vogel, who won gold with the German team sprint squad in London in 2012, told German media "I don’t want to accuse anyone of anything, but it’s certainly questionable. They come en masse at this high level and I have no idea how they do it.” At previous competitions since London 2012 the Brits were “cannon fodder”, she said. “I don’t know if they didn’t train for three years. They must be doing something right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16729 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Its all about Beetroot Juice and Fluffy pillows. The Aussies will catch on soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 vogel's comment is funny. i don't want to accuse anyone of anything but that's exactly what i'm going to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16729 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 British Cycling are cunts btw.We have only sent one person to Rio for the MTB XC. One fucking person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) looks like the secret behind the success of the female riders is a ban on brazilians https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/aug/15/team-gb-cycling-saddle-sore-medals Edited August 17, 2016 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16729 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Every single track rider got a medal for GB Not shabby at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30452 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 i know next to nowt about cycling. just repeating what the likes of vogel and meares have been saying. they're the ones pointing the finger, all i'm saying is it does sound remarkable in this context. anna meares: “The British are just phenomenal when it comes to the Olympic Games, and we’re all just scratching our heads going: ‘How do they lift so much when in so many events they have not even been in contention in the world championships?’ Kristina Vogel, who won gold with the German team sprint squad in London in 2012, told German media "I don’t want to accuse anyone of anything, but it’s certainly questionable. They come en masse at this high level and I have no idea how they do it.” At previous competitions since London 2012 the Brits were “cannon fodder”, she said. “I don’t know if they didn’t train for three years. They must be doing something right.” Why's it odd? I.e. peaking for a major event every four years. The World Championships are every year so, even apart from the funding being based on Olympic success, they are obviously going to be less important than the Olympics. Also, Kristina Vogel won bronze in the sprint at this year's World Championship and won gold at the Olympics so, using her own yardstick, her performance is clearly 'questionable', no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30452 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Its all about Beetroot Juice and Fluffy pillows. The Aussies will catch on soon Well they used to win more medals than us so they must have been doped up before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Why's it odd? I.e. peaking for a major event every four years. The World Championships are every year so, even apart from the funding being based on Olympic success, they are obviously going to be less important than the Olympics. Also, Kristina Vogel won bronze in the sprint at this year's World Championship and won gold at the Olympics so, using her own yardstick, her performance is clearly 'questionable', no? peaking for the big event isn't odd, it only sounds questionable if they fail turn up for any of the other events between - you'd think they would be competing at a consistent level, even if they're not winning every annual tournament. again, i should qualify that by saying i have no idea how they've performed in the other events in the intervening years as i don't really follow the cycling outside of these games, just going on what the, possibly bitter, beaten rivals are saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) and i'm suspicious of cycling generally. it's *allegedly* as dirty as athletics. not that i don't want to bask in the glow of our success. the last couple of nights viewing from the velodrome have been absolutely enthralling. never been a big fan of cycling as a spectacle but have been gripped by Team GB's dominance of the sport. Edited August 17, 2016 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 again, i should qualify that by saying i have no idea how they've performed in the other events in the intervening years as i don't really follow the cycling outside of these games, just going on what the, possibly bitter, beaten rivals are saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 the other athletes may as well not bother turning up for this race http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37102204 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 good contribution to the discussion so are these two just sore losers then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19838 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Every single track rider got a medal for GB Not shabby at all that bird who got the bonze in the sprint last night would have been gutted if she'd ended up being the only one who failed to chalk one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14061 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 the other athletes may as well not bother turning up for this race http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37102204 Suspect the Rio boo-boys are going to love this one. (That's boo-boys.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16729 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Seems like Ireland are going for the more scandals than medals approach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34615 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Ridiculous patter in this thread mind. If we're winning at anything, we have to be doping. Despite a total lack of any evidence go support it. Just enjoy the success ffs. If you can't believe any performance you see in sport, it's time to turn the telly off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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