The Olympics Thread, London 2012, Games of the XXX Olympiad, 27th July - 12th August

[toffeejack]

USA are top of the table, both have 48 medals each but USA lead 24 golds to 22.

Edit: China got gold and bronze in the walking (pfft) so think they're ahead again

 

[tsubaki]

I tell you what: if this had been in China and their cycle team were this dominant there'd be eyebrows raised and dark mutterings.

I dont buy this one little bit.

Perhaps - though China werent already bloody good, havent invested a fortune in infrastructure and the squad, dont have the best coaches in the world and havent been working towards this since 1997 (or 2005).

 

[davek]

China have an appalling record when it comes to cheating and have invited every ounce of suspicion they get on themselves

I know what you're saying mate. But can you honestly see every other quality cycling nation around the world taking a pummelling like this and alarm bells aren't ringing? In a sport like this?!

 

[tsubaki]

Velodrome crowd 1 McCartney 0.

 

[bluejock]

Hey Jude sounds a damn sight better when they don't give McCartney a microphone

 

[Cena]

McCARTNEY FORGET JUICED UP CYCLISTS GET DOWN 2 GOODISON LAD AND BUY UZ SOME PLAYAZ

 

[Walken]

I know what you're saying mate. But can you honestly see every other quality cycling nation around the world taking a pummelling like this and alarm bells aren't ringing? In a sport like this?!

its been 4 years since beijing though, an not even the slightest hint of a case against the entire GB squad has come out, off the top of my head isnt David Miller the last British Cyclist to be caught doping, some time ago that

 

[Brennan]

There's never been dominance (or I cant remember it) in the velodrome like this.

World records going almost every time these riders take the track. Total dominance of the gold medals. I'm sorry, but these times and performances defy belief.

Defo something dodgy going on here. There's no precedent for this.

Bollocks. This track was built for speed, it was well known that a lot of records were likely to fall.

Stop being a popcorning tit.

[video]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/cycling/9086654/London-2012-Olympics-records-will-tumble-at-extremely-fast-London-velodrome-says-Dave-Brailsford.html[/video]

When Pendleton and her partner were DQ'd the other night they broke a world record, shortly before having the world record broken again. That has been a similar story in other events with other teams also breaking the previous record, but GB simply doing even better.

 

[tsubaki]

its been 4 years since beijing though, an not even the slightest hint of a case against the entire GB squad has come out, off the top of my head isnt David Miller the last British Cyclist to be caught doping, some time ago that

True, and Millar was doping at Cofidis rather than as part of the GB squad.

 

[davek]

McCartney making a show of himself.

 

[NSNO_Phil_1878]

Boring

 

[Walken]

here comes that whopper on the pop an pedal bike

 

[Del]

When is Tom Stalker fighting?

 

[Walken]

When is Tom Stalker fighting?

first fight of the evening session i think lid

 

[davek]

its been 4 years since beijing though, an not even the slightest hint of a case against the entire GB squad has come out, off the top of my head isnt David Miller the last British Cyclist to be caught doping, some time ago that

Sean Yates is involved with GB cycling team. Tested positive for doping when he was riding.

I dont know why this team is so unbelievably dominant. I do know that an open mind should be kept though.