Or possibly they just don't think anyone cares about it, since it changes nothing about Cavendish not getting a medal. I did see his post-ride BBC interview, by the way, his disappointment and dejection was a side of Cavendish I for one haven't often seen...
Yeah. Dominant in a way that nobody in men's cycling could be - what with women's cycling being such a small sport in terms of funding and attention, there's just not enough room for enough riders to have a comparable level of competition. Jeannie Longo is only the most extreme example of that.
Well, the sale to Kolobnev only really was substantiated a year or more later as well, but one does suspect Vino would be smart enough to not leave such obvious financial traces this time, so yeah, guess we'll never know for sure. Either way, it's a sad spectacle, this guy who was once so widely respected, then smashed his own reputation to bits but still keeps riding because he's such good pals with the Kazach government. And a very sad gold medal winner.
I watched both - the women's race was a better one and agree, all three of them put in good rides. Vos is a class apart in ability from what I've seen of her.
Yeah. Dominant in a way that nobody in men's cycling could be - what with women's cycling being such a small sport in terms of funding and attention, there's just not enough room for enough riders to have a comparable level of competition. Jeannie Longo is only the most extreme example of that.
Uran did make what looked like the sort of mistake a school kid would make and did it in an exaggerated looking manner as well - a prolonged look back to the left for anyone catching up when he was on the left hand side of the road and should just have been worrying about how to beat Vino. Against that, Uran is a pretty out and out climber from what I've seen of him - I'd expect Vino to win 9 times out of 10 in that situation anyway and Uran did look pretty much dead on his bike, so he might have already figured he couldn't beat Vino and was only caring about getting the silver medal. Dunno, unless Uran moves to Astana in the next couple of seasons or it turns out that post race he bought a brand new Ferrari, I imagine we will never know.
Well, the sale to Kolobnev only really was substantiated a year or more later as well, but one does suspect Vino would be smart enough to not leave such obvious financial traces this time, so yeah, guess we'll never know for sure. Either way, it's a sad spectacle, this guy who was once so widely respected, then smashed his own reputation to bits but still keeps riding because he's such good pals with the Kazach government. And a very sad gold medal winner.
What's everyone looking forward to in the Olympics?
- 28/07/2012 01:50:18 PM
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Them ending, to be honest
- 28/07/2012 10:16:24 PM
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Same here. I don't care at all about the Olympics.
- 30/07/2012 06:35:39 PM
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Well, other than watching Chinese sportspeople smash WRs for fun...
- 28/07/2012 11:04:53 PM
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Yeah
- 28/07/2012 11:46:20 PM
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The big fuss over here doesn't seem to have made much of an impact in the UK?
- 30/07/2012 11:23:47 PM
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No, I don't think any of the mainstream media has picked up on it
- 30/07/2012 11:59:27 PM
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I suppose they don't want to rain on the parade. 
- 31/07/2012 06:35:49 PM
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- 31/07/2012 06:35:49 PM
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Indeed, the British press would never want to do that
- 31/07/2012 07:59:04 PM
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- 31/07/2012 07:59:04 PM
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Also, in one of the lowest points of journalism in olympic history
- 31/07/2012 12:06:37 AM
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Her
- 29/07/2012 01:56:39 PM
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She's not competing as far as I know.
- 29/07/2012 02:43:16 PM
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*NM*
Dang. And here I thought there might be something worth watching afterall. *NM*
- 30/07/2012 10:55:03 PM
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Also, this is a good article - about Ruta Meilutyte, Ye Shiwen and child prodigies in sport.
- 31/07/2012 10:04:57 PM
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I disagree with the conclusion that their careers are finished by having won so young.
- 01/08/2012 10:53:35 AM
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Yes, it seems to rely on a shakey assumption that people aren't going to want to keep competing
- 01/08/2012 12:53:32 PM
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