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More cycling coming up. Revolution Series Part 2 from London on Saturday night, then the Amsterdam 6-Day on Tuesday, so Kenny de Ketele will get at least a couple of days off before Christmas.
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I think some ski-ing might have been cancelled because they should highlights of last weekends meeting and started live coverage a bit early
Neah Evans at it again.........wins the opening live event, the women's flying lap, beating Elinor Barker into second place Sky have put out a strong pairing tonight for the men's event with Ian Stannard and Andy Fenn |
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Interviewing Neah Evans now.......that was her fifth win of the meeting (I think this is the 3rd day)
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Carlton mentions a new Irish pro-continental team has been formed for next season
Aqua Blue Sport Apparently it's Ireland's first team at this level Confirmed Irish riders - Martyn Irvine, ex world track champion, Conor Dunne and Matt Brammeier They've signed a few former world tour riders from the folding IAM Cycling Team and also Andy Fenn and Lars Petter Nordhaug from Sky and Adam Blythe from Tinkoff and Dan Pearson and Mark Christian from Team Wiggins Should give more opportunity for Irish and British riders to ride some big races |
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Laura Kenny is on track now in the Omnium Elimination race........
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Laura does the business wearing the Rainbow Jersey.......beats Neah in the final sprint
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The rise of Neah Evans continues as she beats Laura Kenny in the Omnium. The battle between Kenny and Evans has been the highlight tonight.
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The rise of Neah Evans continues as she beats Laura Kenny in the Omnium. The battle between Kenny and Evans has been the highlight tonight.
I thought Laura even looked a bit bulky as though she's put weight on during her 'break' |
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I don't think Neah could beat Laura if Laura was at her best, but it would bbe a good contest. It will be interesting to see how Neah does next year in races against the women who compete in the domestic competitions.
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More cycling coming up. Revolution Series Part 2 from London on Saturday night, then the Amsterdam 6-Day on Tuesday, so Kenny de Ketele will get at least a couple of days off before Christmas.
There's a Brit team in the main men's event - Andy Tennat and Chris Lathom Philip Hindes is entered in the Sprint tournament Elinor Barker, Megan Chard and our new superstar Neah Evans go in the Women's event full list here...... http://sixdayamsterdam.com/renners/ looking forward to this......the London one was the first one that I really watched much of and over the six days I got the hang of what was going on ! |
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I don't think Neah could beat Laura if Laura was at her best, but it would bbe a good contest. It will be interesting to see how Neah does next year in races against the women who compete in the domestic competitions.
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Part 2 of Tour de Celeb just started on C5
Tonight's show includes a lesson from Ed Clancy on riding in a peloton |
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Looks like Philip Hindes must have pulled out of the Amsterdam 6 Day.......Matt Rotherham has turned up
Apparently this is the second meeting of the series as the one in Ghent a week or so ago was a standalone event .......so this one follows London I think the points are carried over though not quite sure what would happen if a rider had a different partner due to injury or sickness I think they're expected to keep the same teams all the way through the series |
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Chris Lathom has pulled out with a chest infection and gone home
Andy Tennant carried on last night riding the individual events but obviously couldn't ride the Madisons not sure where that leaves him........they're in last place and likely to be a long way behind if they turn up to the next meeting in January Also there were no women's events last night and doesn't look like there's any tonight either unless they're all earlier in the evening before the TV coverage starts |
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The women compete in the second half of the six-day, just like they did in London.
For those interested in what the Antipodean trackies are up to, the 2017 Oceania Track Championships are underway. |
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The women compete in the second half of the six-day, just like they did in London.
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Developments in the Shane Sutton case......
British cycling has cleared Sutton of 8 of 9 charges relating to sexist, discriminatory language and found him 'guilty' of using the term 'bitches' more here....... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38245106 |
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Amsterdam Six Day - day four today
Ellie Barker won the first event of the women's series earlier today Two British pairs finish first and second in the 'Youth Series' which has now finished..... unfortunately they didn't show any of it on TV over the last 3 days. You'd have thought they might have stuck the final event on during the evening on day 3 to give the youngsters some exposure |
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oh dear...... schoolboy error by Matt Rotherham
giving it the big sit up and arms in the air and the other guy come up the inside and pipped him on the line he's from Bolton........
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Neah Evans hasn't turned up to Amsterdam although she was on the start list
Elie Barker and Megan Childs go for GB Elimination race just started..... that 'Megan Chard'....... |
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Ellie Barker wins the Elimation race
brilliant stuff ! |
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Laura Kenny has been named the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year......the most prestigious of the annual awards. Sarah Storey was 2nd
Kadeena Cox, who won medals in track cycling and athletics was named Paralympian of the Year |
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Is anyone else watching the Amsterdam Six Day ?
Must say that I'm beginning to wilt a bit with the main event for men's pairs.......I find those long 40 or 60 lap Derny races pretty boring and the Madison events are only so-so interesting Similarly the men's sprint series is the same every night with only 6 competitors beating each other in the same order in the same events The women's series is great though........the girls ride as individuals and ride proper races like points, scratch, elimination I know there a hundred years of history behind but I wish they'd scrap the pairs and just have men competing as individuals........like an Omnium every night with points carrying over for the six days. That would be a lot more viewer friendly ! |
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Elinor Barker won the Women's Series in Amerstam
Two more Sx Day meetings in January on ES then the Grand Final in Mallorca |
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I don't think Neah could beat Laura if Laura was at her best, but it would bbe a good contest. It will be interesting to see how Neah does next year in races against the women who compete in the domestic competitions.
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