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The Pro Cycling Thread (Part 2)
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swingaleg
27-02-2014
GB in joint 8th in the medal table.........
Edward_Sloley
27-02-2014
Relax...first day of the 2013 TWC wasn't fantastic for GB either.

Now that Anna Meares is back, a medal of any colour in the 500m TT for Becky James (bronze last time) would be impressive.

Why is Vicky Williamson not using aero bars? Nice ride though.
alexjones
27-02-2014
well Britain's woman persuit team are getting at least a silver tonight and probably a gold.
alexjones
27-02-2014
well done to Vicky Williamson on fastest time so far, won't hold for long of course but still a great ride from her.
swingaleg
27-02-2014
they do get the seedings right !............

every woman who rides just knocks the one who rode before her off top spot
swingaleg
27-02-2014
anna meares up next.........
alexjones
28-02-2014
Becky James about to go, will need something really good to beat Anna Meares time.
swingaleg
28-02-2014
that wasn't good from becky.........only lying fifth.......

two more girls to go.........
alexjones
28-02-2014
disappointing run from becky, not sure if the wind might have had something to do with it, why they can't build some walls for this place is beyond me.
alexjones
28-02-2014
Well at least becky wasn't the only one to disappoint.
alexjones
28-02-2014
dunno why people break away so early in the scratch race, did he really think he was going maintain that lead for the entire race?
Edward_Sloley
28-02-2014
Nice ride by Miriam Welte to win the 500m TT world title on her third try, having won silver on the previous two attempts. Meares wins silver in her first global championships discipline since the 2012 Olympics and will compete in the sprint and keirin later on during these champs.

It's hard to tell what form James will have in those events, since her performance in the team sprint was good.

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BTW, that was a splendid move by Cheung King Lok in the men's scratch...ah wait, he rode to the infield for a bike change.
Edward_Sloley
28-02-2014
I didn't quite understand what was happening there, but it's nice to see Martyn Irvine back his gold from last year with a silver, especially given the fact he's crashed during this season.
Edward_Sloley
28-02-2014
Here's comes the second round of the men's keirin. Jason Kenny and Matt Crampton in the first of the heats, which is packed!
alexjones
28-02-2014
Jason Kenny just about gets through, he'll really need to improve on that in the final if he wants a medal.
Edward_Sloley
28-02-2014
Simon Van Velthooven overlaps the back wheel of the pacing bike by a couple of inches, for which he is disqualified. Ouch.

Just noticed they're using a proper motorbike and not a derny.
alexjones
28-02-2014
ouch, that's a nasty crash! is the rider okay?
Edward_Sloley
28-02-2014
**** me! That's all I can say right now...
Edward_Sloley
28-02-2014
I feel sorry for Matthew Glaetzer, that crash may put him out of contention for the sprint as well. The commissaires have disqualified Azizulhasni Awang (though perhaps not for the crash).
Edward_Sloley
28-02-2014
Minor final of the men's keirin coming up...with only three riders, it's essentially a sprint repechage (no progress to additional rounds though).
alexjones
28-02-2014
well done to crampton for winning the minor final, now can Kenny do the same for the main final.
alexjones
28-02-2014
dammit! Kenny was knocked there!
Edward_Sloley
28-02-2014
Another chaotic race there, and another crash (Maximilian Lexy this time - look at that shoulder!)

Francois Pervis is becoming quite the late bloomer - just a season older than compatriot Gregory Bauge, but their trajectory of success has been quite different. And props to Fabian Hernando Puerta for getting silver - that's given the home crowd something to cheer about. Matthijs Buchli gets bronze again.
alexjones
28-02-2014
well gold for gb but not the dominant display I was expecting, they were damn lucky Canada went 1 woman down. the british team seems a bit off form these championships, won't be surprised if this is our only gold medal. well if it had to happen I'm glad it's happening now while the team still have team to fix their problems before the Olympics.
Edward_Sloley
28-02-2014
There was no luck involved. Yes, they weren't as dominant as their performances earlier in the season suggested and lost form towards the end, but GB still had more in reserve than Canada and finished over a second ahead despite the big gap between man 2 and 3; Canada gave them a good fight but couldn't maintain their pace over all 16 laps.
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