Re: Olympic Games London 2012 : Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:46 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Seems I was right and the commentators don't know what they are talking about. For five hours of that they were going on and on about how perfect the GB team tactics were. I'd question that, staying at least a minute behind throughout is never going to work. Every time anyone attacked the commentators mercilessly mocked them, saying GB would mop them up, but they've mopped no one up.

Rather pathetic from everyone involved in the GB team really. What was all the hype about? What's all this about team tactics? They are now saying it's because they only had 5 riders, yet the Kazakhstan winner didn't have a team holding his hand. One wonders about the money spent inflating these egos. Oops.

The coverage was utterly terrible from the BBC. Why they are given big sporting events is beyond me. Ridiculously poor coverage, no stats, no tables of gaps etc.

No the commentators (Includinga certain mr Boardman who has a hell of a lot more of a clue than you do) we're rightly expecting recent history to repeat itself.
Team SKY/GB have pulled this trick numerous times to great effect. The problem wasn't team GB it was other teams including Germany by letting GB do all the work.
It's hardly rocket science that 10-20 guys taking it in turns to do the work isn't going to get caught by 4-5 guys taking it in turns to do the work.
Boardman was pretty slating on the Germans tactics in the studio afterwards hinting that they had cut their nose of to spite their face just so that GB couldn't get the gold.

Re: Olympic Games London 2012 : Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:54 am  

Good to see Armistead get the silver but could she have won if she'd gone for it earlier rather than waiting for the dutch woman to sprint?

Re: Olympic Games London 2012 : Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:31 am  

I'm on holiday in Devon right now and there are two Devobers in action today. Exeter's Liam Tancock in the 100m backstroke and Plymouth's super diver Tom Daley.

GO GB

[John_D]

Re: Olympic Games London 2012 : Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:55 am  

Major Tom wrote:

Good to see Armistead get the silver but could she have won if she'd gone for it earlier rather than waiting for the dutch woman to sprint?

I think she rode it exactly right, but up against one of the all-time greats which Vos undoubtedly is, she just didn't have the punch to get to the line first. Vos is faster than Armitstead in those situations - that's just how it goes sometimes.

Re: Olympic Games London 2012 : Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:32 am  

I watched a lot of the Olympics over the weekend. Highlights were Armitstead's brave ride for silver and the victorious female beach volleyball duo v Canada, one of whom was rather lovely.

But one thing that struck me was the questionable gender of a lot of the Asian athletes. The weighlifters in the female class were particularly suspicous, as were a few of the divers. Are all athletes gender tested as standard or is it just when someone is complained about?

Re: Olympic Games London 2012 : Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:12 pm  

Major Tom wrote:

Good to see Armistead get the silver but could she have won if she'd gone for it earlier rather than waiting for the dutch woman to sprint?

Put those same 3 riders in that position 100 times and the same 1-2-3 will happen time in, time out. Armisteads only chance of Gold would have been to attack and take chances on slippy corners in the hope that Vos would have hit the deck before her.

A very risky strategy which could have left her out of the medals. In the end all 3 of them had a common goal and were all happy with what they got out of the race.

Saw Lineker interview her last night and I was appalled at some of Gary Linekers gaffs. Best one being when he asked Lizzie if she would help Emma Pooley in the TT.......before realising that it is a solo effort.

Re: Olympic Games London 2012 : Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:45 pm  

Haggis Fax wrote:

Put those same 3 riders in that position 100 times and the same 1-2-3 will happen time in, time out. Armisteads only chance of Gold would have been to attack and take chances on slippy corners in the hope that Vos would have hit the deck before her.

A very risky strategy which could have left her out of the medals. In the end all 3 of them had a common goal and were all happy with what they got out of the race.

Saw Lineker interview her last night and I was appalled at some of Gary Linekers gaffs. Best one being when he asked Lizzie if she would help Emma Pooley in the TT.......before realising that it is a solo effort.

Lineker has been rubbish so far....some of the questions he has been asking Ian Thorpe about the swimming have been cringeworthy...the look on Thorpe's face has been priceless

Re: Olympic Games London 2012 : Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:28 pm  

GB gymnasts demoted from silver to bronze by the "video refs". I'm sure I saw Ganson among them!

Seriously, a great effort by the GB team. Not that long ago the idea of GB getting a medal in gymnastics would have been laughable.

Re: Olympic Games London 2012 : Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:43 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

GB gymnasts demoted from silver to bronze by the "video refs". I'm sure I saw Ganson among them!

Seriously, a great effort by the GB team. Not that long ago the idea of GB getting a medal in gymnastics would have been laughable.

Not bad is it, finish 4th, have a b*tch and moan, get bumped up to Silver Medal (can i say Silver Medal)?

Why are China so successful at every games? Is it simple law of averages? 1 billion population therefore a bigger talent pool, or is it the military-esque strict upbringing they have that makes them successful?

Re: Olympic Games London 2012 : Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:15 pm  

100% Wire wrote:

Not bad is it, finish 4th, have a b*tch and moan, get bumped up to Silver Medal (can i say Silver Medal)?

Why are China so successful at every games? Is it simple law of averages? 1 billion population therefore a bigger talent pool, or is it the military-esque strict upbringing they have that makes them successful?

Roids.