Yep, terrible for her
We definitely need more velodromes. Yorkshire is a cycling hotbed but nothing in the county, nearest is Derby or Manchester. Really hard to train in this country in winter.
awkwardbydesign
Officially Awesome
My wife and I watched it, me because I used to skate (badly) 40 years ago, and she because she got hooked after a few minutes. The support they all gave each other was a joy to see. And a bronze for Sky Brown wasn't bad either.
Tony L
Administrator
That seems to be the case across many sports, especially the newer ones coming in. Certainly the case in the BMX etc. I suspect it may be more of a thing in sports like these where people fall very hard and often, I think they look after each other and hugely respect those who push things right to the edge and manage to land it, or not. It is good to see and Sky was amazing getting up after two big falls to land a Bronze-grade run.
Big Tabs
looking backwards, going forwards
Top 10 is impressive, so I am extremely surprised by the GBR medal success.
We decided that ROC doesn’t count, as they don’t exist as a country.
Putin is laughing his head off at the world whilst pulling the (visible) strings, looking the world in the eye and pissing on your shoes.
That makes GBR third then
At the end if GBR ends up in the top ten overall, then that is not bad.
If we beat the French, that will please The Wife. (she gets it from her Mother)
If we beat Australia, that will please me. (still smarting over that Rolf bastard Harris business)
Top 50 or 100? Not sure it matter much to me, they all look like they have had fun so far.
(apart from that GBR boxer who won a Silver but was a mardy sod about it
)
Cav
pfm Member
Who is going to pay for more velodromes to be built and why?
Rob998
Scimmia Nordoccidentale
Who? British Cycling via the Lottery and whoever else us currently sponsoring Team GB, and maybe some taxpayer assistance in the form of tax exemptions.
Why? Because athletes don't have to relocate halfway across the country to train in their discipline thereby making the sport more accessible and inclusive.
PhilofCas
pfm Member
There’s an outdoor one at York https://www.york-sport.com/cycling/velodrome/, also, there’s a circuit just next to it, 1km, which I’m told is very grippy and really quite usable in winter.
You really do need an indoor facility for winter
Tony L
Administrator
Interesting comparing the attitude/body language of the women’s pole volt with the skateboarding or BMX. Absolutely none of the inter-competitor support, camaraderie, laughing, joking etc. Deadly serious stuff. There is something really cool about the newer sports coming from street culture. It is a different mindset somehow.