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Track cycling we've been dreadful for a while now. Not really sure why?
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Anna Meares retired.Track cycling we've been dreadful for a while now. Not really sure why?
Do you ever post to celebrate or support us or just post to s**t on people when we don’t do well?Australia are now the minnows of the velodrome...
Do you ever post to celebrate or support us or just post to sh*t on people when we don’t do well?
We used to be right up there in pursuits as well though. I think there was more to it than just herAnna Meares retired.
6 gold medals at the 2018 world cycling champs to absolutely zero! You don't think that is not worthy of criticism?Do you ever post to celebrate or support us or just post to sh*t on people when we don’t do well?
Criticism just seems to be your only motive to post and I find that weird and sad really. You must be real fun at parties.6 gold medals at the 2018 world cycling champs to absolutely zero! You don't think that is not worthy of criticism?
Yep. GB dodgy as. Prior to 2012 Olympics suddenly most of their cyclists had previously undiagnosed medical conditions (eg. Asthma) which suddenly required an exemption to use special medicine to assist with breathing and airflow. MBE and Knighthoods given out after they win gold.There have been rumors about the British cycling team and doping for a decade, they really are sus.
British Cycling Doctor Ordered Drug in Doping Case, Panel Finds (Published 2021)
The ruling against Richard Freeman, who worked with Team Sky and Britain’s Olympic teams, raised new doubts about his country’s cycling success.www.nytimes.com
They are also the highest funded cycling team in the Olympics by a long way, there budget dwarfs everyone else.
Even before we retired our tactics were just weird. The top teams change overs are usually when there's only 1 or 2 laps left for a sprint.
We'd do a change over with 4 or 5 laps left.....
Richardson out in the Keirin quarterfinal
Was screwed the moment he got boxed in with 1.5 laps to go
The speeds are getting that high that control is being compromised , with world records and that. Even many falls in the team pursuits , kiwis ,danes ,etc.Terrible crash in the scratch race but great for Edmondson. Hope everyone is ok - the trackies are so brave and tough.