Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

[SAFCOldie]

That’s lockdown messing with your head.

Good shout, I'd have sworn I remember it from the 2012 Olympics. Crackers.

 

[Hair Flick]

Good shout, I'd have sworn I remember it from the 2012 Olympics. Crackers.

You’re getting confused with the egg & spoon race at school sports day.

 

[Ghfd]

The England runner mens 200m. By did he qualify at a canter.

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[Hettonlass]

The England runner mens 200m. By did he qualify at a canter.

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Nice bull

 

[Bungo Bill]

Feel sorry for Thomas after that crash but hopefully he can get silver.

Feel sorry for Thomas after that crash but hopefully he can get silver.

Nope, only a bronze.

 

[Cee Jay]

Feel sorry for Thomas after that crash but hopefully he can get silver.

Great ride by Fred Wright

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Hayley Simmonds...really annoying.
Missus rode against her at National 25 about 10 years ago
Clever woman mind

 

[Ghfd]

Few crashes there on the bends. Going to fast and not familiar to the course?

Nice bull

That’s what I was hoping to capture, if she had moved out of the way

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

Great ride by Fred Wright

Hayley Simmonds...really annoying.
Missus rode against her at National 25 about 10 years ago
Clever woman mind

Thomas is cursed from a bike handling and crashes perspective.....

 

[Cee Jay]

Thomas is cursed from a bike handling and crashes perspective.....

Mind some/most are self inflicted

 

[Ghfd]

Mind some/most are self inflicted

You must have cringed at the crashes today. Going to fast, not knowing the course? I just found them strange for top cyclists.

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

Mind some/most are self inflicted

Aye....definitely.
Unbelievable he got through the tour tbf.

 

[Cee Jay]

You must have cringed at the crashes today. Going to fast, not knowing the course? I just found them strange for top cyclists.

Mix…some clearly a bit over excited and some riders from smaller nations I was watching through dingers especially at that early turn ( about 30 seconds in)

Others we’re down to just pushing it at the top end of the field.

They’re horrible bikes to handle and not really designed for twisting and turning course….uncomfortable as fuck as well

 

[Ghfd]

Mix…some clearly a bit over excited and some riders from smaller nations I was watching through dingers especially at that early turn ( about 30 seconds in)

Others we’re down to just pushing it at the top end of the field.

They’re horrible bikes to handle and not really designed for twisting and turning course….uncomfortable as fuck as well

Cheers. I enjoyed the race though. No idea of technique or the designed bikes.

 

[Captain Slackbladder]

You must have cringed at the crashes today. Going to fast, not knowing the course? I just found them strange for top cyclists.

Mix…some clearly a bit over excited and some riders from smaller nations I was watching through dingers especially at that early turn ( about 30 seconds in)

Others we’re down to just pushing it at the top end of the field.

They’re horrible bikes to handle and not really designed for twisting and turning course….uncomfortable as fuck as well

Think they all had the opportunity to recce the course yesterday....Thomas was certainly out having a look.

 

[Ghfd]

Think they all had the opportunity to recce the course yesterday....Thomas was certainly out having a look.

I did wonder if they had a training run on the course. Couple of times I thought they went into a bend thinking it was wider

 

[Martin F]

Think they all had the opportunity to recce the course yesterday....Thomas was certainly out having a look.

Would he have known the barrier was in the middle of the road though?

I did wonder if they had a training run on the course. Couple of times I thought they went into a bend thinking it was wider

The barriers & cones wouldn't have been there until late last night at the earliest.

 

[Cee Jay]

Cheers. I enjoyed the race though. No idea of technique or the designed bikes.

The bikes are incredibly stiff and tricky to handle, fine in straight lines but any wind( luckily still today) or technical courses and that’s where even top riders get caught out.

Road race should be canny on Sunday, though I’m away on hols and will miss it.

Fred Wright should be right up there again

 

[Ghfd]

Would he have known the barrier was in the middle of the road though?

The barriers & cones wouldn't have been there until late last night at the earliest.

True. Definitely confused some of the riders , from what I saw

The bikes are incredibly stiff and tricky to handle, fine in straight lines but any wind( luckily still today) or technical courses and that’s where even top riders get caught out.

Road race should be canny on Sunday, though I’m away on hols and will miss it.

Fred Wright should be right up there again

Have a good hol, Young C

 

[Cee Jay]

Would he have known the barrier was in the middle of the road though?

The barriers & cones wouldn't have been there until late last night at the earliest.

Thought they were getting rid of the barriers with the base that point out in major races

True. Definitely confused some of the riders , from what I saw

Have a good hol, Young C

Cheers mate…just Eurotunnel and the M20 to survive.

 

[Ghfd]

Thought they were getting rid of the barriers with the base that point out in major races

Cheers mate…just Eurotunnel and the M20 to survive.

Bloody hell. Good luck with that one