[Closed] Olympic TT Thread! - Spoilers within!

Check out dem thrones!
The girls are in serious need of flat peaked caps and cans of Monster!

Arndt still drafting Vos' car or has she overtaken her yet?

Bloody BBC internet is still showing Horsey dancing.... 😡

Pooley 2nd, but 30 secs back. Not looking good.

Btw Andy, I'm watching bbc stream without horseys here.

Just caught a glimpse of the thrones...I [s]need[/s] knew my lounge at home was missing something 8)

andy - you do know you can watch any sport you want on the bbc website?

click on sports and then select the one you want to watch

Are there even any horses on today?

Armstrong takes gold, quite decisively, Pooley ends in 5th or 6th, not sure

Accessing at work so a pretty rubbish connection - oh well back to work now...

Just caught a glimpse of the thrones...I need knew my lounge at home was missing something

Borrowed from Ashley Cole's dining room

Well, no great surprises there....

Now, on to the Men's race...!

Wiggo, Martin, Spartacus or Froome?*

PLACE BETS NOW!

* - Or, who's the dark horse?

* - Or, who's the dark horse?

Duh?

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Tech question: what's the rules on bikes for the Olympic TT?

Judging from the photos [url= http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/photos/gallery-olympic-time-trials-practice-session ]here[/url] with Wiggo practising (assuming that's the setup he'll be riding today of course) on a relatively conservative bike (normal albeit high-end road race frame, no hidden front brake or particularly aero bike profile) I'd assumed rules were fairly restrictive. But then others in that gallery are on more or less out-and-out TT bikes. Are you allowed just one bike for the road race and TT (meaning TT only competitors can ride whatever they like) or something? Thats the only reason I can think of for the discrepancy.

Oh and heart and head say Wiggo for gold but a close run thing with Spartacus. Froome vs Martin vs Phinney for bronze - heart says Froome, head says wide open.

Nibbles?

I reckon Wiggo to do well (hopefully very well) with Froome much closer than he was at the tour as he bailed from the road race early (unlike Wiggo who looked broken) and did more work on the tour.

As for the bike, it's anything UCI aproved, and the UKsport bikes are supposedly as aero as a TT bike and stiff enough for road raceing so they just get a swap of wheels and handlebars. The reason they look different is the UCI specify a 3:1 ratio for aerofoil profile tubeing. Which means either very small sections (not stiff) or poor aerodynamics. The latest designs use a virtual aerofoil that looks like a normal one with the rear third chopped off. The theory is that the turbulance fills the void where the aerofoil should be so the tubes can be closer to being as stiff as possible whilst being just as aero as a full aerofoil. Where it's really benificial is in a crosswind as the 'tail' of the aerofoil is always pointing downwind, so the harder the wind blows, the more the aerofoil generates lift in the opposite direction keeping the bike stable. The other place this has become important is wheels, where they used to taper down to the spokes they're now almsot as round as the tyre profile on the inside as 50% of the time this is what faces foreward, and the old designs therefore had the front half od the wheel acting like a sail and the rear stalled which is why they handled badly in crosswinds.

david jey - Member
Judging from the photos here with Wiggo practising (assuming that's the setup he'll be riding today of course) on a relatively conservative bike

eh?

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Wiggo to podium [ uses again just for flashy]

Froome to not

Spartacus, wiggo and martin
I dont know what order but that is my guess

Hope wiggo gets Gold but not that likely ..but I would love it if he did

eh?

He'll need to ditch those ^^ overshoes...

Sorry, by bike I mean frame really, obviously he's using a TT cockpit and wheels. But compare the above to his [url= http://www.cyclingnews.com/reviews/photos/gallery-bradley-wiggins-olympic-and-tour-de-france-bikes/233504 ]TDF TT bike[/url]. He's riding a much less TT-geared frame, appears to be the same frame as he used in the road race.

I did say relatively conservative setup, ie by the bonkers space age standards of modern TT bikes.....

Jack Bauer to take 24 hours to complete it
Then he does it all over again etc

IGMC

It's one of the UK Sports Institute bikes. Same as those used on the track but obviously modified to run gears...

I did say relatively conservative setup, ie by the bonkers space age standards of modern TT bikes.....

See my desription up there "bonkers space age" looks good in a showroom, and might work on a track with no crosswind, but in the real world Wiggo's bike is miles ahead.

Sorry TINAS, crossed posts with you. Thanks for the info. Interesting that they have enough faith to use one frame 'do it all' frame for road and TT, especially as Wiggo seems to be a stickler for every last detail/Brailsford's 'marginal gains' philosophy.

Yep, the Graal's got fancy stickers and stupid molded bits, but none of those are actually going to make it any more aero.

Has anyone tried to do the countdown from 5 with your hand. Thumb first then little finger then ring finger etc. My old arthritic hands wont let me bend my little finger or 3rd on there own.

Ok..

Wiggo
Fabulous Candellabra
LL Sanchez (bit of a wild(ish) card that one
Frome

The official live tracking site is complete pony!

thats interesting race radios are aloud in this one...

BBC coverage is good.

Trust they've not seen this though:

http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/07/31/poc-sports-tempor-tt-helmet-spotted-debuts-in-olympic-time-trial/

about the POC helmet worn by the Swedish team

Does anyone know a good feed or link to watch this on the net, or failing that text link? They are not showing it here in Brazil.

[url= http://www.vipbox.tv/olympics/cycling.html ]http://www.vipbox.tv/olympics/cycling.html[/url]
Vamos Sanchez!!!!

The Rider from Khazakstan at the start crossed himself twice. After about 50 yards, his water bottle fell off the bike...

edit to my above posting, Froome is on a pinnarello?

And Sanchez is out of contention.

Froome looked a bit cautious starting out there...

vipbox.tv

click on olympic games section.

i've got the BBC feed here in Germany

bigdawg - Member
thats interesting race radios are aloud in this one...

Just as well, otherwise they wouldn't be able to hear them.

some kind of licve results feed would be nice if anyone can recommend one, to save me watching it on my screen in t'office

Bet that was a SRAM chain....

Snap...crackle...Sanchez... 😉

That sucks! Bet none of the other competitors would begrudge him being able to just start again, but I don't suppose he can.

years of training, many k£ of equipment, thrown away on the start ramp.
he must be gutted.

I Player not working grrrrr

now working . . .

Should have let him restart IMHO ...who want to win or loose because of that
GO WIGGO

years of training, many k£ of equipment, thrown away on the start ramp.
he must be gutted.

you are right DS he did not want to win and the money means he just wont GAS 🙄

Cheers for the link don Simon!

Have never watched cycling on TV in my life. I am hooked. Go Wiggo!

May even go for a road ride tonight - it'll be wall to wall MAMILs for sure...

What distance is the TT?
With it being so flat what kind of speeds should be expected?

Just got it on now sorry if this has all been covered

women were averaging around 45kmph

Cheers for the link don Simon!

What distance is the TT?
With it being so flat what kind of speeds should be expected?

50k or so.
About an hour or so.

Taylor Phinney's killing it at the moment.

wiggins 5 sec down on Martin

Are they allowed radios to be told time checks?

Doesn't wiggins normally ride a negative split?

EDIT: Yep

“His pace judgment is much better,” says Brailsford, “and he is producing negative splits this season, that when you come back in the second half of a race quicker than you go out.

Gold Wiggins
Silver Cancellara
Bronze Froom

Martin will blow.

Ok,

When do i need to take a tactical coffee break to catch the last 10-15 minutes or so? I-player is no good on my PC and there is a TV with it on in the break room.

TIA

Are people in the crowd actually booing some riders or am I just mishearing?

damn thats tight

I thought wiggins looked nervous at the start.

I read somewhere that he knows from the first pedal stroke in the warm up if it's his day. Hope it's today!

That split put Froom 4th fastest then, now just need Martin to blow and I get my top 3 right..

leffeboy - Member

Are people in the crowd actually booing some riders or am I just mishearing?

woooing?

Are people in the crowd actually booing some riders or am I just mishearing?

Sounds like it- dunno what people would have against Rogers?

bigjim, try the gaurdian live feed... better than nothing if you cant watch it, as I cant, as my server seems to ban any kind of cycling..

Poor Sanchez - massivly unlucky to have to stop again.

I'm getting annoyed with athletes being descibed as "podiuming" or "medalling"

bigjim.... try vipbox.tv

Poor ol' Sanchez, a day to forget.

I heard it for Cancellera at the start as well 🙁

I'm getting annoyed with athletes being descibed as "podiuming" or "medalling"

In my mind, I just hear it as "will he meddle today?" and imagine him engaging in Dick Dastardly tactics 😀

Sounds like it- dunno what people would have against Rogers?

Some Aussies were booing him and Richie Porte during the Tour for helping Wiggo beat Aussie Cadel... There are plenty of Aussies in London so maybe some of the same idiots...

Did Sanchez have a puncture? Why wouldn't they ride tubeless?

frome is really cranking it up

Oops - double post

so is martin

Martin leading at the 18km split.

Wiggins smashing it Bradley style

bam

GO WIGGO

C'MON

Wiggo Wiggo Wiggo

smashing it like the fist of an angry cod