Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)

[MCFC1993]

Yeah, you can buy one of the bikes as they have to be comercially available. Only set you back £55,000

I think the shoes/socks are £500-£1000. The Japanese bike frame is £108,000.

 

[BringBackSwales]

About 4 hundredths of a second between the top 3

 

[SebastianBlue]

Pigeons trying to join the Morocco v Spain SF match.

 

[MCFC1993]

Our long distance running has fell off a cliff, which is mad because I feel like it's more popular than ever at a grassroots level.

 

[Vienna_70]

We were watching the track cycling on the BBC, and as one of the teams crossed the line, the commentator said, "A new world record".

Chris Boardman pipes up, "Olympic record, too.

Well, yeah, obviously!

 

[JRockBlues]

What a last lap from Carlin.

Netherlands looking good though. Half a second quicker than anyone else.

 

[dadnlad]

What a last lap from Carlin.

Not bad on a bike he found outside a chippy

 

[SebastianBlue]

Pigeons trying to join the Morocco v Spain SF match.

Several former City players featuring in this, by the way, including Eric Garcia (who is currently channeling Otamendi, both in appearance and style), Sergio Gomez, and Bernabé.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Several former City players featuring in this, by the way, including Eric Garcia (who is currently channeling Otamendi, both in appearance and style), Sergio Gomez, and Bernabé.

Spain just went 2-1 up in the 85th minute after being down 1-nil at halftime!

 

[Blue Maverick]

What a ride and another world record

 

[MCFC1993]

Smashed the world record. Gold in the first cycling event.

 

[levets]

Women sprint…
3 rides, 3 World Records… Gold medal

 

[BringBackSwales]

First gold since Saturday morning

GB another world record

 

[kunaguero10]

The channel switching nonces at the BBC caused me to miss the gold, bastards

 

[BringBackSwales]

I wonder if they are all asthmatic? Or has that stopped now that **** Brailsford has fucked off?

 

[MCFC1993]

8 predicted, maybe just maybe.

 

[jimharri]

We were watching the track cycling on the BBC, and as one of the teams crossed the line, the commentator said, "A new world record".

Chris Boardman pipes up, "Olympic record, too.

Well, yeah, obviously!

He's a scouser, you need to make allowances.

 

[give it to gordon]

Those adidas tracksuit that GB wear are bloody awful. The tops are to short !

 

[Claytop]

Youngest thinking Queenie is still alive…

 

[jimharri]

Youngest thinking Queenie is still alive…

Yeah, I noticed that. I think she corrected herself for the last line.