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[stmichael]

gold and bronze for the brownlee brothers in the triathlon 

[Kenny Kan]

Congrats to the triathlon brothers in getting gold and bronze! 

[Kenny Kan]

Simon Usborne ‏@susborne
Alistair Brownlee ran that 10k just 1m23s slower than did Mo Farah on a track (without swimming a mile and cycling a marathon first)

Amazing!

[Kenny Kan]

[stmichael]

sir chris hoy. legend! 

[RUSHIE#9]

sir chris hoy. legend! 

Seconded

His sheer power in that last 50m was a sight to behold.    

That fella in black at the front for the first 4 laps was a bit Sh*t, he give up halfway through the race and he had an engine - feckin light weight!   

[ycsatbjywtbiastkamb]

sir chris hoy. legend! 

he`s an amazing athlete but i`m not that convinced track cycling should be an olympic sport, i dont think it`s a level playing field.
apparently we have a research facility which develops and engineer`s the bikes and by all accounts the bikes cost an absolute fortune.
i`m not sure every country on the planet can afford that.
when equipment becomes a big factor in deciding the destination of the medals and not solely the performance of the athlete then i`m not convinced that is in the spirit of the olympics, the richer nations have a huge advantage.
saying that i suppose the same thing applies with the bobsled in the winter olympics, i`m sure engineering plays a big part in who wins that event too.
still a hell of an effort by hoy though, he`s 36 and to win a sprint event at the highest possible level at that age takes some doing.

[LFC2007]

It looked as though the German rider was about to get ahead of Hoy on the back straight and that probably would have seen him home, but Hoy did what he always does in these situations by summoning all his strength to stay ahead and power on to victory. Great stuff. The other highlight for me was Laura Trott taking gold in the women's omnium after a winning performance in the 500m time trial. Terrific performance for someone so young.

he`s an amazing athlete but i`m not that convinced track cycling should be an olympic sport, i dont think it`s a level playing field.
apparently we have a research facility which develops and engineer`s the bikes and by all accounts the bikes cost an absolute fortune.
i`m not sure every country on the planet can afford that.
when equipment becomes a big factor in deciding the destination of the medals and not solely the performance of the athlete then i`m not convinced that is in the spirit of the olympics, the richer nations have a huge advantage.
saying that i suppose the same thing applies with the bobsled in the winter olympics, i`m sure engineering plays a big part in who wins that event too.
still a hell of an effort by hoy though, he`s 36 and to win a sprint event at the highest possible level at that age takes some doing.

You can be sure that the other main cycling nations have similar access to the best cycling technology. Provided the bikes and equipment conform to Olympic standards (no rocket burners strapped to the side etc..) I think it's fair game.

[stmichael]

come on Keri Anne Payne!

[andy_g]

come on Keri Anne Payne!

don't mind if i do

[stmichael]

nicola adams

[Fowler_E7]

Bolt is the greatest Olympian ever

[stmichael]

bolt is too good. he should quit athletics and join the jamaican bobsleigh team

[andy_g]

apparently he's after a trial with man united...

[Kenny Kan]

apparently he's after a trial with man united...

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