Paris Olympiad 2024

Bloody hell it's absolutely nail - biting in the biking - and how the hell has he done it - as Pidcock says he does mountain biking "to relax hinself"

WTAF

Gold medals are like buses, you wait all week and usually three come at the same time.

I watched the Mountain biking incident. There was an option to go either side of the tree. The Frenchman went one way and Pidcock the other. They both again on the other side of the tree on the racing line. So it was just who was the strongest. As the commmentaor had previous mentioned if two people were fighting to get through a gate then Pidcock would be the first one through.

BUT IT's GOLD

Bloody Well done Pidcock

BRONZE for Laura Collett in the show jumping on London 52.

Britain's Adam Burgess has qualified for the final of the mens Kayak singles canoeing which is due off in a little while.

been quite an afternoon for Team GB

It seems like it's not just our rivers that are full of s...
The triathlon's been delayed again, because the swimming element is in the Seine . It's not safe for the athletes. Let's hope that they have a back up course planned.

I understand the plan is that if the water is deemed unsafe the event turns into a duathlon with just the bike ride and run elements.

You would have thought they had one as back up before the games started. I hope they come up with an alternative course.

(29-07-2024 14:18 )Snooks Wrote:  Ok so Pidcock has forced his way back to second place and is now in pursuit of French leader Victor Koretzky. 17 seconds the gap. It was 36. Into the last 2 laps.
Hold on to your hats.

EDIT: The gap is closing.
The gap is closing.
Pidcock is closing iiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnn and is back in the lead.

Will his tyres hold out?
Frantic stuff.

Koretzky takes the lead back
Pidcock fights back
Koretzky again
Pidcock again

GOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDD

Wouldn't be surprised if the French try and launch a protest at the final overtake by Pidcock though as the two made contact .

All the more remarkable is that he had to give up half way thru the TDF with covid maybe that gave him the legs to catch up