British Cylcing supposedly in turmoil.

[Blue in Munich]

Well after being at the Olympics in 2010 I would suggest there are a great deal amount of people were certainly entertained by the cycling in the velodrome - the Hoy and Kenny medals were brilliant to watch. Any time there is an event in the velodrome in Manchester it's sold out - it's a popular sport , and it's become that way since Broadman brought it into the limelight and then people like Hoy and the Kennys took it onto the next level.

You personally may not like but looking at the crowds at the Olympics and Worlds there are a great deal that do like it

Which Olympics were they then………

But joking aside, I'd agree that cycling has a much greater following than its presence in the popular media would suggest and it would be missed by more people than some might think.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Which Olympics were they then………

But joking aside, I'd agree that cycling has a much greater following than its presence in the popular media would suggest and it would be missed by more people than some might think.

:rofl:

That's an autocorrect - sure I put 2012

Cycling would definitely be missed now doubt about it

 

[rulefan]

You personally may not like but looking at the crowds at the Olympics and Worlds there are a great deal that do like it

Where was the track circuit that Sheil started his career on? What club was he at when he turned pro? And what is his first name?

 

[larmen]

Do we not wonder why we have been successful now at cycling over most other sports, to a point where we have dominated cycling?

I guess it i because they ALL had Asthma, so they were all 'allowed' to take medicine to 'level the playing field'.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Where was the track circuit that Sheil started his career on? What club was he at when he turned pro? And what is his first name?

What ? Who is Sheil ?

 

[rulefan]

What ? Who is Sheil ?

The first really big name in British cycling. From your neck of the woods.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

The first really big name in British cycling. From your neck of the woods.

Never heard of him and what does he have to do with the current public view towards the Cycling at the Olympics ?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I guess it i because they ALL had Asthma, so they were all 'allowed' to take medicine to 'level the playing field'.

Just more professional than the others, more "marginal gains". UK cycling just took the whole programme to a new level. To be fair we don't win everything in cycling. Tv just doesn't show the cycling events we aren't that good at. We are very selective like that 😀

 

[rulefan]

Never heard of him and what does he have to do with the current public view towards the Cycling at the Olympics ?

I was making the point that prior to the recent upsurge in interest due to the relatively recent high profile results in the sport, there had been virtually no British success since Norman Sheil made World Champion in 1955 & 1958.

 

[patricks148]

I was making the point that prior to the recent upsurge in interest due to the relatively recent high profile results in the sport, there had been virtually no British success since Norman Sheil made World Champion in 1955 & 1958.

what about Robert Miller Winning the Pro Road Race champs in the 80' or Chris Boardman the Olympic Golf medal in Pursuit or the Word Time trial World Champs, or Graeme Obree With his Pursuit and Hour Records

but as i said before success from 60 years a go and even the stuff in the early 90 is n't relevant and was in spite of the BCF, no because of it.

But they got it together and the biggest leap forward was getting the Manchester Velodrome built.. that was the start of the current upsurge in the results.