Team GB Struggling?

Just got back from Road time trials. Great to see Wiggins win, even if I only saw him for a few seconds ! Atmosphere was electric when a British cyclist went past. The team cars that follower the riders are a bit scary. One hit a barrier that we had been standing behind a few minutes earlier.:eek:
 
The performances by Wiggo and Froome were nothing short of awesome. How the hell they do that mere weeks after the gruelling marathon of the TdF is beyond me. Utterly incredible.

Gotta feel for Cav though. He could be the only rider to go home medal-less for a second straight games :(
 
funny how the medals seem to be won by full time professional sports persons or state funded,were are the amateurs or am i living in the past!!!!!!and if we have spent billions funding these sports and paying for couches and wages for contestants is it not right we should expect medals??
 
6inchcup said:
funny how the medals seem to be won by full time professional sports persons or state funded,were are the amateurs or am i living in the past!!!!!!and if we have spent billions funding these sports and paying for couches and wages for contestants is it not right we should expect medals??
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I very much doubt we've spent billions funding these sports.

For example the average rower gets paid very little while they're training. I'm friends with some former medalists. They put their careers on hold to dedicate 4-8 years of training to get by. As soon as they retired from rowing they're earning 100k plus from decent careers outside of sport. Rowing has actually cost them hundreds of thousands over the years. They did it all for Olympic glory.

Obviously different sports have different backgrounds and some are mega stars who probably don't view Olympics as the be all and end all. These guys fund their own training anyway so wouldn't have cost their countries anything.

And if we have spent billions on training and support, is it really a waste? This country needs inspiring from a sports perspective. If these games inspire people to get off their sofa's and take part in sports then it will save the country many billions in the decades to come from health gains.
 
Unbelievable error by team GB in the sprint pairs.
Also the chinese being rel
agated to the silver,just an unbelievable decision,there couldnt have been a millimetre in it.
Peoples lives are being wrecked,four years training just for some muppet on a power trip to inforce a crazy rule.
As if it made a diference
 
pokerjoke said:
Unbelievable error by team GB in the sprint pairs.
Also the chinese being rel
agated to the silver,just an unbelievable decision,there couldnt have been a millimetre in it.
Peoples lives are being wrecked,four years training just for some muppet on a power trip to inforce a crazy rule.
As if it made a diference
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And no chance to appeal either
 
It may be a crazy rule, but it is just that........................................a rule! If they are broken then the appropriate action has to be taken.

It's very unfortunate for the competitors, but everyone competes to the same rules, so is fair on all.
 
daveyc2k2 said:
It may be a crazy rule, but it is just that........................................a rule! If they are broken then the appropriate action has to be taken.

It's very unfortunate for the competitors, but everyone competes to the same rules, so is fair on all.
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Also, it happened several times at the World Cup event in London in February, I think 3 teams were relegated because of it and the teams were told that during the olympics officials would be very strict on this rule so no excuses really.
 
At the womens volleyball today....going to watch the GB ladies vs Dom republic and Turkey vs Korea...... got a picture of my girl with the olympic flame............

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Go team GB!!!!!:thup:
 
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