Tokyo 2020

[Mattyp]

It's a one stage race. Go 100% and get the win....the men's race showed this with Carapaz taking off with 5km to go and getting the gold.

 

[birddog69]

Interesting article with interview of Women's road winner, Anna Kiesenhofer, in Cycling News. Given the corruption in the Olympics, and professional sports generally, she's a breath of fresh air.

Anna Kiesenhofer the anti-authoritarian 'mastermind' of her own Olympic glory

'On paper I’m an amateur, but cycling takes up a lot of space in my life'

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[birddog69]

Any hints as to which version of Channel 7 the XC race is on?

 

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

Young bloke just showed me this from the skateboarding.

 

[gregb]

Did the commentator say "...nut where you want to crash..."?

 

[birddog69]

Young bloke just showed me this from the skateboarding.

Commentator with understatement of the year " he is feellin' that!".

 

[Cardy George]

Any hints as to which version of Channel 7 the XC race is on?

Streaming right now on the 7+ app

Can't tell if it's on free to air

Edit: nope, doesn't look like it

 

[leitch]

Think it’s supposed to start at 4 on 7 from van der Ploeg’s insta.

 

[Mattyp]

MvDP just OTB off the drop on Lap 1....ugh

 

[leitch]

Ouch VDP

 

[gippyz]

man they need to turn down the chopper noise!! can't hear the commentary properly!

 

[Art Vanderlay]

wow

 

[birddog69]

man they need to turn down the chopper noise!! can't hear the commentary properly!

One would think with modern sound tech it just be scrubbed out or at least volume reduced.

 

[Cardy George]

man they need to turn down the chopper noise!! can't hear the commentary properly!

And the crowd......

Super dry track

 

[Mattyp]

50seconds down, not impossible, but thats alot of overtaking...

 

[Cardy George]

But he's looking pretty beaten already

 

[madstace]

Had to laugh when I saw one of the features was called chopsticks

 

[gippyz]

that rock drop.. it looks so big on the screen... these guys are brave sending it on xc rig!

 

[creaky]

Pidcock seems like a bit of a twat, but man he is a gun.

 

[leitch]

Pidcock is a weapon but Nino is looking really strong. Would be pretty happy if either took the W.