taxman Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 UK Cycling has received over £30 million from UK Sport..I'm not sure how that ranks amongst the other sports but I reckon that amount of money will make a big difference.. The other countries were also griping about the fact that our cyclists seem to peak for the Olympics whilst not doing great in various world champs or circuit events. Maybe we have different priorities, the Olympics are the great global event and maybe UK Cycling makes that a showcase priority given it's worldwide coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrystottle Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Are cycling medals worth as much as a track medal though? In the sense that it is possible for a cyclist to have more bites of the cherry than most athletes can. Jason Kenny has won three golds at Rio 2016, in the keirin, the sprint and the team sprint. Given the number of other variations of cycling on offer there's no reason why he couldn't have had a crack at other cycling events. Someone like Mo Farah has two goes max, in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Track golds just seem better, somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Are cycling medals worth as much as a track medal though? In the sense that it is possible for a cyclist to have more bites of the cherry than most athletes can. Jason Kenny has won three golds at Rio 2016, in the keirin, the sprint and the team sprint. Given the number of other variations of cycling on offer there's no reason why he couldn't have had a crack at other cycling events. Someone like Mo Farah has two goes max, in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Track golds just seem better, somehow. How is that any different from a runner winning medals in the 100m sprint, 200m sprint and 100m team sprint? What's stopping Mo competing in additional running events as well? By your reasoning, track medals are worth less than field medals because they don't even get the two goes that Mo does. Taking the opposite point of view, you could argue that a medal won by someone who specialises in a single event is worth less than one won by someone who competes in multiple events because it's harder to be successful if you don't specialise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santo Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 How is that any different from a runner winning medals in the 100m sprint, 200m sprint and 100m team sprint? What's stopping Mo competing in additional running events as well? By your reasoning, track medals are worth less than field medals because they don't even get the two goes that Mo does. Taking the opposite point of view, you could argue that a medal won by someone who specialises in a single event is worth less than one won by someone who competes in multiple events because it's harder to be successful if you don't specialise. In swimming Phelps wins everything, before him Thorpe, before him Spitz. Usain Bolt 'only' competes in 3 events. Track events definitely have the most gravitas. The only person I can think of that specialised in track events and field events is Carl Lewis who also won Golds for the long jump. I'd like to see Bolt give that a whirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey finn Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 In swimming Phelps wins everything, before him Thorpe, before him Spitz. Usain Bolt 'only' competes in 3 events. Track events definitely have the most gravitas. The only person I can think of that specialised in track events and field events is Carl Lewis who also won Golds for the long jump. I'd like to see Bolt give that a whirl Maybe if he used banned drugs like Lewis did then he might just nail it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santo Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Maybe if he used banned drugs like Lewis did then he might just nail it. He could. The amount of stimulant found in Lewis's samples would no longer be a positive test. It didn't warrant an immediate ban even then did it? In fact, I believe the levels were considered consistent with taking flu medication. Which is probably why the level was raised huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buck Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Well done British Athletes. More gold and silver medals than China. Second only to USA.Some people are complaining about the high quality of Geno Auriemma's superb US women's basketball team.Saying they are so good that no other team has a chance. But how can a coach tell his team to lose. Other teams are getting better thanks to playing ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
focemal Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Just watching the very elegant ladies in the rhythmic gymnastics and a thought occurred. Shouldn't artistic gymnastics be renamed athletic gymnastic? Seems a more appropriate name to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 What a travesty for the men's 4x4 relay team, disqualified with no real evidence of an infringement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocki Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 What a travesty for the men's 4x4 relay team, disqualified with no real evidence of an infringement. Any idea why they were disqualified? Have they been given a reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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