EPT[Olympics] Rio de Janeiro 2016 - Page 14
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Nakajin
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FiWiFaKi
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Also, not sure if it was posted here, but Nibali broke his collarbone in the crash yesterday in the men's road race (the likely to be winner if not for the crash). edit: And Henao with a fracture to his iliac crest, and Porte fractured shoulder. So many injuries. | ||
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Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
On August 08 2016 04:15 FiWiFaKi wrote: First WR attempt in weightlifting failed in the 53kg women's category. Two in really good form lifters, should be good to see the C&J, might see another WR attempt there. Also, not sure if it was posted here, but Nibali broke his collarbone in the crash yesterday in the men's road race (the likely to be winner if not for the crash). edit: And Henao with a fracture to his iliac crest, and Porte fractured shoulder. So many injuries. From what I heard from the commentator the cycling race is way to dangerous, probably to make a better show for the spectator. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
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On August 08 2016 04:22 Nakajin wrote: From what I heard from the commentator the cycling race is way to dangerous, probably to make a better show for the spectator. Dangerous in what way? Blind corners in the downhill? My impression was that people were just pushing quite hard, and it's what happens. Definitely an unforgiving descent in this course, but the Tour de France is the same way, it's just people stay in a group and go slower in descents since that time will just be made back on the flats. I only watched the last 15km of the women's race, I watched the last 90km of the men's race though. | ||
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Mafe
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stilt
France2754 Posts
On August 08 2016 04:12 RvB wrote: Apparently Van Vleuten is okay Really happy for this new. I honestly thought about the worst... | ||
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sharkie
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RvB
Netherlands6262 Posts
On August 08 2016 04:32 stilt wrote: Really happy for this new. I honestly thought about the worst... She's conscious, has a clear mind and can talk according to Dutch news so it's all good. | ||
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Nakajin
Canada8989 Posts
On August 08 2016 04:25 FiWiFaKi wrote: Dangerous in what way? Blind corners in the downhill? My impression was that people were just pushing quite hard, and it's what happens. Definitely an unforgiving descent in this course, but the Tour de France is the same way, it's just people stay in a group and go slower in descents since that time will just be made back on the flats. I only watched the last 15km of the women's race, I watched the last 90km of the men's race though. Don't realy know, I don't realy follow cycling, it's just what I heard on TV. One of the things they were talking about was portion of cobbled street(don't know if it is the right word, like the old roman street). It broke a good number of bikes. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
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On August 08 2016 04:38 Nakajin wrote: Don't realy know, I don't realy follow cycling, it's just what I heard on TV. One of the things they were talking about was portion of cobbled street(don't know if it is the right word, like the old roman street). It broke a good number of bikes. Yeah, cobbled portions occur every now and then in the Grand Tours, and several other Classics. I haven't heard people complaining about the race being too difficult before the race. I just think for once it wasn't some flat boring TdF stage equivalent, and they tried to actually make the difficulty on par to the value of the event - which I thought they did quite well. | ||
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RvB
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FiWiFaKi
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Gorsameth
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Similar situations exist during stuff like the TdF but cyclists are a lot more risk aware because there is a lot less on the line at that exact moment and they can afford to descent a little bit slower for safety. | ||
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sharkie
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RvB
Netherlands6262 Posts
On August 08 2016 04:51 FiWiFaKi wrote: GG Li Yajun, you lost the game of cat and mouse. That last jerk didn't look like it was even close either. | ||
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ZeaL.
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Mafe
Germany5966 Posts
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Nakajin
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FiWiFaKi
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On August 08 2016 05:02 Mafe wrote: What happened in weightlifting? Taiwan dropped her first lift by more than 10kg to post a guaranteed score. China went out, didn't lock out her elbow properly, even though she lifted it, so she received two red lights and lift didn't count. China decided to go higher so she wouldn't have to go next, but Taiwan raised her, so she had to go, and now instead of having 2 minutes, she only had 1 to rest. So China is like, I need rest, gonna raise by 1kg, and then Taiwan did the same thing. So in essence, got no more rest, yet had to do more weight. And then she was at a weight so high that she couldn't do at all... Even though she just got the OR at the snatch, and didn't receive even a medal. | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On August 08 2016 05:01 ZeaL. wrote: Man that was awesome how Taiwan mindgamed the shit out of China. My wife (Chinese) is super salty tho, I'm happy (I'm Taiwanese). Ultimate mind games. | ||
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