Olympics

(13-08-2012 20:57 )dan g 27 Wrote:  I don't think the French press and French team director accused of taking drugs. But they did accuse Britain of cheating in some way by using "magic wheels"

I stand corrected. I thought I heard something about a drug slur from the French. I do recall the "magic wheels" now you mention it. I think either Dave Brailsford or Chris Boardman even told the French they were the same wheels used in both Beijing and Athens.

It's all sour grapes, the bikes can be bought by Anyone who has a spare 15 grand. The technology has been available for the last 8 years. If the other nations don't want to embrace the new tech, then its their own fault if they can't compete. They should stop moaning and look forward to Rio, they might just win something as Hoy wont be there

(13-08-2012 21:19 )Sm© Wrote:  It's all sour grapes, the bikes can be bought by Anyone who has a spare 15 grand. The technology has been available for the last 8 years. If the other nations don't want to embrace the new tech, then its their own fault if they can't compete. They should stop moaning and look forward to Rio, they might just win something as Hoy wont be there

no he wont be in rio but he mite be in glasgow in the sir chris hoy veledrome and he mite be up against ENGLANDS jason kenny! honestly thou i dont wanna cause conflict with any1 but i wouldnt mind 1 bit if hoy won any golds in the commonwealths even if it means an english rider claiming silver! the guys a legend and deserves all the accolades he is going to get! hope he stays involved in sum way when he does retire!

(13-08-2012 21:19 )Sm© Wrote:  It's all sour grapes, the bikes can be bought by Anyone who has a spare 15 grand. The technology has been available for the last 8 years. If the other nations don't want to embrace the new tech, then its their own fault if they can't compete. They should stop moaning and look forward to Rio, they might just win something as Hoy wont be there

in fact the wheels are made by mavic a french company that supplies both the french and austrailian teams as well. reckon those thermal pants had something to do with the hundreth of a seconds dont know why no one had thought of that before i mean use them on tyres in F1

was watching something on Cnn the other day was about how BAE systems had engineers working with the taekwondo team they had done stress mateirals tests on those scoring vests so they pinpointed where the best places on the vests to hit with kicks so they scored

The French are still bitter because London beat Paris to get the games. Fuck 'em, they're only any good for eating cheese and surrendering.

(13-08-2012 23:23 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  The French are still bitter because London beat Paris to get the games. Fuck 'em, they're only any good for eating cheese and surrendering.

Let's hope something from the Games success rubs off on the England Rugby team and we give them a walloping in the Six Nations next year. If they want sour grapes, let's all stop buying French wine and start drinking British instead!! Then they can have real sour grapes!! They burn our lamb, so why don't we just stop buying their wine? Not only that we finished sway ahead of them in the medals too!! I expect next year they'll ban British riders from the Tour De France!!
Mind you with Rugby being included in Rio, would it be 15 a side Rugby or Seven a side, do we know? I do hope the same problems that occurred with the football teams won't occur with us sending a rugby team to Brazil.
And Breakfast on BBC has announced one of Team GB's womens footballers is on later.

(14-08-2012 06:31 )babelover48 Wrote:  

(13-08-2012 23:23 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  The French are still bitter because London beat Paris to get the games. Fuck 'em, they're only any good for eating cheese and surrendering.

I expect next year they'll ban British riders from the Tour De France!!

Why would you expect that, you can't just ban someone like that. That would be a form of discrimination if that happened

Its seven a side rugby by the way in the 2016 Olympics

(14-08-2012 06:31 )babelover48 Wrote:  I expect next year they'll ban British riders from the Tour De France!!

The main British riders are actually very popular in France, especially Bradley Wiggins who speaks good French.

the wheels are thinner than the ones they practice or warm up on. the british cycling have a top secret team called the secret squirrel club where the develop bikes, uniforms, helmets. they go out to various industries to find what can be adapted to cycling one their most recent developments is "hot pants", tyrer warmers in f1, after they warmed up before getting ready to race they put on "hot pants" to keep their hamstrings and quads warm until they have to go on to the track.

i think track and field, rowing, boxing, the horsey events will be our strongest area for medals. there were a few gb track and field athletes that which could medal. okoye is good young discus thower, the ballerina hammer thrower, johnson-thompson in the heptathlon.


the french when to cheer then rogge said london they went down like lead ballons and had to cancel the victory party/concert they had arranged to start 5minutes after rogge announces the winner.

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