Commonwealth Games Track Racing
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Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:02 am
Must say, that I'm very pleased with how Matthew Glaetzer is riding, because last year, he just wasn't riding smart but now he is showing some more assertiveness in his racing and this is giving him the results.
Stephanie Morton rode very well in the Sprint final yesterday and wasn't really pushed all that hard.
Can't wait for todays Sprint qualifying and finals.
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:06 pm
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Apr 07, 2018 3:18 pm
Riders not showing respect to the slower riders, that's why this happens!
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby skyblot » Sat Apr 07, 2018 8:06 pm
Wonderful!
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby DavidS » Sat Apr 07, 2018 8:15 pm
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:16 pm
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Postby mikesbytes » Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:31 pm
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby b4igo » Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:28 am
Fantastic race! Meyer certainly deserves half that gold medal! His effort at the end of the race to put Welsford in contention was epic! Brilliant chase and sprint to the line by Welsford though. He left everyone in his wake when he kicked into gear!foo on patrol wrote:How was that finish by Sam Welsford in the Scratch Race! Meyer did a big chase down but Welsford still had a hell of a chase to win.
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby b4igo » Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:31 am
I haven’t tried it, but apparently through the app you can watch just about anything you want??DavidS wrote:Would be nice if they showed more sport though, the coverage has way too much crap while so much actual sport is going on. Too typical unfortunately.
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Postby foo on patrol » Sun Apr 08, 2018 5:31 pm
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Postby foo on patrol » Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:11 pm
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby DavidS » Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:27 pm
Yeah, I was doing that with the Winter Olympics. Bit silly we have to turn off the TV to actually see the sport. Why they show so much crap when there are half a dozen sports going on at the time is just absurd. Why would I want to watch their comperes when the main event, the actual sport, is happening is beyond me. I just don't get it, imagine the complaints they would get if half way through a footy game they went to a 5 minute interview with some relative of a player or a compere rabbiting on about whatever.b4igo wrote:I haven’t tried it, but apparently through the app you can watch just about anything you want??DavidS wrote:Would be nice if they showed more sport though, the coverage has way too much crap while so much actual sport is going on. Too typical unfortunately.
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby cancan64 » Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:37 am
he didnt have to redeem himself... we would have been happy with the goldfoo on patrol wrote:Glaetzer redeemed himself with a 59.34 for the kilo win.
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby b4igo » Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:58 am
Yes, agreed!! It is frustrating having to go to the app, particularly when 7 has 4 TV stations!!DavidS wrote:Yeah, I was doing that with the Winter Olympics. Bit silly we have to turn off the TV to actually see the sport. Why they show so much crap when there are half a dozen sports going on at the time is just absurd. Why would I want to watch their comperes when the main event, the actual sport, is happening is beyond me. I just don't get it, imagine the complaints they would get if half way through a footy game they went to a 5 minute interview with some relative of a player or a compere rabbiting on about whatever.b4igo wrote:I haven’t tried it, but apparently through the app you can watch just about anything you want??DavidS wrote:Would be nice if they showed more sport though, the coverage has way too much crap while so much actual sport is going on. Too typical unfortunately.
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby Kev365428 » Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:47 am
The facility is worldclass Mike. Everything a team or individual could want for competition. I hope that it continues to attract competitors and spectators to make it a viable option in the future. Would hate to see it fall into disrepair like Dunc Gray has.mikesbytes wrote:Despite being in China I watched a couple of races thanks to a FB friend using the live mode. The facility looks great
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby Derny Driver » Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:52 pm
I have a friend who is track director at the Blaine Minneapolis velodrome in the USA. (Google image it) 250 metre Schuermann designed wooden track (like DGV) except its OUTDOORS. Its just reached 25 years and they are going to replace it due to deterioration.mikesbytes wrote:No real budget for Dunc Gray. I hear that boards are suppose to last 10 years and 2018 - 2000 = 18
Based on that I'd say DGV has a few more good years left in it.
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Postby Top_Bhoy » Fri Apr 20, 2018 8:32 pm
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:17 pm
Do you know how old the boards were?Top_Bhoy wrote:They're currently replacing the track at the Manchester velodrome in the UK using Siberian pine forest wood. The quoted cost (I read) was £420000 which equates to approximately $770000 and so, its definitely not a cheap exercise.
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Re: Commonwealth Games Track Racing
Postby Top_Bhoy » Sun Apr 22, 2018 10:56 pm
No definite idea but Manchester velodrome did open in 1994 and I found this online (at http://road.cc/content/news/240226-own- ... track-sale) which indicates they are 24+ years oldmikesbytes wrote:Do you know how old the boards were?Top_Bhoy wrote:They're currently replacing the track at the Manchester velodrome in the UK using Siberian pine forest wood. The quoted cost (I read) was £420000 which equates to approximately $770000 and so, its definitely not a cheap exercise.
That track will have been in demand and used pretty much several hours a day, 7 days a week.Now, fans – as well as cyclists who have ridden the famous boards at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester – have a chance to own “a piece of cycling history” as the original ones go up for sale through a recycling charity, with a new track being laid a quarter of a century after the venue opened in 1994.
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