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    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    Comment on stuff

    Gold for Twigg
    Sliver for Womens'8
    Bronze for Mens'8

    • My pick for todayy

    Looking good so far!

    Pessimist

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    BMX talking about gears, apparently the Dutch world champ actually has 2! I assumed that fixed ratio was in the rules, but obviously not

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    Just need the sailors to pull finger and come close to what the rowers have done. So far not looking all that flash.

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    Peach was miles off the pace in BMX, but a huge crash in front of here, two went down, note not enough to go through they say. I wonder what the problem was, she was so far behind right from the start

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    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    Peach was miles off the pace in BMX, but a huge crash in front of here, two went down, note not enough to go through they say. I wonder what the problem was, she was so far behind right from the start

    Looked like she lost a foot before the first jump.
    Apparently they use clips but MTB ones not roadie ones. That’s a lot of hard peddling on a clip not really designed for that use.

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    @crucial ah I was wondering if they used clips.

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    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial ah I was wondering if they used clips.

    They use MTB ones as they are built into the shoe and don’t stick out. If they used roadie ones it would be difficult to walk up the ramps

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    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial ah I was wondering if they used clips.

    They use MTB ones as they are built into the shoe and don’t stick out. If they used roadie ones it would be difficult to walk up the ramps

    I'd rather struggled up the ramp than struggled on the course! I use Shimano SPDs for road and MTB, they stick out, so I'm trying Google what MTB clips are.

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    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial ah I was wondering if they used clips.

    They use MTB ones as they are built into the shoe and don’t stick out. If they used roadie ones it would be difficult to walk up the ramps

    I'd rather struggled up the ramp than struggled on the course! I use Shimano SPDs for road and MTB, they stick out, so I'm trying Google what MTB clips are.

    I assumed they mean the inset SPDs as opposed to those mounted completely outside the sole.

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    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial ah I was wondering if they used clips.

    They use MTB ones as they are built into the shoe and don’t stick out. If they used roadie ones it would be difficult to walk up the ramps

    I'd rather struggled up the ramp than struggled on the course! I use Shimano SPDs for road and MTB, they stick out, so I'm trying Google what MTB clips are.

    I assumed they mean the inset SPDs as opposed to those mounted completely outside the sole.

    Yeah I think that's about it, from my Google.

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    @taniwharugby said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial I saw a thing with Venus' coach on TV, he was confident he should take the Bronze, reckoned they were good enough for gold, but just didnt happen.

    Just didn't happen... playing against a guy who was once no. 3 in the world at singles and a former US Open champ might have something to do with it....

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    I see we are at the dizzying heights of 12th on the medal table for now.

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    @kiwimurph said in Olympics Thread:

    @taniwharugby said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial I saw a thing with Venus' coach on TV, he was confident he should take the Bronze, reckoned they were good enough for gold, but just didnt happen.

    Just didn't happen... playing against a guy who was once no. 3 in the world at singles and a former US Open champ might have something to do with it....

    Yep. Croatia vs Croatia in the final.

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    Tennis

    I don't know whether it has been mentioned, but according to Sky's tv guide, the men's double match for bronze will be shown on Tokyo 2020 channel 10 (6pm NZT).

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    @kiwimurph hey, I just went with what he said, I have no idea

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    Nyika into the SF so guaranteed a medal.

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    @bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

    Nyika into the SF so guaranteed a medal.

    How does that work? He could come 4th?

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    @bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

    Nyika into the SF so guaranteed a medal.

    I missed it as the Sky on screen schedule is all fucked up from the delays.

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    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    @bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

    Nyika into the SF so guaranteed a medal.

    How does that work? He could come 4th?

    Both losers get a bronze.

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    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    @bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

    Nyika into the SF so guaranteed a medal.

    How does that work? He could come 4th?

    No playoff for 3/4 in boxing

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