Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens
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@canefan said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Coll and King win mixed doubles squash gold. King will have another shot in the women's doubles at 11pm NZT
Emphatic
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@Bovidae said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Pleasantly surprised to hear that NZ won the bronze medal games over England in the cricket and netball after losing their earlier clashes.
And Aaron Gate with a 4th gold medal. He was only meant to be a support rider in the road race.
Ed Hillary would be most proud π
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@canefan said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@Bovidae said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Pleasantly surprised to hear that NZ won the bronze medal games over England in the cricket and netball after losing their earlier clashes.
And Aaron Gate with a 4th gold medal. He was only meant to be a support rider in the road race.
Ed Hillary would be most proud π
Guy was obviously on a peak and took advantage of it. I haven't watched yet but I did watch the women's race. What a shit sub standard course for a road race. May as well have gone around the track a few hundred times.
In the women's race despite some massive efforts fro England, NZ and a few others, no one could make a break as Oz had a 6 strong team that rode like team pursuit the whole way and just kept shutting things down. There was nowhere in the course for different abilities to have their moment and shake things up. No uphills, no downhills, no tight corners.
I think Gaze had a course that suited him and an advantage of seeing what happened in the women's race. The others didn't think he was going to still have legs at the end or be a sprint threat so gave him too much leeway. Suckers. -
@Crucial said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@canefan said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@Bovidae said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Pleasantly surprised to hear that NZ won the bronze medal games over England in the cricket and netball after losing their earlier clashes.
And Aaron Gate with a 4th gold medal. He was only meant to be a support rider in the road race.
Ed Hillary would be most proud π
Guy was obviously on a peak and took advantage of it. I haven't watched yet but I did watch the women's race. What a shit sub standard course for a road race. May as well have gone around the track a few hundred times.
In the women's race despite some massive efforts fro England, NZ and a few others, no one could make a break as Oz had a 6 strong team that rode like team pursuit the whole way and just kept shutting things down. There was nowhere in the course for different abilities to have their moment and shake things up. No uphills, no downhills, no tight corners.
I think Gaze had a course that suited him and an advantage of seeing what happened in the women's race. The others didn't think he was going to still have legs at the end or be a sprint threat so gave him too much leeway. Suckers.I watched the women's race and immediately put a hundred bucks on Cav to win cause it was the most featureless race circuit I've ever seen.. but thanks to red wine I forgot Cav rides for isle of man so every other person in that race was out to stick it to him and with no Ewan no other teams interested in a sprint finish!
Anyway make sure you watch the last 60 km - most dominant performance you'll ever see from a kiwi cyclist. Was kinda luck of the draw he ended up in the break that stuck after all the early attacks - but once there he was the dominant rider who did a shedload of the work, chased and drove any other breaks nearly getting away with a smaller group a few times, and still had enough to stay there at the end when serious world tour riders were getting dropped.
Benefited from some South african teamwork late then got a dream tow to the line before absolutely smoking them in the finish. Gatey is the calmest guy under pressure showed incrediable patience in the end, but have no doubt if he needed to go solo to win he was strong enough to do that too.
Shame age isn't really on his side - deserves to be a world tour rider - just one of those guys that it's never quite worked out for him.. -
Gateβs sprinting superiority won him that race. Brilliant finish and he looked almost stunned that it opened up for him in that final sprint. Some interesting tactics by a couple of the riders including the Welsh and Aussie ones at the front.
@Bovidae that netball bronze match was our best match of the games. Our defensive pressure was very good. Lots of deflections and tough covers
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@mariner4life said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@canefan said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@mariner4life said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Lol look at the stupid race walkers
Wait, that clock can't be right
Holy fuck!
Still looks farken stupid
Yes it does
How in the fuck does it result in 38 minute 10k?
Because they're cheating.
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@antipodean said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@mariner4life said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@canefan said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@mariner4life said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Lol look at the stupid race walkers
Wait, that clock can't be right
Holy fuck!
Still looks farken stupid
Yes it does
How in the fuck does it result in 38 minute 10k?
Because they're cheating.
Stupidest sport going. Right up there with butterfly swimming
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@ACT-Crusader said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Gateβs sprinting superiority won him that race. Brilliant finish and he looked almost stunned that it opened up for him in that final sprint. Some interesting tactics by a couple of the riders including the Welsh and Aussie ones at the front.
@Bovidae that netball bronze match was our best match of the games. Our defensive pressure was very good. Lots of deflections and tough covers
It didn't even look like a sprint in the normal sense. He just had the power to ride a bigger gear at a higher cadence is what it looked like. Just cruised past.
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@Crucial said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@antipodean said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@mariner4life said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@canefan said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@mariner4life said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Lol look at the stupid race walkers
Wait, that clock can't be right
Holy fuck!
Still looks farken stupid
Yes it does
How in the fuck does it result in 38 minute 10k?
Because they're cheating.
Stupidest sport going. Right up there with butterfly swimming
Nah there are much much worse
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@Machpants said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@Crucial said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@antipodean said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@mariner4life said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@canefan said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@mariner4life said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Lol look at the stupid race walkers
Wait, that clock can't be right
Holy fuck!
Still looks farken stupid
Yes it does
How in the fuck does it result in 38 minute 10k?
Because they're cheating.
Stupidest sport going. Right up there with butterfly swimming
Nah there are much much worse
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The Closing Ceremony was fantastic
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@MiketheSnow Black Sabbath. How good.
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@KiwiMurph said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@MiketheSnow Black Sabbath. How good.
My first comment on the Games and itβs about Sabbath.
Iβm a bogan and proud of it.
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@KiwiMurph said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@MiketheSnow Black Sabbath. How good.
Brilliant
So too Pauline Black and Selecter
And Kevin Rowland and Dexy'sApache Indian, Beverley Knight & Goldie brought back memories
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@WillieTheWaiter said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@Crucial said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@canefan said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@Bovidae said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Pleasantly surprised to hear that NZ won the bronze medal games over England in the cricket and netball after losing their earlier clashes.
And Aaron Gate with a 4th gold medal. He was only meant to be a support rider in the road race.
Ed Hillary would be most proud π
Guy was obviously on a peak and took advantage of it. I haven't watched yet but I did watch the women's race. What a shit sub standard course for a road race. May as well have gone around the track a few hundred times.
In the women's race despite some massive efforts fro England, NZ and a few others, no one could make a break as Oz had a 6 strong team that rode like team pursuit the whole way and just kept shutting things down. There was nowhere in the course for different abilities to have their moment and shake things up. No uphills, no downhills, no tight corners.
I think Gaze had a course that suited him and an advantage of seeing what happened in the women's race. The others didn't think he was going to still have legs at the end or be a sprint threat so gave him too much leeway. Suckers.I watched the women's race and immediately put a hundred bucks on Cav to win cause it was the most featureless race circuit I've ever seen.. but thanks to red wine I forgot Cav rides for isle of man so every other person in that race was out to stick it to him and with no Ewan no other teams interested in a sprint finish!
Anyway make sure you watch the last 60 km - most dominant performance you'll ever see from a kiwi cyclist. Was kinda luck of the draw he ended up in the break that stuck after all the early attacks - but once there he was the dominant rider who did a shedload of the work, chased and drove any other breaks nearly getting away with a smaller group a few times, and still had enough to stay there at the end when serious world tour riders were getting dropped.
Benefited from some South african teamwork late then got a dream tow to the line before absolutely smoking them in the finish. Gatey is the calmest guy under pressure showed incrediable patience in the end, but have no doubt if he needed to go solo to win he was strong enough to do that too.
Shame age isn't really on his side - deserves to be a world tour rider - just one of those guys that it's never quite worked out for him..I think he can thank Thomas for dragging back most of the attacks (England had 3 guys taking turns attacking) and then the other Sth African rider bringing the final big attack back. And of course, the Aussie Plapp for leading him out. England failed to get on the podium with 3 guys. That is shocking.
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@MiketheSnow said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@KiwiMurph said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@MiketheSnow Black Sabbath. How good.
Brilliant
So too Pauline Black and Selecter
And Kevin Rowland and Dexy'sApache Indian, Beverley Knight & Goldie brought back memories
Very disappointed Suzanne Paul's Funky Monkey didn't feature in the closing ceremony.
Totally forgiven if you are whooshed by this, Mike. It's very niche. She was the most famous Brum in NZ for a while ....