Olympics Thread
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Australian Olympic cyclist, Matt Richardson, switches to Team GB
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
Australian Olympic cyclist, Matt Richardson, switches to Team GB
Yeah just fucking own up mate. The money is superb and Europe is an hour or two away. What a load of shit.
'I hope you understand' - Olympics star defects to Team GB after Paris 2024
'This was a difficult decision, and not one I took lightly.'
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@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
How do kayaks and canoes work out of interest? Have your own but within strict guidelines? Never hear about tech there
There was controversy in 1988 with the kayaks nz were wanting to use, and they got banned. (The boats, not the NZers)
They had pods, around the paddler.
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@Rapido said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
How do kayaks and canoes work out of interest? Have your own but within strict guidelines? Never hear about tech there
There was controversy in 1988 with the kayaks nz were wanting to use, and they got banned.
They had pods, around the paddler.
I vaguely remember that
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@Rapido said in Olympics Thread:
Although no trace of that 'controversy' at all in Google .
@Rapido said in Olympics Thread:
Although no trace of that 'controversy' at all in Google .
Mate, they can't even put us on the world map at the Olympics!
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@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
The Olympics should not be an RnD competition. Any equipment which has a direct influence on winning and losing, such as yachts kayaks rowing boats and cycles should all be standardised
Running shoes...
They have regulations for those.
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
The Olympics should not be an RnD competition. Any equipment which has a direct influence on winning and losing, such as yachts kayaks rowing boats and cycles should all be standardised
Running shoes...
They have regulations for those.
Yes but they have regulations for bikes, boats, and the other things you mention. Regulations limit tech winning, they don't stop it. What shoe you wear is a big thing in running, same as what bike you use in cycling
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@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
The Olympics should not be an RnD competition. Any equipment which has a direct influence on winning and losing, such as yachts kayaks rowing boats and cycles should all be standardised
Running shoes...
They have regulations for those.
Yes but they have regulations for bikes, boats, and the other things you mention. Regulations limit tech winning, they don't stop it. What shoe you wear is a big thing in running, same as what bike you use in cycling
Right, I wasn't aware how wide the regulations are for cycles, and the earlier talk suggested that the Brits for example were riding considerably more advanced bikes than us
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@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
The Olympics should not be an RnD competition. Any equipment which has a direct influence on winning and losing, such as yachts kayaks rowing boats and cycles should all be standardised
Running shoes...
They have regulations for those.
Yes but they have regulations for bikes, boats, and the other things you mention. Regulations limit tech winning, they don't stop it. What shoe you wear is a big thing in running, same as what bike you use in cycling
Bah, not really mate. First, the difference in tech between the top 20 available running shoes is now very marginal. Second, it’s all available to buy and the cost is fuck all compared to a bike/boat.
Unless you’ve contracted yourself to Jordache, you’re probably gonna be ok
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@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@Machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
The Olympics should not be an RnD competition. Any equipment which has a direct influence on winning and losing, such as yachts kayaks rowing boats and cycles should all be standardised
Running shoes...
They have regulations for those.
Yes but they have regulations for bikes, boats, and the other things you mention. Regulations limit tech winning, they don't stop it. What shoe you wear is a big thing in running, same as what bike you use in cycling
Bah, not really mate. First, the difference in tech between the top 20 available running shoes is now very marginal. Second, it’s all available to buy and the cost is fuck all compared to a bike/boat.
Unless you’ve contracted yourself to Jordache, you’re probably gonna be ok
Whats more, each country does not have to spend their own money on RnD for shoes. I would expect all the top athletes get given pairs of shoes as part of their sponsorship deals too
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Ingerbritson too
3,000m
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@Cyclops said in Olympics Thread:
Very curious about what Duplantis clears in training - given how consistently he pushes the record up I reckon he's clearing quite a bit higher in training but obviously trying to maximise payouts for new world records.
It's the Sergey Bubka method - he pushed it the world record up from 5.94 to 6.14 over the course of a decade, the last 10cm at a cm a time. If there is a financial reward for a record, why go for your maximum.
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