Author Topic: olympic bmx (Read 6056 times)

Hurricane1 · « **Reply #75 on:** August 10, 2012, 04:52 PM »

F'in Cameron Jinx Again

DoubleD · « **Reply #76 on:** August 10, 2012, 05:04 PM »

Awesome racing Thats how bmx goes

The machine peaked at the right moment
And dont forget the most important thing
The gold stays in Europe where bmx started early 1950's

rooski · « **Reply #77 on:** August 10, 2012, 05:35 PM »

Racing was great

Thought Liam was a bit unlucky,but he can take lots of positives from the experience

Shanaze looked nervous on the gate,not good if your in lane 1

Well done to Pajon and Strombergs

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #78 on:** August 10, 2012, 05:37 PM »

Liam was genuinely unlucky - Shanaze looked underprepared, perhaps as a result of her injuries

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #79 on:** August 10, 2012, 05:42 PM »

Quote from: Jon The Bassist on August 10, 2012, 05:37 PM

perhaps as a result of her injuries

Or only racing half as many events as the rest of the field, even when fit. She was very twitchy in the seconds before the gate dropped

pickle · « **Reply #80 on:** August 10, 2012, 05:44 PM »

she looked like she was shivering with nerves

didn't look anywhere near quick enough compared to the others

pedestrian · « **Reply #81 on:** August 10, 2012, 05:54 PM »

Reade must blame herself. She unneccessarily put herself on pressure with all that PR sh*t she did the last couple of years.
Too much time before a camera, far to less track and race time.

Seriously, this was kind of foreseeable.

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #82 on:** August 10, 2012, 05:59 PM »

Quote from: pedestrian on August 10, 2012, 05:54 PM

Reade must blame herself. She unneccessarily put herself on pressure with all that PR sh*t she did the last couple of years.
Too much time before a camera, far to less track and race time.

Seriously, this was kind of foreseeable.

It looks that way from the outside; we don't really know how fit or injured she's been for a long time

MaD-RoK · « **Reply #83 on:** August 10, 2012, 06:02 PM »

Liam was solid all the way through as was Shanaze. Come the day of the races it didn't happen. Roll on MK, thats BMX.

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #84 on:** August 10, 2012, 06:28 PM »

Quote from: MaD-RoK on August 10, 2012, 06:02 PM

Liam was solid all the way through as was Shanaze. Come the day of the races it didn't happen. Roll on MK, thats BMX.

I want to be able to watch the same super slo-mo replays of MK when I get back from my hols

JT Smooth · « **Reply #85 on:** August 10, 2012, 06:46 PM »

Good racing, awesome crash's

well done to them both, think Liam done very well, I just think neither of them race any where near enough

they will have to get there fingers out and race if they want to go again in 4 years

or will shanaze get back on her track bike? more attempts for a gold at 1 games?

pedestrian · « **Reply #86 on:** August 10, 2012, 10:48 PM »

Quote from: Jon The Bassist on August 10, 2012, 05:59 PM

Quote from: pedestrian on August 10, 2012, 05:54 PM
Reade must blame herself. She unneccessarily put herself on pressure with all that PR sh*t she did the last couple of years.
Too much time before a camera, far to less track and race time.

Seriously, this was kind of foreseeable.

It looks that way from the outside; we don't really know how fit or injured she's been for a long time

I agree in a way, Jon.
But imo all her injuries are more coming from lack of practice (and therefore routine), than from "bad luck".

I mean, wtf is bad luck anyway? Do you believe in Jesus too?
And why comes bad luck alway to the same riders and never (or hardly) to the kinds of the current male Olympic gold medalist?
Think about it. Godd luck you must aquire, you must work hard for it. It´s nothing of a fate or anything. This is just superstitiouness.

What do expect from a rider anyway, who hits about 5 races a season and then thinks to win the Olympics?
Reade was not always injured. She had many possibilities to race the Euro rounds or races over at the tates. But she preferred to sit them out. I just wonder why?
Who´s her coach or counselor? These heads must definitely roll now.

moley · « **Reply #87 on:** August 10, 2012, 11:59 PM »

Liam did well and was unfortunate to get unclipped from mid air contact on the 2nd straight. If he could get clipped in straight away he might have had a chance at bronze but he tackled 3 more jumps unclipped before he came unstuck.

They both did well to qualify. Took it nice and easy and didn't push too hard.

Shaneze looked shaky at the start. Had a really bad start and then looked like she'd tootle around hoping to get bronze. She never really went for it. A bit more agression and she might have done better. I think missing out on a medal in Beijing has messed with her head or maybe she thought she was too good to get beat.

In contrast look at Sarah Walker. Very average in the Semis (5-4-3) but really went for it in the final.

A good sport to watch at the olympics though. Spectacular crashes and brilliant racing. Hopefully they'll be more tv coverage after this!!

intobmx2 · « **Reply #88 on:** August 11, 2012, 12:11 AM »

Quote from: rooski on August 10, 2012, 05:35 PM

Racing was great

Thought Liam was a bit unlucky,but he can take lots of positives from the experience

Shanaze looked nervous on the gate,not good if your in lane 1

Well done to Pajon and Strombergs

What he said, it was great to watch and should be on TV more

pedestrian · « **Reply #89 on:** August 11, 2012, 12:24 AM »

Rather whitewashing here. Zero criticism on British boards... as expected.

But yes, i wished more TV coverage too.

stidds · « **Reply #90 on:** August 11, 2012, 12:33 AM »

Considering the injuries Liam went through recently he did damn well to get to the final.

Shanaze bottled it completely I am afraid, she isn't the force she was and although obviousely incredibly talented, not talented enough any longer as there are much, much better riders out there.

pedestrian · « **Reply #91 on:** August 11, 2012, 01:01 AM »

Agree w/ Stidds.

Compared to Reade Phillips did a rather better job me thinks. Olympic final is great.

Good analysis on the state of Ready by now. (You been a racer Stidds?

)

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #92 on:** August 11, 2012, 01:05 AM »

She was shaking on the gate, you could see it. Bless her, she could have won that the way she was going in the moto's.

Proud of her though

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #93 on:** August 11, 2012, 05:09 AM »

Get her back in the velodrome and let her win everything

stidds · « **Reply #94 on:** August 11, 2012, 08:46 AM »

Quote from: pedestrian on August 11, 2012, 01:01 AM

Agree w/ Stidds.

Compared to Reade Phillips did a rather better job me thinks. Olympic final is great.

Good analysis on the state of Ready by now. (You been a racer Stidds? )

I raced lots bitd Pedestrian, rode for JMC, GT etc.

ron burgundy · « **Reply #95 on:** August 11, 2012, 09:30 AM »

liam was good, as he always is. He did just as well as fastest US rider.

I can't understand Shinny, shaking like a shitting dog on the gate. This was the final of the ultimate race, not novice class at a regional. Physically powerful, mentally weak.

She's on the box now, getting interviewed by someone who hasn't a clue about BMX. Questions written by an uneducated child. Pathetic.

markyp · « **Reply #96 on:** August 11, 2012, 11:56 AM »

dont know why she took the inside gate when the middle worked so well for her previously.i feel sorry for her but i think if shed concentrated on bmx all year rather than all the other shoite shes got in to she may have done a bit better.four years of regret just for another four years of misery straight after $:-\$

DoubleD · « **Reply #97 on:** August 11, 2012, 12:45 PM »

Thats bmx guys, and i can imagine that here nerves took over in the final

dont or didnt we all have that when we are at the gate in a final ?

also the injury's that have been made the last years can go crawl in your head..

Still awesome racing this week, got me inspired again to go race again , now i have to convince my body about that

pedestrian · « **Reply #98 on:** August 12, 2012, 01:34 PM »

Quote from: Stidds on August 11, 2012, 08:46 AM

Quote from: pedestrian on August 11, 2012, 01:01 AM
Agree w/ Stidds.

Compared to Reade Phillips did a rather better job me thinks. Olympic final is great.

Good analysis on the state of Ready by now. (You been a racer Stidds? )

I raced lots bitd Pedestrian, rode for JMC, GT etc.

i didnt know that Stidds. Respect.
All i made was a bike shop sponsor deal with GT in Munich, and later when i was 30+ a shop deal with Staats in Bremen.

cool guy here Stidds.

pedestrian · « **Reply #99 on:** August 12, 2012, 02:29 PM »

according Shinny:

she´d rather have a shrink (mental sports doc) than posing in front of a hundred cams in the last 2 yrs.

I say it again: This was so foreseeable.

Look at Strombergs. Dude did everything right. He came back from a massive slam in 2010. Your mind, your psyche you have to work out by yoursef in the quiet. Just with yourself, not with the public.

Read did everything wrong. What a weak performance from the maybe most talented woman in BMX in the last decade. How the fook this just could´ve been happen?
It was her second Olympics, she should´ve known better.

FAIL!

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