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LONDON 2012 (Olympics)

• Jerm65 1,413 Posts

  Fri, Aug 3 2012 7:42 PM

  piztaker:

  Why are we so good at cycling?

  Privatisation of British Rail?  ;)

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Fri, Aug 3 2012 8:08 PM

  piztaker:

  Why are we so good at cycling?

  I think the reason is,   they got sick of the Aussies beating you all the time....lol.

  Not just cycling,also Rowing and of course Cricket (but that's another story)...grrr....lol

  They took the mold from us and pushed a heap of money into the sports.

  Got Aussie coaches to train em.

  Now we have to follow that or be left behind standing still...lol. Like we are now :)

  Cheers

     Roger

• nickuk 967 Posts

  Sat, Aug 4 2012 10:24 AM

  Thanx for coming....USA....Australia.(and China)...this is how we roll!!!!

   

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19127475

  well done rowers...well done murray and young robson....in the mixed doubles(tennis)

  well done jessica ennis!

  well done horse jumperers...well done all!!

  C`mon Ben!!!(sailing)

   

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Sat, Aug 4 2012 3:29 PM

  The English are doing very well, after a slow start.

  Well Done to em :)

  -Roger

• kithill69 1,804 Posts

  Sat, Aug 4 2012 4:29 PM

  Team GB are doing REALLY WELL!

  Not just England, It's all of the home nations, and more to come!

  Come on team GB

   

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Sat, Aug 4 2012 5:14 PM

  Yes of course... I'm sorry at the wording of my last post.

  Team GB is doing very well

  Good Luck to em all :)

  -Roger

• bearclaw27 553 Posts

  Mon, Aug 6 2012 11:52 AM

  nickuk:

  Opening ceremony.....cool!!!

   

  Yea, the opening ceremony was fantastic but expensive...34 million Euros is a lot to spend on pageantry in a time of global recession..

   

   

• craigswan 31,824 Posts

  Tue, Aug 7 2012 1:23 AM

  Women,s penthalon ,

  You swim for 20 miles , cycle for 20 miles and then run for 10,000 metres and what was the result - a deadheat , unbelievable .

• oilyrag 875 Posts

  Tue, Aug 7 2012 2:16 AM

  craigswan:

  Women,s penthalon ,

  You swim for 20 miles , cycle for 20 miles and then run for 10,000 metres and what was the result - a deadheat , unbelievable .

   

  triathlon - 3 events - it's all in the name :)

  pent ( 5 ) 

  but yeah, hell of a race, fingers crossed for the brownlees today in the men's triathlon

   

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Tue, Aug 7 2012 5:46 AM

  oilyrag:

  , fingers crossed for the brownlees today in the men's triathlon

   

  Gold and Bronze. Yippee!