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blindcider

Draft legal triathlon is a matter of starting the run leg in a position to compete. Make the front pack on the bike, don't burn much energy Team GB has some of the best runners out there in both men and women in GTB, Potter and Yee. If Duffy is proper fit she has proven multiple times she is a clas...

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The women’s triathlon is about to start,not sure I’d be that keen on getting in the water after all the negative publicity re the cleanliness, unless the standards set are ridiculously high? They’re on their bikes now and they look grand. Draft-legal triathlons on a flat city course always seem poi...

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Embarrassing. The planning for this is whats embarrassing, athletes and officials have been saying this was going to be an issue since the course was announced. When they do these things in big rivers in other cities (like London) with similar water quality issues they do them in sealed off dock ar...

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Yes, Steve Bradbury is in the same vein as Trevor "The Tortoise" Mispeka, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards and Eric "The Eel" Moussambani. But Bradbury won glorious gold. The other three came dead last. 1:52/100m for Eric the Eel was pretty good considering he had just taught himself to swim. Probably the...

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The men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Seine remain too high, World Triathlon said in a statement. The race has been postponed to Wednesday at 10:45am (6:45pm AEST), immediately after the women’s event, which is scheduled for 8am...

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Yes, Steve Bradbury is in the same vein as Trevor "The Tortoise" Mispeka, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards and Eric "The Eel" Moussambani. But Bradbury won glorious gold. The other three came dead last. 1:52/100m for Eric the Eel was pretty good considering he had just taught himself to swim. Probably the...

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Excuse my ignorance, but how is frontrunning a great tactic? How often does a breakaway by unknown riders do it right at the start of a road race? It must be rare, especially with unknown riders. It's well documented the Dutch didn't draw in Anna Kiesenhofer's breakaway because they didn't know how...

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Was a massive missed opportunity not to introduce competitive parkour this time around in the city where it was born...are the local organisers thick or what? Why parkour organizers want the IOC to reject the sport from 2024 Paris Olympics Fair enough, didn't know about that. At least they were thi...

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I know most on here are more heavy weight lifters than otherwise but in a drunken moment attempting to bring back my youth I've agreed to a 10km open water swim in January. Any suggestions for training? There must be something smarter than just swim lots for a long time. I was thinking of working o...

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I know most on here are more heavy weight lifters than otherwise but in a drunken moment attempting to bring back my youth I've agreed to a 10km open water swim in January. Any suggestions for training? There must be something smarter than just swim lots for a long time. I was thinking of working o...

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ie. < 20. Who thinks we'll get 20, let alone more? I get roughly 13-15. Calm thy tits… I wasn’t entirely serious. It does raise an interesting question though: assuming that a full Irish side would win the series comfortably - how/why would you look to augment it with other nation’s players, and at...

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So it's Harris. A black woman with a Jewish husband. Are we saying she has little chance to be POTUS or none whatsoever? Being Black, Indian, female and married to a Jew isn't really any baring on if she'll be President. We live in a post Obama world. The problem is that she's utterly shite. Her ca...

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Dark Soulsy games are too masochistic for me, can't deal with sitting for hours trying to kill the same boss. All the games were like that when I was a kid and I've had about enough of it for one lifetime. I'm a bit jealous of people who can enjoy them, they look like immersive games with a great a...

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Also no place for tennis,golf or football-if an olympic gold is not the pinnacle of your sport-theres no place for it at the olympics. We have tickets for the eventing. The pinnacle of eventing are the 5 star courses. This is being run over 4 star short course. It is not just not the pinnacle, some...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 10:58 pm Rugby isn't dying.

It's far from in a healthy state though

blindcider

I can't wait for the following events Swimming like a crab Swimming like a drowning retard Swimming on your back Actual real swimming At 20 different lengths for 400 medals. If some guy can get like 10 golds in one Olympics, probably means you need to trim back that event. Riveting viewing. Get rid...

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assfly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:26 am
blindcider wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:10 am There are no long distance running events at the Olympics
How would you classify the 10,000m and marathon?

warm-ups

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LoveOfTheGame wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:06 am Just everything, whatever is on I'll watch. Not a huge fan of the long distances running or cycling, but I'm just going to take it all in. Can't wait.

There are no long distance running events at the Olympics

blindcider

Southgate seems to have done a good job managing egos and forging a team spirit - in some ways a parallel to when Lancaster led England to multiple second places in the 6N. Not quite a team with the dog or tactical nous (maybe a bit of bottle too) as a collective to win the biscuits but reasonably s...

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They have one of the best squads on paper. It’s not up for discussion Hype, hype, hype. Isn't it always so. Southgate's biggest mistake was doing a Sven and sticking so long with these overhyped star players praying that they might come good at some stage. Kane was rubbish. Bellingham was rubbish. ...

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Dark Soulsy games are too masochistic for me, can't deal with sitting for hours trying to kill the same boss. All the games were like that when I was a kid and I've had about enough of it for one lifetime. I'm a bit jealous of people who can enjoy them, they look like immersive games with a great a...

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:51 pm
blindcider wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:50 pm
RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:49 pm 4 my arse.

Kane scores those. The Watkins fluff and the 2 headers
Not on current form he doesn't get there
From the corner? Don't be silly.

He would still be walking up from Englands half

blindcider

RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 9:49 pm 4 my arse.

Kane scores those. The Watkins fluff and the 2 headers

Not on current form he doesn't get there

blindcider

Did not see that coming. Felt England were on the verge of capitulation

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:45 pm Hit it first time Harry ffs

He seems miles off the pace still and almost zero anticipation. I can't believe he's fully fit.

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:48 pm England not trying to play any football

They are trying to play too much football I think is more correct. Just not fast or accurate enough and playing in the wrong places.

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:42 pm Is Saka blind? How did he not see Walker in acres of space running past him? If I was Walker I'd kick him on the way back...

He's hoping that Walker will drag the defender out of position. Should use the option now and again though

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It's not a tackle it's an attempted block and Kane kicks Dumfries. I can see why it is given but I also disagree with it, it 100% should not have been given by VAR as it is not a clear and obvious error. If the Dutch player had rolled around instead of Kane... he might even have got Kane sent off.....

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Yes please. And 3 games, break, 2 games. 2 weeks off are unnecessary. Never got this. Is it some kind of tradition, or fitting around one of the domestic schedules? Seems really dumb. Whenever I have raised this point it always gets shot down on here. Apparently that tiny % of people that can affor...

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So that’s two penalties in semi finals that have gifted England passage to the next round. The Sterling dive against Denmark was a disgrace :lol: I just checked the replay there are at least 3 potential foul contacts on Sterling against Denmark. No doubt he's gone down way to easy but none of the D...

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I have no skin in this game, I barely watch soccer, only caught the game cause the kids insisted. So it doesn't bother me either way. I just saw it as something that would clearly be given as a foul (without anyone blinking) if it was outside the box so don't understand the view that it was a terri...

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DOB wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2024 10:03 pm Has it been said yet? 57km of TT is not enough for a Grand Tour.

TTs get more and more diminished in GTs. I believe soon we will see a GT with no TTs.

A return to a TT in the morning and a stage in the afternoon would be amazing but the riders would never accept it nowadays

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He can't possible be fit - he's played around 90 minutes since Feb, including the 45 minutes last night. He still popped a couple of crosses in, though. He looked slow and immobile. Fortunately seemed to defend well enough, but in attack a shadow of the player he normally is Still don't know why Go...

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At the start of the tournament I had a France/Germany final, so pleasantly surprised to be proven wrong on both finalists Bookies still have Spain as 65% favourites, but England can still shithouse their way to something Would seem about right. Even so I still think England have a better chance aga...

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Still can't quite believe the way England have played this tournament they made the final, but fair enough and anything can happen in 90 minutes. And tbh one game aside the Dutch are no more deserving and were pretty crap today, partly due to England good play. Even better without Slovakia's incess...

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well done england gareth southgate, best engalnd coach ever :thumbup: Faustian bargain. Injury time equalisers. Injury time goals. Stinking out the tournament. He has sold his soul to the devil to get that England team to the final. Their name is on that trophy. I'm telling you Spain have been diff...

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:50 pm This has a jammy Weghorst winner written all over it.

England need to take their chances. They're totally dominant

Honestly I am just happy England are finally playing a bit

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Last Line wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:26 pm Tbf we are looking good. There's a another goal in us.

Do we have a chief wiggum play pen for football?

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Akkerman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:16 pm how is that a penalty if he already took the shot

I don't think it is near a penalty but that is a pretty daft question

blindcider

Would be a shit decision even as an Englishman

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