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Title: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: hass16 on August 25, 2008, 02:25:47 PM http://www.nbcolympics.com/cycling/news/newsid=250541.html#absalon+defends+gold
There are a bunch of other videos as well. The main coverage of the men's race is 2 and half hours. Jesus. Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: hass16 on August 25, 2008, 03:42:46 PM Actually found one that is 22 minutes.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0823_sd_cmm_rc_ce440&channelcode=sportcy a little easier to watch. Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: bonkers on August 25, 2008, 08:38:59 PM I watched these on Sunday. I was checking out the crash vids too.. good stuff!
Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: DrSaw on August 25, 2008, 09:17:39 PM I DVR'd it in HiDef. Looks like a fun course. 6000 ft total climbing. Some Europeans said it was too technical. They need to try some East Coat races.
I thought it was the best MTB course I have seen since they introduced it in Atlanta (First year XT brought out V-Brakes I think - sh_t, i'm old). Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: hass16 on August 26, 2008, 11:41:13 AM What channel was it on in HD? I searched everywhere for it but could not find it.
Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: DrSaw on August 26, 2008, 11:58:08 AM Channel 10. Standard NBC Hidef. But started 1am Sunday morning
Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: mtrostle on August 26, 2008, 05:27:24 PM Interactive GPS link to the Laoshan Coarse below. Click on the numbers and it'll take you to the location on the trail.
http://www.uci.ch/ucisite/doc/GPS%20Course%20Analysis%20-%20Laoshan/start.html (http://www.uci.ch/ucisite/doc/GPS%20Course%20Analysis%20-%20Laoshan/start.html) The top 10 finishers and their rides 1 Julien Absalon Orbea Alma 2 Jean Christophe Peraud Orbea Alma 3 Nino Schurter Scott Olympia 4 Christoph Sauser Specialized Epic 5 Marco Aurelio Fontana Guerciotti 6 Christoph Soukup Fuji 7 Liam Killeen Specialized Epic 8 Inaki Lejarreta Orbea Alma 9 Sven Nys Colnago Ibex 10 Jose Antonio Hermida Merida Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: bonkers on August 26, 2008, 07:56:58 PM That's a pretty cool map! what the heck happened to the Americans!? Adam Craig & I thought I saw Kabush both DNF'd!
Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: DrSaw on August 26, 2008, 08:02:19 PM Top notch link, Mark!!
Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: epic rider on August 26, 2008, 08:09:58 PM that's a great map of the course, looks like a cool course, PMBA road trip to China, anyone?
Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: Chuck U on August 26, 2008, 10:12:39 PM That's a pretty cool map! what the heck happened to the Americans!? Adam Craig & I thought I saw Kabush both DNF'd! Not pharma enhanced maybe.... :o Title: Re: Olympics - XC Mountain Biking Post by: fishnchips on August 27, 2008, 10:30:07 PM As with Athens I'm astounded that our top riders are getting their butts kicked by the Euros. Adam Craig was one lap down and pulled, and Todd Wells was 3 laps down; it was an 8 lap 2-hr race! I hope the time difference was also due to some mechanicals? And I thought they showed Liam Killeen, UK, crashed out sitting at the beginning, yet he came back and got 7th.
It looked pretty tough though, with over 6000' of climbing. MASS pro racers average 12-15mph depending on the course, so for the fastest XC rider on earth to be averaging under 12 mph make me think it was intense loop they were doing. And as a part time Englishman; what's up with the Frenchies winning? No offense to Berenice. Also, I heard President B rode it. Any confirmation? results: http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/results?eventId=343
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