Rio 2016 Olympics

I think that among cyclists there is an interest in seeing what happened because it's a relatable incident. A lot of us hear about someone coming off their bike and it will affect us. This is because most of us will have, at some point, come off our bikes and this suggest to us that it is going to happen again. The natural response is to seek out more information about what happened to the rider. This allows us to put the incident into greater context, process and rationalise it. It gives us the opportunity to understand either why it won't happen to us or what we need to do to avoid it happening to us. It's a fairly normal human response which, in our current environment of instant information and instant gratification leads us to seek out more and more detail.

There will be some prurient interest but, among cyclists, it's mostly about understanding a relatable part of the world we live in. It's not about seeing a woman break her neck but about rationalising why we're still safe to do what we do.

Just watching the horse cross country. One guy had his horse land/ roll over him but he had a gillette on that inflated like an airbag, both jumped straight to their feet, amazing!! Wonder if any other sports use them, maybe downhill mtb or motorbikes?

They were used in world cup skiing for the first time this year. Possibly prevented a few spinals too. Well, several people had 80mph crashes and didn't suffer spinal injury anyway. Too early to tell if they are effective.

... and as we know, while PPE may superficially appear to confer an advantage, it usually leads to more reliance on it/carelessness and worse injury effects.

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I think that among cyclists there is an interest in seeing what happened because it's a relatable incident.

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A version of has been used in MotoGP for a while too, with considerable success.

Both Dainese and Alpinestars have patents and are planning / have released street versions.

The moto ones inflate if youre separated from Your bike, as they deadman switch is Attached to Your bars.

A cycle Version would make for exciting cafe stops if you're forgetful.

Brazil's first gold medal winner is called Silva. Nice one!

soap developing: Yuri van Gelder, Dutch gymnast ('Lord of the rings' - ahem) and finals qualifier thrown out of team and Olympics because leaving the 'village' and alcohol consumption yesterday. He has a history with cocaine addiction etc., was on his way to restoring faith in his character. I'm wondering what the real story is as news is vague/incomplete.

Olympic TT Preview
http://inrng.com/2016/08/olympics-time-trial-preview/

Are the women not capable of smashing it for a double lap? Having different distances seems arbitrary and stupid.

I'm not sure I want to watch the TT, the descent in this weather is going to be treacherous.

oooh, there's some shaky bikes here and there.

Depends really. With TT riders needing to come from the road race pool a longer course might make for less competition from the available riders. It's not so much whether the women can smash it on a double loop but how many can smash it at the top end.

This, of course, has a lot to do with the current programme and common development for pro women riders.

Does sound a bit much. The idea that a grown adult could be subject to a curfew beggars belief.

Behaviour clauses aren't uncommon for sportspeople participating in major events. That's not too surprising given the investment that gets put into getting them there.

I was watching a bit of the Judo last night and the officials/stewards appeared to be removing national flags from the winners if they were given them from the crowd when celebrating. I have not watched any other sports and wondered if this is policy across the games?

I was about to go and work in the garden, then turned on the TV while I was having a snack and saw the TT is on. Sorry garden.

It's surprising that they can't be trusted to not go out of their own volition.

I guess how reasonable it is comes down to whether he went out for a quite drink or got completely bladdered.

Really? You're surprised?

Have you met any people before? You can't trust people at all. They're basically terrible.

These aren't premier league footballers we're talking about, these are gymnasts, who are normally quite a level-headed bunch. But hey, maybe the Dutch gymnastics scene is rock and roll?

Laugher & Mears - gold!

What's hockey all about then? People played it at my school (comprehensive in the north west) but I think I only played once or twice in PE lessons. Don't think I've ever met anyone who plays since school.

Why are the hockey clubs in places like East Grinstead and Cannock?

Is it OK to want GB to win or is this like dressage?

Ugh, dislocated elbow in the men's 77kg weightlifting. Looked bloody painful.

Rugby 7s delivers!

So exciting.