Copenhagen World Track Champs this week

I've heard that rumour too. That would be insane, so it's probably true given the UCI's track record.

And McQuaid is on the IOC...

They've done enough damage already.

Actually while you're here dino is there any truth that the UCI is limiting it to 1 rider per event?

So, Hoy say, would have to choose between match sprint and kierin?

Not heard that, if its one rider per event Hoy can still do the Kierin and sprint and just be the sole rep from GB in each event, if its one event per rider that does change things but I certainly havnt heard that.

It was just someone on another forum I saw when looking for the current/olympic Omnium comparison.

And as a little aside if the kilo was still in the Olympics ED Clancy would have won in London.......

Oh rly? His 1:02.2 was a great ride, but still an age behind Mulder's 1:00.3. Phinney was 1.2s behind what he did last year when he rode the Kilo as an event in its own right, so maybe if Clancy dedicated himself to it for the next two years and wasn't handicapped by doing the rest of the Omnium beforehand he could get into the 1:00 bracket, but then Mulder, D'Almeida and Nimke would likely commit full time to the 4-lap test too.

Yes really and its a view shared by Shane Sutton and the GB sprint coach......

A bit more work in the gym and less endurance work/more speed work he would drop more than 2 seconds and I think you will find Mulder, D'Almeida and Nimke already do commit to the kilo, just because Team GB dont now its not an Olympic event doesnt mean its been devalued to the rest of the world....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDMmPNuO0Bo

^epic

YouTube- Men's Sprint 1/8 Final Foerstemann GER - Hoy GBR World Championships 2010 Kopenhagen

Ah, I like this style of racing. :)

It's not just Germans who appreciate the audacity of Föstemann's ride. Very cheeky for a jump sprinter to go for four laps against an acknowledged long ride sprinter, but it wouldn't have looked so clever if the margin had been half a wheel back rather than half a wheel ahead at the finish line. I think it will be a very long time before we see this again at elite level.

Hopefully not. :)

Fuck yeah! Pastries are back in!

hah, I had meant to post that up last week but having a life got in the way.

Some french croissant maker needs to get Bauge on that damn quick!

Although I reckon Bauge was on bacon and eggs, I ate pastries for breakfast this week and it didn't do me any good.

Some insightful analysis of the Worlds from Graeme Obree;

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/449904/persuade-romero-to-return-for-team-pursuit-says-obree.html

I especially like the final comments.

hehe. obree speaks his mind doesn't he!

Good little article :)

I knew you'd like it. I think his comments are on the money personally.

But the UCI's decision to remove the individual pursuit from the programme for London 2012 convinced Romero she wanted to switch to the individual pursuit on the road.

Er?

That's what it is really, in a like-for-like context. Stop being so fucking pedantic. You'd never catch me being pedantic.

That's what it is really, in a like-for-like context. Stop being so fucking pedantic. You'd never catch me being pedantic.

Do you want me to pursue you? I might get my mate Rebecca to do it, she specialises in that sort of thing.

Like I said, you'd never catch me.