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He's now been withdrawn from the rest of the event hasn't he?"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
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Yes although his withdrawal coincides with mountainous stages he can't win and the arrival of bad weather.
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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This seems harsh to meOlympic qualifying change hits British medal hopes
Great Britain's hopes of a large track cycling medal haul at London 2012 have taken a blow with the news teams will be restricted to one rider per event.
Team GB won seven out of 10 events at the 2008 Olympics, with four additional medals coming in the same events.
The move by world governing body the UCI comes five months after a programme overhaul to include more women's races.
The European Championships, previously an under-23 event, has now been included as a qualification event.
In Beijing, Sir Chris Hoy won three Olympic titles, Bradley Wiggins two and Victoria Pendleton and Rebecca Romero also claimed gold.
We might have to think a little bit more carefully about who focuses on what in what respect
GB performance director David Brailsford (speaking last month)
Britain secured gold and silver medals in the men's sprint and men's keirin, with Hoy finishing ahead of Jason Kenny and Ross Edgar, respectively
And Wendy Houvenaghel finished second to Romero in the individual pursuit.
Steven Burke was third behind Wiggins in the men's pursuit and Chris Newton took bronze in the men's points race.
British Cycling expected the change to come and are considering asking stars to focus their efforts on single events, freeing up space for other members of the squad to go for gold.
Performance director David Brailsford said last month: "There will be just one rider in the keirin, one in the sprint and then team sprint so we might have to think a little bit more carefully about who focuses on what in what respect."
Previously, only the World Championships and World Cup events made up the Olympic qualification schedule.
The European under-23 competition is scheduled for Apeldoorn, Holland from 28 July, with a further omnium and madison European Championships on the cards for 8-10 October in Pruszkow, Poland.
There are suggestions the Polish event could be extended to make a full senior European event, which would clash with British commitments at the Commonweath Games in Delhi.
Each nation will be able to qualify a total of 16 riders for the 2012 Games, with nine places for males and seven for females.
The difference in numbers is because there are three rather than four riders in the women's team pursuit and two rather than three in the women's team sprint.
In BMX, Britain, as hosts, will be guaranteed at least one female rider - likely to be three-time world champion Shanaze Reade - and one male, with a maximum of three males and two females.
In cross-country mountain biking, there will be a maximum of three male riders and two female riders per nation.
The qualification criteria for the road events is still to be announced.
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Yeah, it's pretty unfair. It means the world championships will gain in stature at the expense of the Olympics.
I think the UCI are trying to rein in the most successful nations. The IOC's diktat that cycling has to keep the same number of medals overall is an underlying cause though.
It's pathetic swimming has thousands of gold medals on offer, most of which are usually won by two people (one of whom has to be Australian and the other, American), while they're so limited for other sports..
Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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The Giro starts tomorrow.
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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I don't think anyone cares Neil. To be honest I only posted that article before just to pretend i was interested and humour you as it was a Friday.Originally posted by Neil Young View PostThe Giro starts tomorrow.
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I know no-one else cares but I do.
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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I'm the same with my athletics posts, no one reads them but it's somehow cathartic posting them all the sameOriginally posted by Neil Young View Post
I know no-one else cares but I do.
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I like cycling, but only follow the tour de france.Comment
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One of your best posts.Originally posted by PeteBest View Post
Please don't spoil it by ever posting again..
Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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You're only allowed one boxer in each weight class in the Olympics. Same with all the combat events I believe. Not dissimilar to this rule.Comment
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...Except cycling isn't a combat event so I'm not sure I see the relevance..
Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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