The Official Olympic Thread

[Fredo]

Five or six minutes??? Surely they'll never make that up.

Well it depends how strong team GB are today and how well Cavendish can take all that in and win a sprint at the end. All of that makes it fascinating as team GB have been doing a bit of chasing lately. Actually, the plot is even more interesting because Wiggins have gone back to his manager to discuss tactics earlier, whether or not they should chase the leaders fully or wait for later on.

[Fredo]

Gap is closing, 3 mins 25 now.

[Muddled]

BMW estate nearly clipping the crowd to get past a group.

[Shaggy]

BMW estate nearly clipping the crowd to get past a group.

[Shaggy]

102km to go!

[Fredo]

102km to go!

That's an average of 70 kms per hr, more or less.

[Muddled]

I've gone from cycling, to football, to cycling and now rowing.

[Fredo]

I've gone from cycling, to football, to cycling and now rowing.

Can't be arsed with everything else.

[Muddled]

Steve Redgrave and Alan Pardew share the same voice.

[Muddled]

Can't be arsed with everything else.

I think I'm gonna be flicking until we hit the track events.

And now I'm gonna watch judo!

[Fredo]

The BBC can't seem to know how many laps of Box Hill is left.

[Shaggy]

Surely Great Britain are ****ed here?

[Tee]

What is going on? How far behind are GB?

[Fredo]

Surely Great Britain are ****ed here?

They'll want to control the race if and when they close the gap and the only way to do it is to ride as fast as they can so as to make it very difficult for anyone to break away. So, it's all full on until the end I'm afraid.

They're ****ing great athletes.

[Shaggy]

What is going on? How far behind are GB?

I think they're a minute behind with about 90km left?

They were 5 minutes behind not long ago.