Rayvin 5328 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Did they only just discover doping at the IOC or something? Why have so many people been going under the radar and why is it suddenly all coming out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31230 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I'm not sure these fellas on the bikes understand the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31230 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Jason Kenny does look like a genuinely nice lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22188 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Their kids are going to be superheroes aren't they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14075 Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share Posted August 17, 2016 Well, I, for one, am absolutely shocked that boxing is crooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7185 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) So because Usuain is miles better than anyone else he's doping? But the British cycling team is clean and just work hard? Edited August 17, 2016 by StraightEdgeWizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31230 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 You don't see too many black faces in the British cycling team though. Â Wyki is already on dodgy ground in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20888 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15742 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I'll scan the Chinese newspapers if it sticks - I reckon there'll be an inquiry into how they've failed and that China expects better, etc. Â It begins... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/17/worst-olympic-flop-chinese-media-rio-medal-haul?CMP=share_btn_tw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22188 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I wish I didn't but I have my doubts about the cycling. Why are we suddenly so much better than the rest of the world. The rowing I accept because you need to have posh blood to be any good at it and we're world leaders at inbred, old money aristocracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20888 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I wish I didn't but I have my doubts about the cycling. Why are we suddenly so much better than the rest of the world. The rowing I accept because you need to have posh blood to be any good at it and we're world leaders at inbred, old money aristocracy. Vogel said the same the other day. Â Yesterday she had a visit from UCI president and ex BC president Brian 'Im a boring Lancashire Fuck' Cookson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10972 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I wish I didn't but I have my doubts about the cycling. Why are we suddenly so much better than the rest of the world. The rowing I accept because you need to have posh blood to be any good at it and we're world leaders at inbred, old money aristocracy. Isn't it a combination of money, and the inspirational "success" of Boardman, Hoy, Wiggins etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22188 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Isn't it a combination of money, and the inspirational "success" of Boardman, Hoy, Wiggins etc.? I hope that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5328 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 It begins... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/17/worst-olympic-flop-chinese-media-rio-medal-haul?CMP=share_btn_tw  They might still get past us of course but yes, this is a huge national embarrassment to China. I noticed their media outlets changed tack a few days back and started talking about how China didn't need to prove anything on the global stage, and how it was important only that their athletes came home safe. Not a bad attitude to have going forward, but you just know they'd be giving it the big one if they were doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3991 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I wish I didn't but I have my doubts about the cycling. Why are we suddenly so much better than the rest of the world. The rowing I accept because you need to have posh blood to be any good at it and we're world leaders at inbred, old money aristocracy.   It's not suddenly though is it? Hasn't it been building for quite a few years with GBC head hunting  people from other sports with no real skill but super human stamina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22188 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) It's not suddenly though is it? Hasn't it been building for quite a few years with GBC head hunting  people from other sports with no real skill but super human stamina?  this is the third olympics running when we've blown the field apart, despite not having a massive pedigree in the sport prior to that. the bit that other (perhaps bitter) leading cyclists from other countries, like vogel and meares, have questioned, is how we raise the standard so highly at the olympics every four years without performing consistently in between at other competitions. Edited August 17, 2016 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5328 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I mean, surely GB isn't doping on cycling. I could maybe believe individual athletes but the whole team? We're just not that kind of country, we have nothing to prove. Â ...Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17718 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) Lottery funding has far more to do with the success of British cycling than doping iyam,and Hoy/Wiggins coming through over a decade ago. Â Jamaican sprinting though has been littered with dopers for the last decade....there's more of a doubt over Bolt because of that for me, but if he's ran clean his entire career it's the fault of his teammates who have been caught rather than the public viewing him with suspicion. Edited August 17, 2016 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35651 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I see the Russians are taking cowies in the diving now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17718 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 this is the third olympics running when we've blown the field apart, despite not having a massive pedigree in the sport prior to that. the bit that other (perhaps bitter) leading cyclists from other countries like vogel and meares have questioned, is how we raise the standard so highly at the olympucs every four years without performing consistently in between at other competitions. Â British cyclists toss the world champs off according to the talking heads on the bbcs coveredge, they basically train for the Olympics only because medals there earn them their funding, not from the WC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10972 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I see the Russians are taking cowies in the diving now. http://bbc.in/2bbniiT Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15742 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Vogel said the same the other day. Â Yesterday she had a visit from UCI president and ex BC president Brian 'Im a boring Lancashire Fuck' Cookson. Â Never mind a doping problem, cycling really needs to look at its nickname problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22188 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 British cyclists toss the world champs off according to the talking heads on the bbcs coveredge, they basically train for the Olympics only because medals there earn them their funding, not from the WC. I can understand raising your game for the Olympics. It does seem odd that they're not even competitive at the world championships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20888 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Can we take the doping talk elsewhere please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22188 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) i want to believe in our success; it does seem remarkable though. but like rayvin alluded to, it's not very british is it? spirit of cricket and all that. Edited August 17, 2016 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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