Sunday, 29 July 2012
Shift 2 Ladies Cycling Road Race
As Lizzie sped away with the breakaway group. Please see blog entry 68 for more info on Road Racing. When it was clear that the peloton was further away, it became a cat and mouse sprint to the finish. However, the dutch lady just had too much power and Lizzie settled for silver. That was the first London 2012 Olympic Medal for Team GB. I was part of it.
Sunday, the public transport was even worse, road closure and lack of public transport meant it was a 2 hour journey to get to my venue. (spent 1 hour waiting) It was the women’s moment to shine. Women’s road race was not as well publicised as the men’s even though the defending Olympic champion was British. The relative difference between the men’s (250km) and women’s (140km) does not help. Is there this much difference between the performance?
Day 2 afternoon, Team GB still had a big bagel in the medal’s table. Nothing suggested that this group of Team GB athletes will later become the most successful from these islands in “modern times”. The first Olympics in London where Team GB dominated did not really count since only they participated. It was easier to get the medals when one can be in both first and last place at the same time.
Adventures of Delboy 