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devashish_paul
Aug 18, 08 21:01
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Khai]
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Man, I was having flashbacks to Sydney...only difference is Simon had to do 2x200m sprint today instead of 1x200m. He had to light a pile of matches to reattach in the final 1k and then he goes on the attack...reminds me of Cancellara in the road race, bridging to the leaders and not having enough recovery time for the final sprint...what an amazing finish.
xm23
Aug 18, 08 21:02
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From commentators thread:
"Gold medal winner Jan Frodeno trains up to 35 hours a week."
i mean honestly is this necessary????!!! WOW!
BMANX
Aug 18, 08 21:02
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Tom Demerly]
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That was an amazing race. Got in major shit from the wife as she could hear me in the baby monitor screaming for Simon and saying WHOLLY SHIT several times before she reminded me that our son was still up or was now up to daddy saying the SHIT word.
What an amazing race and I could not be happier for Simon. To go after the gold like he did and come so close was amazing. There is nothing wrong with Silver and I am sure that will drive him for another 4 years.
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Tom Demerly
Aug 18, 08 21:02
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Tom Demerly]
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When Frodeno wound it up he simply exploded toward the line. Those are quite some images we're seeing of his wonderful win.
I hope they show the medal ceremony. Frodeno sold a few pairs of Oakley sunglasses with that one I wager....
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Pete
Aug 18, 08 21:02
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Gandalf]
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Me too, very surprised considering he probably has the best kick in the business (Frodeno being a bit of an unknown factor of course)...almost looked like he'd had enough by the last turn, looked back at Gomez struggling, knew he was safe in third and "settled" for the bronze.
blood, sweat...and big gears
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Aug 18, 08 21:02
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Tom Demerly]
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no worries, the pee stains will sort that out! good to see the runner guys rip it up! gomes is fast but not built like a runner
jonnyo
Aug 18, 08 21:02
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Raptor]
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canada coling jenkins controled the bike ride from start to end to deliver simon on the run.... he had reason to be happy, Colin just won a silver medal......
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Tom Fort
Aug 18, 08 21:03
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [skip]
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Definitely a reminder to all of us to never wear white when it'll get wet.
Eessor
Aug 18, 08 21:05
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Tom Fort]
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yo, can someone list the results for me??? 1st,2nd,3rd?? I have no TV and internet is too slow to watch it streaming! Thanks
Tom Demerly
Aug 18, 08 21:05
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Tom Fort]
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Jim Donaldsen of Elite Endeavors there plainly visible in the crowd!
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donm
Aug 18, 08 21:06
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [english muffin]
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Not built like a runner....but probably the best runner in all of triathlon on most days.
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Aug 18, 08 21:06
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Eessor]
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Results can be found here:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/...TRM001100/index.html
de-tri-mental
Aug 18, 08 21:06
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Tom Demerly]
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Wow, already sour grapes?
Doesn't take long for you guys in North America.
My money was on Unger or Henning, but I take Frodeno.
Good for the sport.
Would have been even better if the young brittish lad would have medaled.
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Aug 18, 08 21:06
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I will be eating a bit of crow as I questioned Colin in another thread about the team tactics and thought that Brent should have been maybe a better pick. In the thread I did say that I understood the choice of Colin over Brent but Brent had a higher ranking overall. Well once I am finished my big piece of humble pie. WELL DONE COLIN! you are da man.
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monty
Aug 18, 08 21:06
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canada coling jenkins controled the bike ride from start to end to deliver simon on the run.... he had reason to be happy, Colin just won a silver medal...... \\
Ya, who would you rather be now, Colin or Paul??? Colin gets to celebrate his part in the Silver, and Paul get's top 30, I hope it was worth it for him to bow out of the team effort......
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Aug 18, 08 21:07
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Tom Demerly]
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well done Frodeno. i see your knickers are yellowed...could you teach me how to piss on the bike?
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BMANX
Aug 18, 08 21:08
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Brent I guess will be happy with his National Title he got on the past weekend.
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Aug 18, 08 21:08
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Tom Demerly]
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When Frodeno wound it up he simply exploded toward the line. Those are quite some images we're seeing of his wonderful win.
As I see these views of him, Frodeno reminds me of James Bonney, big and sort of looks like him. Never heard of him before. Guess we will all know of him now.
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parkito
Aug 18, 08 21:09
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Who is this Frodeno cat? I thought the big dude would get smoked when the hammer started to drop in the last 2K...shit he dropped the hammer.
Gomez spit the bit....
What happened to Matty "hotrod" Reed?
Ditto, ditto, ditto ...
Who is Frodeno?
Why do Germans always wear white lycra bottoms? Please, no more!
Kudos to Canada and Simon. I thought Simon was toast coming up the ramp the last time. I thought for sure Frodeno wouldn't be a sprinter.
What the heeck happened to Matt Reed?
And the last Canadian? I think he read the Slowtwitch threads on celebrating at the finish line. ;-)
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Aug 18, 08 21:09
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [show pony]
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(Frodeno being a bit of an unknown factor of course).
I don't think he was entirely unknown to the guys he was running with - 3 top 5 finishes in his last 3 ITU races, and second in the 2007 European championships 17 seconds behind Gomez.
jnieuwsma
Aug 18, 08 21:09
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Time for bed. Thanks everyone--much more interesting with the ST commentary.
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Aug 18, 08 21:09
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [Herbert]
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Huge props to Brownlee for holding on with the big boys for as long as he did ... representing for us youngins!
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Aug 18, 08 21:09
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Re: Official Men's Olympic Tri thread (caution Spoiler) [jmc17]
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well done Frodeno. i see your knickers are yellowed...could you teach me how to piss on the bike?
Haha ... well that colour goes with his medal!!
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Aug 18, 08 21:09
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Simon looks like he's off the back, gets back on and makes the decisive move. Unfortunately, he probably went a bit early.\\
Simon had the perfect race, he out ran the guys he was supposed to, but that wild card that is always there at these big races, popped up and bit him. He didn't go to early, he just got beat...Great race for team Canada, looks like every ounce of energy Simon saved on that bike, he needed.. Just wish he had one more ounce..In triathlon, that is like Phelps 1/100, great race to watch.....
When Frodeno responded to Simon's finishing kick and passed him with 75m to go, Simon simply had no response. On at least three separate occasions Simon had to claw his way back to the group - the last time being with ~1km to go. I got worried then that he might not have the juice to finish after having to bridge so late in the game, and it looks like he just ran out of gas. Did a shoulder check for Docherty and then just coasted in for silver. No attempt at a response to challenge for the win once Frodeno made his counter-attack.
AWESOME race, with a HUGE finish.
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Aug 18, 08 21:09
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Hey Monty, were did those guys in the break end up.
That is what I thought.
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