08-26-2004, 01:37 PM | #1 |
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That would be the Aussies! Winning 5 out of 12 possible gold medals at the velodrome! Easily the best cycling nation! Go you good thing, go!
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08-26-2004, 01:42 PM | #2 |
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Where were they in the Tour de France then? I mean general because of course I admit that McEwen is a good sprinter along with O'Grady, but I would say that as the best cycling nation:
France has probably the most good cyclists, while the spanish and germans aren't too bad in the mountains. It would be a hard choice. By best, do you mean the best on a road race or in a velodrome or combined? |
08-26-2004, 01:44 PM | #3 |
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during the olympics they were definitely impressive, and with swimming as well.
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Cheers Johnny. I was blown away by the swimmers. Swimming and cycling are our thing it seems. (Outside cricket and Aussie rules football) |
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08-26-2004, 02:13 PM | #5 |
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And what about baseball ? That was the biggest upset of the olympics. They beat Japan in the semi's and play Cuba in the finals, or is that game already played ?
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08-26-2004, 04:31 PM | #6 |
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Yeah, already played, Cuba won 6-2 (though there was a contentious unpiring decision that cost us runs - the Cubans had a catch that bounced off the wall accepted as an out). But silver is an amazing result. Also we beat Japan twice - once during the preliminaries, 9-4, then 1-0 during the semis. So proud of the boys!
I was so thrilled to see Stuey get his gold medal at last, and the others were just superb as well. Although, I do find it a little amusing when the media keeps saying things like 'with the doping scandal in the lead-up to the games, the cycling team has responded in the best possible way'... uh, I dunno, but I would have thought the WORST way to respond to a claim that the cyclists were on drugs was to go out and win heaps of medals Note that I DON'T think any of our cyclists were on drugs, just amused by the irony of it
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08-26-2004, 07:14 PM | #8 |
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Australia, although behind the USA, is doing quite well I think, apparently we are doing good in hockey aswell, although I saw on the news that the Water Polo didnt go so well, and im dissapointed to see no (well none that I could see) Austalians in the weightlifting, Most running races, or any of the fighting events, but that could just be me, I havnt been waching everyday.
Anyway, yes we Australians are the BEST cycling nation. [img]smile.gif[/img] |
08-26-2004, 07:53 PM | #9 |
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America man. Totally.
We got Armstroung
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08-26-2004, 08:03 PM | #10 |
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Da woman won for Canada eh!
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