Comments on: Wow! British cycling comeback! http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/2008/08/18/wow-british-cycling-comeback/ A view through the window... Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Si http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/2008/08/18/wow-british-cycling-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-14752 Si Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:29:08 +0000 http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/2008/08/18/wow-british-cycling-comeback/#comment-14752 I have heard an enormous amount of tosh about cycling being an easy medal in the press and on the radio here which is driving me witless!! I can only assume those people have no conception whatever of the sacrifice, dedication, and brutal physical training regimes the men and women's team subject themselves to. I was listening to Dave Brailsford on the radio a couple of days ago saying that the ket to the success of the team this games is that instead of trying to identify the one thing they wern't doing and improving it by 100%, they identifed 100 things they could improve by 1%. The consequence is that they've looked at literally everything from diet, to the technology of racing suits, the bikes themselves which they've designed with help from British Aerospace, their mental approach, their sleep patterns, their relaxation techniques and inevitably the continued funding they've received through the lottery has enabled them to do that. I've been in awe of Hoy and Pendleton but the really great thing was seeing the younger riders like Kenny and Burke doing so well. Happy days and I've been glued to it!!!! I have heard an enormous amount of tosh about cycling being an easy medal in the press and on the radio here which is driving me witless!!

I can only assume those people have no conception whatever of the sacrifice, dedication, and brutal physical training regimes the men and women’s team subject themselves to.

I was listening to Dave Brailsford on the radio a couple of days ago saying that the ket to the success of the team this games is that instead of trying to identify the one thing they wern’t doing and improving it by 100%, they identifed 100 things they could improve by 1%.

The consequence is that they’ve looked at literally everything from diet, to the technology of racing suits, the bikes themselves which they’ve designed with help from British Aerospace, their mental approach, their sleep patterns, their relaxation techniques and inevitably the continued funding they’ve received through the lottery has enabled them to do that.

I’ve been in awe of Hoy and Pendleton but the really great thing was seeing the younger riders like Kenny and Burke doing so well.

Happy days and I’ve been glued to it!!!!

]]> By: Welsh Dog http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/2008/08/18/wow-british-cycling-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-14743 Welsh Dog Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:30:21 +0000 http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/2008/08/18/wow-british-cycling-comeback/#comment-14743 No idea. Maybe because other people we so much better this year? :) No team can be constantly at their peak. Sadly for Oz this just wasn't their year. No idea. Maybe because other people we so much better this year? :)

No team can be constantly at their peak. Sadly for Oz this just wasn’t their year.

]]> By: Matt http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/2008/08/18/wow-british-cycling-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-14737 Matt Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:21:35 +0000 http://www.opinionaustralia.com/wordpress/2008/08/18/wow-british-cycling-comeback/#comment-14737 Your view of these championships seems to be slightly warped. The UK went in favourites as they had dominated at the Worlds last year..? BTW - Why are the Ozzies so bad this year..? Your view of these championships seems to be slightly warped. The UK went in favourites as they had dominated at the Worlds last year..?

BTW – Why are the Ozzies so bad this year..?

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