Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens
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Wilde is smashing it. Two Kiwis in the top three. The chasing pack are 23 seconds behind.
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One more lap on the bike for these three who hold a 20 second lead.
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@Chris-B said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Must have Ian Chappell in judge's box to have given that!
Thought Reid should have channeled his inner George Bennett and buried himself on the bike for Wilde.
Must have done a deal?
NZ are in top spot in the women's team sprint. Should make the gold medal race
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I don’t think Wilde lacked energy after the bike work he was fresh as a daisy at the end. That run by Yee was just something else.
Penalty robbed us of a finish though. Must have had a super slow mo to judge that. He certainly had his hand on the helmet clip but it looked like the bike was in before he clicked it. Would have been a difficult decision for him if leading at the end whether to risk a DQ on a challenge. -
@Crucial He had a 10 second rest just before the finish to catch his breath.
I wonder whether the 10 second penalty compromised his run a bit - maybe he realised he was going to be fucked. He did look to be labouring a bit on that uphill stretch though - but, then on the last downhill Yee looked a bit like he might be paying for his efforts.
Pretty disappointing not to have a sprint finish - more administrators not giving a fuck about my entertainment?
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@Chris-B said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
@Crucial He had a 10 second rest just before the finish to catch his breath.
I wonder whether the 10 second penalty compromised his run a bit - maybe he realised he was going to be fucked. He did look to be labouring a bit on that uphill stretch though - but, then on the last downhill Yee looked a bit like he might be paying for his efforts.
Pretty disappointing not to have a sprint finish - more administrators not giving a fuck about my entertainment?
World Rugby will be disappointed by being one upped by triathlon on the pedant front
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Wilde interview makes that one tougher to take, didn't know what the penalty was for until after the race. Surely more than enough time for coaches to watch the replay & tell him to not take the penalty? At the least you'd think, they'd be able to communicate with him what the penalty was for. Also said in the interview that the plan was to take first lap in the run easy then take it back to Yee on second lap. Robbed of a ripper finish!
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@trooa said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Wilde interview makes that one tougher to take, didn't know what the penalty was for until after the race. Surely more than enough time for coaches to watch the replay & tell him to not take the penalty? At the least you'd think, they'd be able to communicate with him what the penalty was for. Also said in the interview that the plan was to take first lap in the run easy then take it back to Yee on second lap. Robbed of a ripper finish!
Communication with his team seemed pretty poor that he didn't know what the issue was. If he had something in reserve I assume he didn't have enough to try and push his lead out past 10 seconds to try and win gold in spite of the penalty
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@trooa said in Commonwealth Games (2022) - all sports, except Sevens:
Heveldt reporting that Wilde has appealed with possibility of 2 gold medals if successful.
That would be fitting because it robbed us off a classic final straight sprint. Surely just like they do in formula racing they could have someone who reviews information in real time? They had over 15 minutes to decide if the penalty should be upheld or not
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Frame the medal tally, we’re ahead of the Aussies