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Old April 11th 12, 05:35 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Dave Brailsford insists "more to come" from GB's track cyclists aftersuccessful World Championships

QUOTE:
Dave Brailsford, British Cycling’s Performance Director, insists
"we've got more to come," after Great Britain’s track cyclists
returned home from last week’s UCI Track World Championships in
Melbourne with gold medals in half of the ten events that will feature
at the Velodrome in this summer’s Olympic Games.

In the build-up to London 2012, Brailsford has played down prospects
of the country repeating its gold medal haul in Beijing, when it won
seven of the ten track cycling gold medals on offer, with Nicole Cooke
adding an eighth in the women’s road race.

The performance in Melbourne, however, together with hopes of medals
in events such as the men’s and women’s road races and, through
Shanaze Reade, women’s BMX, suggests the Beijing total may not be out
of reach, particularly with Great Britain enjoying home advantage.

"There's no reason why we can't step up again, but then again
everybody else is going to be improve,” said Brailsford, quoted on the
British Cycling website. “Form's going to decide what happens at the
Olympics now."

At Melbourne, Great Britain won both the men’s and women’s team
pursuits, while Victoria Pendleton took the women’s individual sprint,
Laura Trott the Omnium, and Sir Chris Hoy won the keirin. Ben Swift
claimed a sixth gold in the scratch race, although that is not an
Olympic event.

Changes to the Olympic programme designed to introduce an equal number
of events across both genders mean that events including the men’s and
women’s individual pursuits – in which Bradley Wiggins and Rebecca
Romero both claimed gold at Beijing – no longer feature.

Brailsford’s task ahead of the Olympics has been made more difficult
by another change in rules which means that only one rider is allowed
per country in the individual events on the track.

In the men’s sprint, for example, that means that Great Britain will
be forced to choose between defending Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy,
who took bronze in the event in Melbourne, and Jason Kenny, who has
faced France’s Grégory Baugé in the last two world championship
finals.

The latter has prevailed both times, although Kenny was eventually
awarded the 2011 title after Baugé was stripped of it due to
‘whereabouts’ violations. The Frenchman won the title back at
Melbourne.

"The dilemma is that if you select now the riders know what they are
doing and can train a little bit more specifically,” explained
Brailsford. “The downside is that in 16 weeks anyone's form might not
to be the same.

"That is the conundrum: late for form, but early for clarity of
purpose."

While he would not be drawn on how or when he would select the team,
Brailsford insisted that there would be little room for sentiment or
past performances.

"Selecting that team is very difficult," he acknowledged. "It doesn't
matter what you've done in the past - being Sir Chris Hoy doesn't give
you a tenth (of a second). Our job is to pick the fastest guy."

The fact that the final selection has not yet been settled was
underlined in Melbourne by the first-time inclusion in the three-man
men’s individual sprint line-up, alongside Hoy and Kenny, of the 19-
year-old Philip Hindes.

Great Britain was relegated from that event after Hindes finished his
lead lap slightly ahead of the point stipulated by the rules, but
Brailsford gave a strong hint that the German-born sprinter might
feature at London 2012.

"I can't see him going any slower, only faster,” he said. “It
certainly gives us more optimism than not so long ago."

In the men’s team pursuit, six riders remain in contention for the
four places - Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Peter Kennaugh, Andy Tennant,
Steven Burke and Ben Swift – while four women are in the frame for the
three places in the women’s event – Laura Trott, Dani King, Joanna
Rowsell and Wendy Houvenaghel .

Besides winning gold in Australia, both squads set world records in
qualifying then beat that time again in the final.

"We have seen the best two team pursuits, male and female, of all
time. It's a massive step forward," said Brailsford, who revealed that
should Swift, who also picked up medals in the points race and
Madison, not figure on the track at London, he could switch across to
help Mark Cavendish in the men’s road race.

"It will be narrowed down but it doesn't need to be too narrow,"
revealed Brailsford, who besides his role at British Cycling is also
team principal at Team Sky, and he disclosed that Thomas, Kennaugh and
Swift would all continue their Olympic preparation by riding in next
month’s Giro d’Italia, saying: "You want to keep the competition and
keep them hungry."

One of the highlights of Melbourne was a gripping sprint semi-final
between Victoria Pendleton and her great rival Anna Meares of
Australia, the British rider overcoming a crash in the first of the
three races to go through and win gold, and she is also set to ride
the keirin and ride with Jess Varnish in the team sprint at the
Olympics, after which she will retire.

"When she switches on she has got a fight inside her and a streak of
determination that puts her among the greats," reflected Brailsford.

http://road.cc/content/news/56607-da...ccessful-world

--
Simon Mason
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Old April 11th 12, 05:53 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Dave Brailsford insists "more to come" from GB's track cyclistsafter successful World Championships

On Apr 11, 5:35*pm, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE:
Dave Brailsford, British Cycling’s Performance Director, insists
"we've got more to come," after Great Britain’s track cyclists
returned home from last week’s UCI Track World Championships in
Melbourne with gold medals in half of the ten events that will feature
at the Velodrome in this summer’s Olympic Games.

In the build-up to London 2012, Brailsford has played down prospects
of the country repeating its gold medal haul in Beijing, when it won
seven of the ten track cycling gold medals on offer, with Nicole Cooke
adding an eighth in the women’s road race.

The performance in Melbourne, however, together with hopes of medals
in events such as the men’s and women’s road races and, through
Shanaze Reade, women’s BMX, suggests the Beijing total may not be out
of reach, particularly with Great Britain enjoying home advantage.

"There's no reason why we can't step up again, but then again
everybody else is going to be improve,” said Brailsford, quoted on the
British Cycling website. “Form's going to decide what happens at the
Olympics now."

At Melbourne, Great Britain won both the men’s and women’s team
pursuits, while Victoria Pendleton took the women’s individual sprint,
Laura Trott the Omnium, and Sir Chris Hoy won the keirin. Ben Swift
claimed a sixth gold in the scratch race, although that is not an
Olympic event.

Changes to the Olympic programme designed to introduce an equal number
of events across both genders mean that events including the men’s and
women’s individual pursuits – in which Bradley Wiggins and Rebecca
Romero both claimed gold at Beijing – no longer feature.

Brailsford’s task ahead of the Olympics has been made more difficult
by another change in rules which means that only one rider is allowed
per country in the individual events on the track.

In the men’s sprint, for example, that means that Great Britain will
be forced to choose between defending Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy,
who took bronze in the event in Melbourne, and Jason Kenny, who has
faced France’s Grégory Baugé in the last two world championship
finals.

The latter has prevailed both times, although Kenny was eventually
awarded the 2011 title after Baugé was stripped of it due to
‘whereabouts’ violations. The Frenchman won the title back at
Melbourne.

"The dilemma is that if you select now the riders know what they are
doing and can train a little bit more specifically,” explained
Brailsford. “The downside is that in 16 weeks anyone's form might not
to be the same.

"That is the conundrum: late for form, but early for clarity of
purpose."

While he would not be drawn on how or when he would select the team,
Brailsford insisted that there would be little room for sentiment or
past performances.

"Selecting that team is very difficult," he acknowledged. "It doesn't
matter what you've done in the past - being Sir Chris Hoy doesn't give
you a tenth (of a second). Our job is to pick the fastest guy."

The fact that the final selection has not yet been settled was
underlined in Melbourne by the first-time inclusion in the three-man
men’s individual sprint line-up, alongside Hoy and Kenny, of the 19-
year-old Philip Hindes.

Great Britain was relegated from that event after Hindes finished his
lead lap slightly ahead of the point stipulated by the rules, but
Brailsford gave a strong hint that the German-born sprinter might
feature at London 2012.

"I can't see him going any slower, only faster,” he said. “It
certainly gives us more optimism than not so long ago."

In the men’s team pursuit, six riders remain in contention for the
four places - Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Peter Kennaugh, Andy Tennant,
Steven Burke and Ben Swift – while four women are in the frame for the
three places in the women’s event – Laura Trott, Dani King, Joanna
Rowsell and Wendy Houvenaghel .

Besides winning gold in Australia, both squads set world records in
qualifying then beat that time again in the final.

"We have seen the best two team pursuits, male and female, of all
time. It's a massive step forward," said Brailsford, who revealed that
should Swift, who also picked up medals in the points race and
Madison, not figure on the track at London, he could switch across to
help Mark Cavendish in the men’s road race.

"It will be narrowed down but it doesn't need to be too narrow,"
revealed Brailsford, who besides his role at British Cycling is also
team principal at Team Sky, and he disclosed that Thomas, Kennaugh and
Swift would all continue their Olympic preparation by riding in next
month’s Giro d’Italia, saying: "You want to keep the competition and
keep them hungry."

One of the highlights of Melbourne was a gripping sprint semi-final
between Victoria Pendleton and her great rival Anna Meares of
Australia, the British rider overcoming a crash in the first of the
three races to go through and win gold, and she is also set to ride
the keirin and ride with Jess Varnish in the team sprint at the
Olympics, after which she will retire.

"When she switches on she has got a fight inside her and a streak of
determination that puts her among the greats," reflected Brailsford.

http://road.cc/content/news/56607-da...ts-more-come-g...

--
Simon Mason


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legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University
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Default Dave Brailsford insists "more to come" from GB's track cyclistsafter successful World Championships

On Apr 11, 5:35*pm, Simon Mason wrote:
QUOTE:
Dave Brailsford, British Cycling’s Performance Director, insists
"we've got more to come," after Great Britain’s track cyclists
returned home from last week’s UCI Track World Championships in
Melbourne with gold medals in half of the ten events that will feature
at the Velodrome in this summer’s Olympic Games.

In the build-up to London 2012, Brailsford has played down prospects
of the country repeating its gold medal haul in Beijing, when it won
seven of the ten track cycling gold medals on offer, with Nicole Cooke
adding an eighth in the women’s road race.

The performance in Melbourne, however, together with hopes of medals
in events such as the men’s and women’s road races and, through
Shanaze Reade, women’s BMX, suggests the Beijing total may not be out
of reach, particularly with Great Britain enjoying home advantage.

"There's no reason why we can't step up again, but then again
everybody else is going to be improve,” said Brailsford, quoted on the
British Cycling website. “Form's going to decide what happens at the
Olympics now."

At Melbourne, Great Britain won both the men’s and women’s team
pursuits, while Victoria Pendleton took the women’s individual sprint,
Laura Trott the Omnium, and Sir Chris Hoy won the keirin. Ben Swift
claimed a sixth gold in the scratch race, although that is not an
Olympic event.

Changes to the Olympic programme designed to introduce an equal number
of events across both genders mean that events including the men’s and
women’s individual pursuits – in which Bradley Wiggins and Rebecca
Romero both claimed gold at Beijing – no longer feature.

Brailsford’s task ahead of the Olympics has been made more difficult
by another change in rules which means that only one rider is allowed
per country in the individual events on the track.

In the men’s sprint, for example, that means that Great Britain will
be forced to choose between defending Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy,
who took bronze in the event in Melbourne, and Jason Kenny, who has
faced France’s Grégory Baugé in the last two world championship
finals.

The latter has prevailed both times, although Kenny was eventually
awarded the 2011 title after Baugé was stripped of it due to
‘whereabouts’ violations. The Frenchman won the title back at
Melbourne.

"The dilemma is that if you select now the riders know what they are
doing and can train a little bit more specifically,” explained
Brailsford. “The downside is that in 16 weeks anyone's form might not
to be the same.

"That is the conundrum: late for form, but early for clarity of
purpose."

While he would not be drawn on how or when he would select the team,
Brailsford insisted that there would be little room for sentiment or
past performances.

"Selecting that team is very difficult," he acknowledged. "It doesn't
matter what you've done in the past - being Sir Chris Hoy doesn't give
you a tenth (of a second). Our job is to pick the fastest guy."

The fact that the final selection has not yet been settled was
underlined in Melbourne by the first-time inclusion in the three-man
men’s individual sprint line-up, alongside Hoy and Kenny, of the 19-
year-old Philip Hindes.

Great Britain was relegated from that event after Hindes finished his
lead lap slightly ahead of the point stipulated by the rules, but
Brailsford gave a strong hint that the German-born sprinter might
feature at London 2012.

"I can't see him going any slower, only faster,” he said. “It
certainly gives us more optimism than not so long ago."

In the men’s team pursuit, six riders remain in contention for the
four places - Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Peter Kennaugh, Andy Tennant,
Steven Burke and Ben Swift – while four women are in the frame for the
three places in the women’s event – Laura Trott, Dani King, Joanna
Rowsell and Wendy Houvenaghel .

Besides winning gold in Australia, both squads set world records in
qualifying then beat that time again in the final.

"We have seen the best two team pursuits, male and female, of all
time. It's a massive step forward," said Brailsford, who revealed that
should Swift, who also picked up medals in the points race and
Madison, not figure on the track at London, he could switch across to
help Mark Cavendish in the men’s road race.

"It will be narrowed down but it doesn't need to be too narrow,"
revealed Brailsford, who besides his role at British Cycling is also
team principal at Team Sky, and he disclosed that Thomas, Kennaugh and
Swift would all continue their Olympic preparation by riding in next
month’s Giro d’Italia, saying: "You want to keep the competition and
keep them hungry."

One of the highlights of Melbourne was a gripping sprint semi-final
between Victoria Pendleton and her great rival Anna Meares of
Australia, the British rider overcoming a crash in the first of the
three races to go through and win gold, and she is also set to ride
the keirin and ride with Jess Varnish in the team sprint at the
Olympics, after which she will retire.

"When she switches on she has got a fight inside her and a streak of
determination that puts her among the greats," reflected Brailsford.

http://road.cc/content/news/56607-da...ts-more-come-g...

--
Simon Mason


 




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