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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-07-2012 14:05
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TheManxMissile wrote:
valverde321 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
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I think Van Koeverden could get a Top 3 in Singles Rowing. Other than that, I am not too sure.
Kayaking, not Rowing. Though they are pretty similar and at the same venue! Looks like he won last year's World Championships by 3 seconds, so ought to be a favourite.
Oh right. I forgot those events went by separate names 
just have to point out that Kayaking is at the Lea Valley White Water Center
Rowing is at Eton Downey
not the same place, but still sort of similar events 
There is Kayaking at Eton Dorney AND Lea Valley  One is Canoe Sprint - where the Canadian hope is - and the other is Canoe Slalom
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Ill also be up stupidly early to go to Box Hill. The difference being that I have a ticket for the uphill section
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 24-07-2012 14:39
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Ticketed area ... so not very cycling-like. Still can't really accept it. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-07-2012 14:42
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CrueTrue wrote:
Ticketed area ... so not very cycling-like. Still can't really accept it.
Its Olympic Commercialism meeting the need to control numbers thanks to the stupid decision to send the race up a hill that has some sort of nature protection requirements.
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| CLURPR |
Posted on 24-07-2012 14:49
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Just realised something, I'm seeing the swimming on the 28th July when the Road Race is on!  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 24-07-2012 14:53
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CLURPR wrote:
Just realised something, I'm seeing the swimming on the 28th July when the Road Race is on!
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-07-2012 15:02
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CLURPR wrote:
Just realised something, I'm seeing the swimming on the 28th July when the Road Race is on!
You should still be able to go see the Cycling towards the finish
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 24-07-2012 15:13
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CrueTrue wrote:
Ticketed area ... so not very cycling-like. Still can't really accept it.
It's not too unusual, the world championships have been doing it for years.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| Kauda_Den |
Posted on 24-07-2012 22:35
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Hi..
did some info come up, about places were one can see the races on big screen AND see the riders pass by.
we'll be living at 639 Harrow Road City of London, Greater London NW10 5NU, great britain if it's to any help
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-07-2012 22:41
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Theres been no mention of any big screens along the route, outside of Box Hill and The Mall, where a ticket is required
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 24-07-2012 22:47
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Theres been no mention of any big screens along the route, outside of Box Hill and The Mall, where a ticket is required
go to this link https://www.london2012.com/cycling-road/
from here you can get acess to a map
there are a few other screens around, some of which dont require a ticket, but are not london2012 official
may be helpful i hope
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 24-07-2012 22:59
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I have somewhat high hopes for Tonje Angelsen in the womens high jump. She took a silver medal during the European Championship and was painfully close to the gold medal.
Oh, and not to brag or anything, but here are three of the Norwegian athletes...
Tonje Angelsen (High Jump)
Christina Vukicevic (110m hurdles)
Ezinne Okparaebo (100 metres)
Three good reasons to watch the Olympics!
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| 9-Ball |
Posted on 24-07-2012 23:01
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The British are obsessed with tickets. You need a ticket for everything. Speaking as a recovering half-Brit. Mix that with the ever-creeping commercialization of the Olympics and pop - you have a ticket system to visit a hill. Go figure. At least the hill has a cafe. Of course, this means you need a ticket to get into the cafe to buy stuff.
Coming soon - beach tickets, field tickets and graveyard tickets. Another - in the 'Return to Europe' column. I'm keeping a chart.
It was eleven more than necessary.
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| 9-Ball |
Posted on 24-07-2012 23:08
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Kauda_Den wrote:
we'll be living at 639 Harrow Road City of London, Greater London NW10 5NU, great britain if it's to any help
I don't have info on screens beyond what's in this thread but you'll be only a short tube ride (assuming they're running normally) and walk from the Mall there. That might be the best live viewing spot on that end. If you're thinking of going to Box Hill then that's much further out (about 20 miles) and its pretty well sealed off outside of the Olympics so I imagine it won't be accessible without the infamous TICKETS.
You're also right across from a giant cemetery - careful they don't ticket you.
Best of luck - it's a fine city in many regards.
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| Crommy |
Posted on 24-07-2012 23:23
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9-Ball wrote:
The British are obsessed with tickets. You need a ticket for everything. Speaking as a recovering half-Brit. Mix that with the ever-creeping commercialization of the Olympics and pop - you have a ticket system to visit a hill. Go figure. At least the hill has a cafe. Of course, this means you need a ticket to get into the cafe to buy stuff.
Coming soon - beach tickets, field tickets and graveyard tickets. Another - in the 'Return to Europe' column. I'm keeping a chart.
Box Hill is an exception because it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). European Law means it has to be protected, hence the tickets.
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 24-07-2012 23:48
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cactus-jack wrote:
I have somewhat high hopes for Tonje Angelsen in the womens high jump. She took a silver medal during the European Championship and was painfully close to the gold medal.
Oh, and not to brag or anything, but here are three of the Norwegian athletes...
Tonje Angelsen (High Jump)
Christina Vukicevic (110m hurdles)
Ezinne Okparaebo (100 metres)
Three extremly good reasons to watch the Olympics!
Yeah very good reasons for us norwegians and others to watch I'm not a fan of Vukicevic though, but Angelsen and Okparaebo is definitely two of the favourites.
One i miss in the OL though is Stine Bredal Oftedal:
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| cactus-jack |
Posted on 24-07-2012 23:51
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Quit complaining, we still have Amanda Kurtovic, that makes up for Oftedal.
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Posted on 25-07-2012 06:23
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Wow, that chocolate girl is really lovely 
And i see Norway as the other nordic countries benefits from athletes with origin in former-Yugoslavia and Africa.
What i am looking forward to the most at olympics is of course cycling, athletics, basketball (go czech girls!), other ball collective sports and Brazil football team.
On the other hand i dont like swimming, shooting and rowing much.
Also here are some czech female athletes, for comparsion
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 25-07-2012 09:43
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Some good czech girls there Avin 
My favourite:
One that is really hot from Slovakia is Dominika Cibulková
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| kumazan |
Posted on 25-07-2012 09:45
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Also here are some czech female athletes, for comparsion
I wonder how Czechia and Slovakia manage to produce so many hot women being so small. Quality genes there, gotta go next year, being so close to the Slovak border.
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| Montolivo |
Posted on 25-07-2012 09:45
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cactus-jack wrote:
Quit complaining, we still have Amanda Kurtovic, that makes up for Oftedal.
Yeah i know, but...but...Oftedal is better |
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