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World Track Champs on the box
« on: 17 February, 2013, 12:56:28 am »
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Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #1 on: 17 February, 2013, 11:21:38 am »
Bingo! That's what I am, a saviour.
A sort of cocky version of Jesus.

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Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #2 on: 21 February, 2013, 06:13:15 pm »
A remarkable performance by Martyn Irvine this afternoon

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et avec John, excellent lecteur de road-book, on s'en est sortis sans erreur

Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #3 on: 21 February, 2013, 06:36:32 pm »
I've been watching his progress for with interest for a while - he's been getting closer to headline results for the last 18 month or so.
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Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #4 on: 21 February, 2013, 06:39:18 pm »
That was a fantastic ride by Irvine. I've also been watching him for a while, thinking what an awesome lone battler representing a country that has no velodrome. Great result.

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Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #5 on: 22 February, 2013, 10:34:58 pm »
Another fantastic day for GB today!

Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #6 on: 23 February, 2013, 12:14:41 am »
That was a fantastic ride by Irvine. I've also been watching him for a while, thinking what an awesome lone battler representing a country that has no velodrome. Great result.

Poss silly question, but where does he train? I'm guessing Manchester.

If so, it reminds of a young Mark Cav catching the ferry over with his bike and a bag of kit from the IoM, to race. Chapeau
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Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #7 on: 23 February, 2013, 10:01:05 am »
That was a fantastic ride by Irvine. I've also been watching him for a while, thinking what an awesome lone battler representing a country that has no velodrome. Great result.

Poss silly question, but where does he train? I'm guessing Manchester.

If so, it reminds of a young Mark Cav catching the ferry over with his bike and a bag of kit from the IoM, to race. Chapeau

I may be wrong, but I think I heard he trained in Majorca. Several 'minor' nations (with 1 or 2 riders) clubbed together to buy track time.

His description of himself from his twitter profile:
Quote from: Martyn Irvine
Either going to, in one or just off a plane!


ETA Here we are (from http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21541506)
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Cycling Ireland's head coach Brian Nugent told BBC Sport "We have no track training facility in Ireland and our budget is extremely small.

"Everyone has been asking the same question: 'How has Martyn done it with no velodrome in Ireland?'

"But he is a committed guy with a committed team and we have got a good coach in Andy who works with us in Majorca.

"What we do is base our best riders over there during the track season. Then they can do their work on the road and use the world championship track in Palma. Martyn is a road professional in the summer so he does all his track work in Palma. That is his level of commitment."
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et avec John, excellent lecteur de road-book, on s'en est sortis sans erreur

Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #8 on: 23 February, 2013, 11:48:58 am »
That was a fantastic ride by Irvine. I've also been watching him for a while, thinking what an awesome lone battler representing a country that has no velodrome. Great result.

Just catching up on all that! Superb stuff.

He's from my neck of the woods in Norn Iron.

Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #9 on: 23 February, 2013, 05:27:21 pm »
It's on the box now.

 :o Bloody hell, that was a tight finish in the first final of the women's sprint.

Rhys W

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Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #10 on: 23 February, 2013, 07:20:38 pm »
Yay, Becky James World Champion!  :D

(BTW, good article about Martyn Irvine and his shoestring budget in yesterday's Guardian by William Fotheringham, search it out if you're interested)

Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #11 on: 24 February, 2013, 01:51:45 pm »
And again in the Keirin!

Awesome stuff.

Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #12 on: 24 February, 2013, 06:02:54 pm »
What a great cycling pundit Joanna Rowsell was on today's programme.  :thumbsup:
If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is...

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Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #13 on: 24 February, 2013, 06:07:32 pm »
What a great cycling pundit Joanna Rowsell was on today's programme.  :thumbsup:
We also made this comment. She is very good indeed, explained tactics well and very confident in front of the camera.
Right! What's next?

Ooooh. That sounds like a daft idea.  I am in!

Re: World Track Champs on the box
« Reply #14 on: 25 February, 2013, 01:48:29 pm »
I'm quite sure I've been overtaken by Miss James, my excuse is we were going up hill, if we hadn't been the story would be much different
 
like I wouldn't have seen her wheel for dust  ;D