Here is a bit about the Nigerian lass who got a last minute entry into the track events. Worth a read. The last paragraphs about how the home track is being abused boggles the mind.
A battered velodrome, a borrowed bike: Nigeria's Olympic track cyclist battles the odds in Paris
Ese Ukpeseraye earns a last-minute entry to Sprint and Keirin and does Nigeria proud: 'I feel as happy as if I had won'www.cyclingnews.com
Wasn't the climbing excellent! I just wasn't aware of the ins and outs of competitive climbing but it makes for compelling watching.
Carlin's sprints were both a bit messy -- the semifinal probably could have had a relegation either way. That bronze medal incidenty though, that should have gotten him relegated. It certainly would have been the end of my evening when I was racing, because Phil the Commissar didn't put up with dangerous riding. (Though, realistically, the difference between cat 4 and international elite is that the elite riders have a basline of bike nadling that's far abouve where I am)Today was a bit mental in the velodrome. Lots of incidents and hard lines taken by the judges but rules is rules! . Kesi Brown is ok btw.