I just finished watching a sprint cycling race at the Commonwealth Games, and Canadian Travis Smith of Calgary finished third to win a bronze medal.
Wow: The Commonwealth Games are on? From the coverage in the press around here, no one would have known it.
Wow x2: The top speed of the cyclists at the finish line was over 68 km/h!
(68 km/h!)
The fastest I've ever gone on a bike is about 60 km/h, and that was down a hill in the highest gear, squeezing the crossbar of the frame between my thighs to keep the bike stable. These guys are hammering it almost 70 km/h on the flats. Holy crapamoly.
Oh, and two aussies won, but they were probably hopped up on something.
If you do want to find coverage of the Commonwealth Games the best place I've found is the CBC amateur sports page, where you can read about Chantal Petitclerc carrying the flag in the opening ceremonies, the first disabled athlete to do so for Canada.
Posted by James Sherrett at March 17, 2006 04:04 PMWow, I must have blacked out, I barely remember even going to Australia this week.
Posted by: Travis at March 17, 2006 09:29 PM