Day 2 of #london2012 dawns.Here's my recap of Day 1,including Lochte vs Phelps, cycling & SA's looming gold (we hope):

London 2012: Day 1 thoughts

Day 2 of #london2012 dawns.Here's my recap of Day 1,including Lochte vs Phelps, cycling & SA's looming gold (we hope):

If you are GB, you cannot expect rival teams to help and then criticize for not helping because a) you've claimed for weeks that you have an unbeatable sprinter. Why would any other team help you deliver him to the line? Besides, this is not even true - Eisel was riding as a GB member most of the day; and b) having dominated the Tour de France just a week ago (different name, same team - that was the whole idea behind Sky, right?), who wants to help you win another major title? Smaller teams and no race radio means less control, and that means more exciting racing. It's a blue-print for GC Tours in future, perhaps? Vinokourov will be an unpopular champ because of his doping past, and his lack of repentance for it. That's fair enough. I'm all for second chances, but I like to see some admission, some acknowledgement and some action to show that you're not simply re-running ...

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RT @Scienceofsport: Day 2 of #london2012 dawns.Here's my recap of Day 1,including Lochte vs Phelps, cycling & SA's looming gold (we hope): [link]
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