The Gold, Silver and Bronze pro-Olympics Thread

[scottycelt]

Gold for Wiggo, Bronze for Froome!!! Hurrah!

And when the win was confirmed he got on his bike again and cycled back out to salute the fans on the street. What a smashing bloke he is! And now the most Olympic medals any Briton has ever had, 7

Only until tomorrow, Anna ...

Yes congratulations to Le Wiggo and Froome ... marvellous stuff ... God Save the Queen!

[Anna]

Yes congratulations to Le Wiggo and Froome ... marvellous stuff ... God Save the Queen!

Amen to that scotty! Mens individual gymnastics today as well - you never know, Louis Smith got a gold in Beijing didn't he?

[Lateralthinking1]

Some people might say my life is in a rut, but I'm quite happy with what I got.......



Yes, well done Wiggo and Froome (and Martin).

[Anna]

The interview with Wiggo was funny. He said "Yeah, it's amazing to be, wherever we are, you know, in this setting, in front of that old castle, whatever it is!" I'm happy you're happy Lat

[Lateralthinking1]

The interview with Wiggo was funny. He said "Yeah, it's amazing to be, wherever we are, you know, in this setting, in front of that old castle, whatever it is!" I'm happy you're happy Lat

Thanks Anna. I still think they were better in the old days doing archery. This Style Council stuff is all a bit French for me.

[Anna]

Off-topic re Olympics but a lovely story. I was talking to a near neighbour aged 80 who had attended the whole 1948 Rowing Olympics. As a 16 year old she stayed in Henley with her friend's aunt and uncle. She still has every programme from every day of the event (the friend's uncle's brother was a competitor) One evening she and her friend set off for a walk but then it was getting late and they were anxious to get home. They tried to cadge a lift and a car driven by an elderly gentleman stopped. They got in and started chatting and he said he lived in Majorca but was back in UK for a short while because he (she may have said his family) still owned a property outside Henley. So, in all innocence they asked who he was and he replied "I'm Robert Graves, have you heard of me?" And she got his autograph!! Fancy that, it's amazing isn't it what you learn just chatting to the older generation, and the experiences they've had.

[Nick Armstrong]

Off-topic re Olympics but a lovely story. I was talking to a near neighbour aged 80 who had attended the whole 1948 Rowing Olympics. As a 16 year old she stayed in Henley with her friend's aunt and uncle. She still has every programme from every day of the event (the friend's uncle's brother was a competitor) One evening she and her friend set off for a walk but then it was getting late and they were anxious to get home. They tried to cadge a lift and a car driven by an elderly gentleman stopped. They got in and started chatting and he said he lived in Majorca but was back in UK for a short while because he (she may have said his family) still owned a property outside Henley. So, in all innocence they asked who he was and he replied "I'm Robert Graves, have you heard of me?" And she got his autograph!! Fancy that, it's amazing isn't it what you learn just chatting to the older generation, and the experiences they've had.

Not a million miles away from your close encounter with Tod Handley!

[Lateralthinking1]

Off-topic re Olympics but a lovely story. I was talking to a near neighbour aged 80 who had attended the whole 1948 Rowing Olympics. As a 16 year old she stayed in Henley with her friend's aunt and uncle. She still has every programme from every day of the event (the friend's uncle's brother was a competitor) One evening she and her friend set off for a walk but then it was getting late and they were anxious to get home. They tried to cadge a lift and a car driven by an elderly gentleman stopped. They got in and started chatting and he said he lived in Majorca but was back in UK for a short while because he (she may have said his family) still owned a property outside Henley. So, in all innocence they asked who he was and he replied "I'm Robert Graves, have you heard of me?" And she got his autograph!! Fancy that, it's amazing isn't it what you learn just chatting to the older generation, and the experiences they've had.

Interesting. He had quite an interest in things Greek. 'The White Goddess' was published in 1948 and was a companion to The Golden Fleece', later 'Hercules My Shipmate', based on the tale of the Argonauts. Then in 1949 came 'Seven Days in New Crete' and afterwards 'The Greek Myths'. Through the reworking of Ogham he also made links between Greek and the Welsh language.

[Anna]

Not a million miles away from your close encounter with Tod Handley!

Yes Cali, but I now look at this lovely elderly lady with new respect as she said 'we were just a couple of bolshy teenagers hitching a ride' I am going to wrangle an invite to inspect those 1948 programmes, to handle history.

[mangerton]

Yes Cali, but I now look at this lovely elderly lady with new respect as she said 'we were just a couple of bolshy teenagers hitching a ride' I am going to wrangle an invite to inspect those 1948 programmes, to handle history.

Anna, that is a lovely story in so many ways. It just wouldn't happen today. We are told we have come so far, but sometimes I think we have lost so much. Goodbye to All That indeed.

[Anna]

Another Silver, for Scotland. Sorry Team GB!! Wee Michael Jamieson frae Glasgow!! Swimming

[scottycelt]

Another Silver, for Scotland. Wee Michael Jamieson frae Glasgow!! Swimming.

Ya Wee Beauty!!



Now, c'mon Giggsy & Co at the Magnificent Millennium ...

[Pegleg]

Arise Sir Wiggo …. the man was simply awesome today. Some great photos here:

http://www.steephill.tv/2012/olympics-road-race/photos/stage-04/

Chris Froome's not far behind …

Emma Pooley, a silver medallist in Beijing, had probably hope for better than 6th place in the women's TT, but would have done better on a hilly course.

While we celebrate spare a thought for defending Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara who rode today after crashing heavily in the Saturday road race, when he fell on the same shoulder he had fractured earlier this year. He was clearly in distress at the end of today's TT, yet still managed 7th place.

A good result for the men's football, another great goal from Sturridge, no Giggs tonight, but Bellamy is still doing the business. A tense finish, but they keep it together. Surely South Korea will offer more fight than the Uruguayan side. They had the players to cause problems but no real desire.

Of course, hats off to the first women to win a rowing gold and the men's eight gave it a real go to beat Germany but run out of gas in the last 500m.

I'll go and draw my sideburns on now ….

[Lateralthinking1]

Can one of our technical experts please add Mr Wiggins to the gallery on the Wikipedia sideburns page?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideburns

Originally I said sideboards. That was in the 1960s. Is sideboards English rather than American?

[Resurrection Man]

There has been some cracking coverage of the sailing all week. Highly recommended viewing especially as they go round the markers and change tack.