Why GB Lost Team Pursuit?

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Originally posted by Steve McGinty
"Gear on bike blamed for Steel's 'off day' at Worlds

An extensive review of the video footage from the recent World Track Championships, revealed that
Bryan Steel, dropped after just 1.5km of racing in the final of the team pursuit event, had in fact
been given the wrong gear....

...Normally, Bryan would ride a gear of around 100 inches but the one in Stuttgart was probably
about 93 inches"

britishcycling.org.uk08 bryan steel.shtmlOpen ↗

Regards! Stephen

Call me a crotchety old [censored], but I find it incredible that no one bothered to check the cog/chainring after Steel dropped out or in between rounds for that matter. It was drummed into us time after time, "You (the rider) are responsible for making sure your equipment is right." That included gearing and making sure all fasteners were properly tightened.

More likely, it was the concurrent lack of pedal synchronisation between the riders that must have caused the calamity.

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stephenmcginty@ntlworld_DOT_.com said:

"Gear on bike blamed for Steel's 'off day' at Worlds

An extensive review of the video footage from the recent World Track Championships, revealed that
Bryan Steel, dropped after just 1.5km of racing in the final of the team pursuit event, had in
fact been given the wrong gear....

...Normally, Bryan would ride a gear of around 100 inches but the one in Stuttgart was probably
about 93 inches"

Is their mechanic named David Millar?

-WG

I thought it was because they werent fast enough to beat the Aussie team of Brown/Roberts/Dawson/Lancaster and not to mention we didnt have Brad McGee.Its unfortunate one of the GB guys had the wrong gear but they would have still had to smash the world record.

I think Chris Boardman said it best, and those among you in denial can make up your own mind from this,
"When asked about the possible loss of a medal as a result of the incident, Chris clearly did not think this was the case. "The reality is that the team were likely to finish second anyway... but by a much smaller margin, probably in the region of a second,." So for those of you claiming that this error (which, by the way, is all part of the team aspect of the event) caused the loss of the gold medal. I believe that you really need to GET A GRIP. That is not to say that your team won't improve enough to win at the Olympics. I agree with Mr. Boardman that your team has come an awful long way. I just HOPE that we can beat you again.

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I think Chris Boardman said it best, and those among you in denial can make up your own mind from
this, "When asked about the possible loss of a medal as a result of the incident, Chris clearly
did not think this was the case. "The reality is that the team were likely to finish second
anyway... but by a much smaller margin, probably in the region of a second,." So for those of you
claiming that this error (which, by the way, is all part of the team aspect of the event) caused
the loss of the gold medal. I believe that you really need to GET A GRIP.

Where did anywone claim that?

BTW, part of performing well in that event (as well as any track event) is avoiding choosing the
wrong gear. The Brits deserved to lose.

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"Gear on bike blamed for Steel's 'off day' at Worlds

An extensive review of the video footage from the recent World Track Championships, revealed that
Bryan Steel, dropped after just 1.5km of racing in the final of the team pursuit event, had in
fact been given the wrong gear....

...Normally, Bryan would ride a gear of around 100 inches but the one in Stuttgart was probably
about 93 inches"

britishcycling.org.uk08 bryan steel.shtmlOpen ↗

Does the UK team ever compete against the GB team? Doesn't the UK team have better mechanics or
smarter racers than the GBers?

-Ken, 08/15 rulez.

At the end of the day its great to see Australia Vs GB in the final,and we all know England dont beat us in too many sports...

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"Gear on bike blamed for Steel's 'off day' at Worlds

An extensive review of the video footage from the recent World Track Championships, revealed
that Bryan Steel, dropped after just 1.5km

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racing in the final of the team pursuit event, had in fact been

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the wrong gear....

...Normally, Bryan would ride a gear of around 100 inches but the

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in Stuttgart was probably about 93 inches"

britishcycling.org.uk08 bryan steel.shtmlOpen ↗

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Does the UK team ever compete against the GB team? Doesn't the UK team have better mechanics or
smarter racers than the GBers?

UK = GB + N. Ireland.

Phil Holman

GREAT BRITAIN LOST THE TEAMS PURSUIT BECAUSE AUSTRALIA KIKED SOME BUT, AND GB NEVER HAD A CHANCE AGAINST A TEAM THAT SET THE NEW WORLD RECORD!NEVER

Carl Sundquist said:

Call me a crotchety old [censored], but I find it incredible that no one bothered to check the
cog/chainring after Steel dropped out or in between rounds for that matter. It was drummed into us
time after time, "You (the rider) are responsible for making sure your equipment is right." That
included gearing and making sure all fasteners were properly tightened.

More likely, it was the concurrent lack of pedal synchronisation between the riders that must have
caused the calamity.

Spot on as usual, Carl - here's the evidence

cyclingnews.comtrackworldsOpen ↗

Steel is third in line - who can argue with that?

Regards! Stephen