Olympic Cycling Velodrome Pics

[fizzwheel]

A few of you will know that Liz and I were lucky enough to get Tickets for the Velodrome for yesterday afternoon's session. Here's a few pics

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[maviczap]

I didn't know which day you were going, but I kept looking for you in the crowd Fizz :)

You lucky lucky garstad ;) Very envious. :twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted:

The womens pursuit must have been great, especially as they nearly caught the US team.

Same as the mens team, as soon as I saw that they'd broken the WR in qualifying, I knew that the gold was almost a certainty.

I watched the Devil in the Omnium, poor old Ed Clancy, he really rode his socks off :takeabow:

Did you see Paul McCartney in the crowd?

[fizzwheel]

The girls were fantastic, they were visably faster the all the other teams and I think in another few laps they would have caught the USA girls, who were no slouches themselves.

Kenny did rode well to.

Clancy looked completely knackered on the lap he got eliminated on. I didnt know it at the time but apparently he pulled his foot out and had to ride two laps with it un clipped before he got it sorted out.

Did you see Paul McCartney in the crowd?

Yes, but not right till the end, we could also see Cav in the BBC commentary box to.

[maviczap]

My mistake Fizz, it was Ed Clancy, riding one legged, pretty impressive

[fizzwheel]

I've put alot more onto my facebook, I've changed the album so anybody can see it, link below

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150977325811921.413139.522691920&type=3

[Whyte25]

Awesome pic`s... I wish I went now. :-(

[Paul the 6th]

Did you see me waving Fizz? I thought I spotted you in the audience!

[Sir Trev]

Is that a Rossi sticker on the Venezuelan cyclists helmet (second pic)?

[fizzwheel]

Is that a Rossi sticker on the Venezuelan cyclists helmet (second pic)?

Yes it is

and Paul, no I didnt see you.

[maviczap]

Were there any empty seats?

I'll be pretty pizzed off if there were?

[Paul the 6th]

Yes it is

and Paul, no I didnt see you.

Well.... I was waving at my TV Fizz. Sorry I couldn't help myself :rolleyes:

[fizzwheel]

Were there any empty seats?

I'll be pretty pizzed off if there were?

Yes there were. Not to many in the section Liz and I were in, and mainly ones and two's

There were a lot in the lower tier, closest to the track which I am guessing were given out to corporate / VIP's who then didnt turn up.

I dont understand the mentality of some people. Our tickets werent cheap, some people in our section didnt arrive until 1/2 way through, and then people kept getting up to get beer or buy food and missed an awful lot of track action.

It was the same 4 or 5 people all the time as well.

[maviczap]

There were a lot in the lower tier, closest to the track which I am guessing were given out to corporate / VIP's who then didnt turn up.

Typical, although I seem to remember one of my emails from Olympic ticketing was offering tickets at over £1k, which is where these seats probably were? Outside my price range I'm afraid.


I dont understand the mentality of some people. Our tickets werent cheap, some people in our section didnt arrive until 1/2 way through, and then people kept getting up to get beer or buy food and missed an awful lot of track action.

It was the same 4 or 5 people all the time as well.

I had exactly the same thing at Bruce Springsteen in Hyde Park & Sunderland, Hyde Park was a replica of your experience, same people back and forth for tray full of beer.

I'm sorry but I'm here to see a performance, not line the promoters pockets. I'll have a beer afterrwards :twisted:

[Bluefish]

Good pics fizz, must have ben brill to see the girls win :D