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A mistake of Olympic proportion

Editor,
I can't believe the kilo is being dropped from the Olympic games in favor of BMX!

Is this decision absolute? I've got nothing against BMX. In fact, I raced BMX as a kid before I grew up and raced on the velodrome. What are the tree-trunk-legged kilo specialists to do in 2008?
Erik Voldengen
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Learn how to dirt jump?
 
sanjuro

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All I know about the Kilo, it is like a one man sprint. Hmm, 25 guys riding a dirt course vs. 1 rider around the velodrome?
 
Dirt Merchant

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"Hmm, 25 guys riding a dirt course vs. 1 rider around the velodrome?"

That must be one mutha of a gate. There are more BMX tracks than velodromes,
so it does make sense.
 
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PLEASE for the love of god, let DH never be a Olympic sport.
Granted it may add to the hard earned recognition our sport deserves, but we're having more than enough trouble with UCI, let alone with IOC.
 
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DH and BMX are about the only two cycling disciplines where 100% of the field isn't using EPO. At least they got it half right.
 
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I think it is funny there are complaining now, it has been widely know for about 2 years that Track cycling was losing two events....Perhaps they had not determined which two but it should be a surprise... I am happy BMX is finally getting in although it should have happened 12 years ago...
 
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Well i would very much like to see DH instead of Xc in the olympics....

I ve watched live the XC race in the last olympics and i didnt like it much even though the course was technical.
 
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Dirt Merchant said:
"Hmm, 25 guys riding a dirt course vs. 1 rider around the velodrome?"

That must be one mutha of a gate. There are more BMX tracks than velodromes,
so it does make sense.
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Sorry, I don't know much about BMX racing. How large is an International start?
 
sanjuro

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Yeah, those guys are using THC to enhance their performance. Ban them and the snowboarders too.
 
Dirt Merchant

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"and huge fitness to race DH BMX. Plus, TV loves it!"

I dunno. For some reason those little 20" bikes look silly on those big super-tracks.
I would much rather watch DH racing. With tons of cameras, and time splits, etc.
Silly Rabbit, BMX is for kids.
 
axlvid23

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math2014 said:
Well i would very much like to see DH instead of Xc in the olympics....

I ve watched live the XC race in the last olympics and i didnt like it much even though the course was technical.
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Sure, It's not great to watch...

Having raced DH and XC for the past 4 years, I can honestly say that XC racing encompasses more of the actual sport of mountain biking than does DH...Plus it's actually a test of BOTH physical endurance and skill....With the exception of a very serious few, DH is comprised of a bunch of partying hooligans(I'm one of these) and we have no place in the olympics.
 
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I think the biggest problem with the Olympic XC courses is how unchallenging they are. I remember Atlanta was particularily dull.

Maybe if they built them without spectators in mind, we can have some harder courses.
 
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sanjuro said:
I think the biggest problem with the Olympic XC courses is how unchallenging they are. I remember Atlanta was particularily dull.

Maybe if they built them without spectators in mind, we can have some harder courses.
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very true, they should be a test of how well rounded a rider is...

Should test: technical ability, strength, climbing, sprinting, finesse, among other things. So basically long grueling steep technical climbs with a DH that would be at least very difficult to ride on a XC bike...40+ miles...perfect
 
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The plan for the NYC Olympic bid was to build the XC course on Fresh Kills Garbage Dump in Staten Island. I am not kidding.
 
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