Cycling

Thursday was the first day of competition in the velodrome and all those involved in bringing it together finally got to see that their plans worked. Apart from the disappointment in the women's team sprint everything went to plan.

For me it couldn't have started better as in the afternoon I was asked to stay up in the press area within the velodrome. The press occupy a large chunk of one side near to the finish line. Most places offer a good view, but the press have some of the best seats. The afternoon ebbed and flowed. Whenever a member of team gm took to the track the noise of the crowed increased to the extent that it was hard to hear what was going on. The afternoon built up to the finale which was the men's team sprint

It was a magical afternoon. The finale came when the men's sprint team took to the floor. It was tense and the crowed hushed as the gb took the starters orders. If you watched on tv you don't hear the fact that in the dome the cheer travels round with the riders in a mexican wave. It's intense. Within only a few seconds it's gold! And we all calm down.

I'ts probably the only time I will get to see an Olympic gold won and it was a very up lifting experience.

 

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