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RPM · 7th September 2008

GB still kicking arse:

http://www.velodrome.org.uk/paralympics08d1.html

3 golds already

Ant · 7th September 2008

and the world records. I get very confused with the classifications though. I really should learn about them, LC4 nd the like.

RPM · 7th September 2008

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web...ck_day_one.asp

roxy · 7th September 2008

Para games are the future I reckon. F*ck all the normal humans, we could all be real living cyborgs. They're fricking amazing.

hippy · 7th September 2008

At least our tinpot country is doing better here.. funding direction change required.

100 · 8th September 2008

Anyone know what disabilities these blokes have ?

pete · 8th September 2008

it will have to be something to do with sight i guess

Ant · 8th September 2008

Cyclists at Paralympic Games and other IPC sanctioned events such a the World Championships must fit one of the four disability categories (locomotor, cerebral palsy or blind and visually impaired, handcycling). Each disability category is divided into various classifications.

Locomotor Disabilities (LC); division LC 1, LC 2, LC 3, LC 4, from minor (LC 1) to more severe (LC 4) disabilities.
Cerebral Palsy (CP); division CP 4, CP 3, CP 2, CP 1, from the least severely disabled riders (CP 4) to the more severely disabled athletes who race on tricycles (CP 1).
Blind & Visually Impaired (B & VI)
Handcycling (HC), division A, B and C (from the more severely disabled (A) to the partially disabled athletes (C), based on the level of spinal cord lesion.

RPM · 8th September 2008

yes, so Darren kenny (up there^) is C3, we don't have any C4 riders so an Aussie won that.

it's a pretty good set up, I reckon.

Archi Pelago · 8th September 2008

So impressed with all these athletes. Just watched some girl with only one hand absolutely tank it around the track. Respect!

Ant · 8th September 2008

Simmonds stonked it in the swimming. I'm impressed with the BBC's explanations of the categories and the amount of coverage they are providing.

RPM · 9th September 2008

Day 3:
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web..._day_three.asp

Quote:

Back in Britain it continues to rain cats and dogs, but it Beijing it's raining gold for GB cyclists. The news is pretty simple: Today GB riders won gold in every race they entered.

RPM · 9th September 2008

Mark Bristow, world record and Gold in the Kilo.

RPM · 10th September 2008

GB to 12 golds in cycling:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...rt/7607585.stm

watch the team sprint video!

(or ignore these feats of awesome cycling prowess and carry on asking about deep vs and OTP "fixies")

kowalski · 10th September 2008

Watched it on the box last night.

Team GB dominated more than in the Olympics both in the quantity and quality of their victories. Records were being slashed.

Top notch!

kowalski · 12th September 2008

Team GB domination continues on the road.

15 Gold so far.

David Stone in the CP TT was mighty.

RPM · 12th September 2008

it's awesome.

kenny having to settle for silver in the TT after being beat by a bloke who was a previous TDF stage winner

mooks · 12th September 2008

While it's not cycling related, I do find this concerning:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/feedarticle/7789960

"Ireland has called into question the integrity of the classification process for Paralympians with cerebral palsy after one of their athletes was expelled from the Beijing Games for being insufficiently disabled. [...] Derek Malone said he was "bitterly disappointed" and the victim of his own success in training so hard to manage the symptoms of his condition, an impairment which results in altered neuromuscular function."

WTF?

pajamas · 12th September 2008

that's intriguing and fairly concerning.

saying that though - we were talking about this last night - with some of the athletes it's not immediately obvious what they are in the paralympics for. I know there's different categories but the athletes' disabilties don't seem to be listed....?

RPM · 12th September 2008

the disabilities should be listed somewhere, the categories are mostly self explanatory.

if CP 1 to 4 is cerebral palsy then it's safe to assume the athletes competing suffer from cerebral palsy!

anyway: http://www.paralympics.org.uk

7th September 2008	#1
RPM	Paralympics GB still kicking arse: http://www.velodrome.org.uk/paralympics08d1.html 3 golds already
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8th September 2008	#8
Ant	Cyclists at Paralympic Games and other IPC sanctioned events such a the World Championships must fit one of the four disability categories (locomotor, cerebral palsy or blind and visually impaired, handcycling). Each disability category is divided into various classifications. Locomotor Disabilities (LC); division LC 1, LC 2, LC 3, LC 4, from minor (LC 1) to more severe (LC 4) disabilities. Cerebral Palsy (CP); division CP 4, CP 3, CP 2, CP 1, from the least severely disabled riders (CP 4) to the more severely disabled athletes who race on tricycles (CP 1). Blind & Visually Impaired (B & VI) Handcycling (HC), division A, B and C (from the more severely disabled (A) to the partially disabled athletes (C), based on the level of spinal cord lesion.
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7th September 2008	#4
roxy	Para games are the future I reckon. F*ck all the normal humans, we could all be real living cyborgs. They're fricking amazing.
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7th September 2008	#5
hippy	At least our tinpot country is doing better here.. funding direction change required.
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8th September 2008	#7
pete	it will have to be something to do with sight i guess
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8th September 2008	#10
Archi Pelago	So impressed with all these athletes. Just watched some girl with only one hand absolutely tank it around the track. Respect!
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9th September 2008	#13
RPM	Mark Bristow, world record and Gold in the Kilo.
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10th September 2008	#14
RPM	GB to 12 golds in cycling: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...rt/7607585.stm watch the team sprint video! (or ignore these feats of awesome cycling prowess and carry on asking about deep vs and OTP "fixies")
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10th September 2008	#15
kowalski	Watched it on the box last night. Team GB dominated more than in the Olympics both in the quantity and quality of their victories. Records were being slashed. Top notch!
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12th September 2008	#16
kowalski	Team GB domination continues on the road. 15 Gold so far. David Stone in the CP TT was mighty.
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12th September 2008	#18
mooks	While it's not cycling related, I do find this concerning: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/feedarticle/7789960 "Ireland has called into question the integrity of the classification process for Paralympians with cerebral palsy after one of their athletes was expelled from the Beijing Games for being insufficiently disabled. [...] Derek Malone said he was "bitterly disappointed" and the victim of his own success in training so hard to manage the symptoms of his condition, an impairment which results in altered neuromuscular function." WTF?
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12th September 2008	#19
pajamas	that's intriguing and fairly concerning. saying that though - we were talking about this last night - with some of the athletes it's not immediately obvious what they are in the paralympics for. I know there's different categories but the athletes' disabilties don't seem to be listed....?
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