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pushatam
08-09-08, 12:24 PM
Anyone have the showtime schedules for bmx? i cant seem to find it on nbc's olympics website (http://www.nbcolympics.com/canoekayak/index.html)


CMcMahon
08-09-08, 12:57 PM
Perhaps you should, like, look harder? That took about two seconds to find on the Cycling page...

http://www.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/index.html

pushatam
08-10-08, 12:58 PM
doh i didnt see that.
i was moreof looking for a tv schedule though.


Street rider
08-10-08, 01:04 PM
i think that is the tv schedule.

Punx
08-11-08, 10:29 AM
so it starts the 20th?

minichamp31
08-11-08, 01:06 PM
Yeah. And I can't wait.

CMcMahon
08-11-08, 03:24 PM
I can.

Street rider
08-11-08, 03:57 PM
i dont race, but i still think that its cool that bmx is in the olympics. i heard that at the next summer olympics, they were considering having a street course? i cant remember where i heard that, but i did from somewhere.

CMcMahon
08-11-08, 09:56 PM
Where'd you hear that? The Rumor Mill? I hear that they have a great gossipburger.

castanagajt
08-12-08, 05:34 AM
hehe I bought blank tapes for that event. Out of the ball park but their are two hot women on USA's womens' gymnastics team.

ascend
08-12-08, 05:46 AM
Hoping this ends up torrented or on youtube or something. So not interested in camping in front of the telly all week waiting for a local broadcast. Hint hint ;)

Cycliste
08-20-08, 12:26 PM
http://sports.aol.com/olympics/story/_a/bbdp/its-usas-day-as-bmx-crashes-olympics/141239

BMXFanaat
08-20-08, 12:56 PM
Was reading through the BMX section and only saw 1 person mentioning this.

Why isn't anyone interested in the BMX races during the Olympics.

Will anyone watch the finales tomorrow?

minichamp31
08-20-08, 12:57 PM
I am interested. And yes, I will be watching the finals. Even if it's not on until 2 in the morning. Again.

BMXFanaat
08-20-08, 01:01 PM
It was quite interesting to see todays races. And was no surprise to see all the Americans qualify for the semi finals. After all, the dudes from California were the first ones riding them.

minichamp31
08-20-08, 01:02 PM
But they invited other countries to ride the track in Chula Vista, too.

Street rider
08-20-08, 01:28 PM
i forgot the races started today. are the finals tonight at 2 am or tomorrow at 2 am?

stereo
08-20-08, 02:08 PM
That track looks great. Too bad I can't watch. I'm sure some .avi torrents will pop up eventually.

Cycliste
08-20-08, 02:16 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5v2bqx0-qU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWqUkhCHLg8

Cycliste
08-20-08, 02:25 PM
Anne-Caroline Chausson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne-Caroline_Chausson) :love:

pwyll99
08-20-08, 02:57 PM
MSNBC's setup strongly favors Micro$oft PC's and you have to have their Media Player and that Silverlight crap. So I guess I won't be watching their feeds as I run Linux (refusing to pay for Micro$ofts poor excuse for an OS). I'm with stereo in #18, in hoping some vids make it to more reasonable sources.

lesz42
08-20-08, 03:15 PM
MSNBC's setup strongly favors Micro$oft PC's and you have to have their Media Player and that Silverlight crap. So I guess I won't be watching their feeds as I run Linux (refusing to pay for Micro$ofts poor excuse for an OS). I'm with stereo in #18, in hoping some vids make it to more reasonable sources.


i dont know many people who pay for poor excuse for an OS, its "free" with the pc, or "free" from the pirate bay................

bmx2478
08-20-08, 05:15 PM
Kamakazi and Jared Graves ftw!
Go Australia!

Jabba Degrassi
08-20-08, 05:46 PM
i dont know many people who pay for poor excuse for an OS, its "free" with the pc, or "free" from the pirate bay................

Do you honestly think you're not paying for your copy of Windows when you buy a Dell?

PRIMO22
08-20-08, 07:12 PM
Do you honestly think you're not paying for your copy of Windows when you buy a Dell?

Did you notice its free from pirate bay?

minichamp31
08-20-08, 07:16 PM
Kamakazi and Jared Graves ftw!
Go Australia!

When I first heard the name "Kamakazi" I thought it was a Japanese rider. But then I heard the explanation. That's a cool name. And Graves was owning.

bmx2478
08-21-08, 12:10 AM
Haha yeah its pretty cool that he legally changed his name to that.
Yeah Graves was ripping, but Mike Day was on fire!

BMXFanaat
08-21-08, 04:55 PM
What a bummer. The races are canceled because of too much rain.

Guess we'll have to wait till tomorrow.

Street rider
08-21-08, 05:18 PM
dont just stick to pirate bay to look for torrents. check out isohunt.com

tons of good torrents on there. even more than pirate bay.

minichamp31
08-21-08, 07:38 PM
The races start up again tonight at 9 ET. They're on NBC again.

pushatam
08-21-08, 07:57 PM
^^DOpe! I think its the same exact time for Pacific as well. us Pacific coast people will have to watch it later.

minichamp31
08-21-08, 08:17 PM
Well, it's not on right now. Figures.

dcbikeguy
08-21-08, 09:57 PM
Well, it's not on right now. Figures.

Its on now. Congrats boys, children everywhere rejoice!

minichamp31
08-21-08, 10:04 PM
Maris Strombergs owned. Mike Day 2nd. dR 3rd. Not too bad. And for the Brit's, Shananze Reade beefed it. And for bmx2478, Graves also beefed it. Haha.

bmx2478
08-23-08, 11:24 PM
Haha yeah.
Well maybe if that stupid South African could ride his bike properly, he wouldn't have taken Graves out.
Oh well, bmx at the olympics ftw.

minichamp31
08-24-08, 07:41 AM
Hey, Sifiso Nhlapo is a solid rider. I didn't know they had bmx bikes in Africa.

bmx2478
08-24-08, 05:42 PM
Yeah neither haha.
He went pretty well in the qualifiers.
Wish he had of knocked someone else off though, like Strombergs hah.