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  1. Original post
    Callistus Valerius
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    Further proof that road cyclists are not Olympians.......
    ------
    Riders rail against men's-race scheduling
    Riders have taken Olympic Games organizers to task for scheduling the 224km
    men's road race in the middle of a searing Athens' summer day.

    More than 50 riders pulled out in the battle of attrition, and most
    described it as the hardest race of their lives.

    Australia's Stuart O'Grady rated it the most draining experience of his
    career. O'Grady finished 33rd, while teammates Matt White and Baden Cooke
    pulled out after 10 of17 laps, followed by domestique Michael Rogers in the
    next lap.

    "It was definitely the hardest one-day race in my life," O'Grady said. "The
    conditions, the heat, the technical course just made it a very, very hard
    race."

    White slammed the decision to ride the race in the city center in the
    hottest time of the day.

    "Unbelievable," he said. "To start at one o'clock in the middle of the day
    and go right through to six. We're in the city circuit with the glare and
    lots and lots of heat coming off the road. It was a very hard race."

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  2. Donald Munro
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    Callistus Valerius said:

    Further proof that road cyclists are not Olympians.......
    ------
    Riders rail against men's-race scheduling
    Riders have taken Olympic Games organizers to task for scheduling the 224km
    men's road race in the middle of a searing Athens' summer day.
    snip

    I seem to recall they re-scheduled the marathon at the Atlanta games due
    to the anticipated heat and humidity. Are marathon runners not olympians
    then ?

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  3. Carl Sundquist
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    "Donald Munro" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    Further proof that road cyclists are not Olympians.......
    ------
    Riders rail against men's-race scheduling
    Riders have taken Olympic Games organizers to task for scheduling the


    224km

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    men's road race in the middle of a searing Athens' summer day.
    snip

    I seem to recall they re-scheduled the marathon at the Atlanta games due
    to the anticipated heat and humidity. Are marathon runners not olympians
    then ?

    I could have sworn that I read somewhere that the swimmers were complaining
    too, but Googling doesn't turn up anything.

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  4. Ewoud Dronkert
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    Carl Sundquist said:

    I could have sworn that I read somewhere that the swimmers were complaining
    too, but Googling doesn't turn up anything.

    I have the same problem finding a post by JT(?) talking about the
    "Fosberry" technique. I think he may have cancelled it after sobering
    up. In any case, here was my anticipated reply:
    http://www.phys.uu.nl/~dronkert/etc/approach.png (15 yr old clipping
    from the Financial Times).

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  5. Bob Schwartz
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    Ewoud Dronkert said:
    Carl Sundquist said:

    I could have sworn that I read somewhere that the swimmers were complaining
    too, but Googling doesn't turn up anything.

    Quoted message said:

    I have the same problem finding a post by JT(?) talking about the
    "Fosberry" technique. I think he may have cancelled it after sobering
    up. In any case, here was my anticipated reply:
    http://www.phys.uu.nl/~dronkert/etc/approach.png (15 yr old clipping
    from the Financial Times).

    Did you try "Fosbury"?

    Bob Schwartz
    [email hidden]

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  6. Ewoud Dronkert
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    Bob Schwartz said:

    Did you try "Fosbury"?

    Yes, no, I know. That's just why I thought he might have cancelled it.

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  7. John Forrest Tomlinson
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    Ewoud Dronkert <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Carl Sundquist said:

    I could have sworn that I read somewhere that the swimmers were complaining
    too, but Googling doesn't turn up anything.

    I have the same problem finding a post by JT(?) talking about the
    "Fosberry" technique.

    Not this JT -- I don't know what Fosberry is and I can't swim.

    But yeah, I recall marathon runners complaining about heat (I think in Seoul).

    JT

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  8. Carl Sundquist
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    "John Forrest Tomlinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Ewoud Dronkert <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Carl Sundquist said:

    I could have sworn that I read somewhere that the swimmers were


    complaining

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    too, but Googling doesn't turn up anything.

    I have the same problem finding a post by JT(?) talking about the
    "Fosberry" technique.

    Not this JT -- I don't know what Fosberry is and I can't swim.

    But yeah, I recall marathon runners complaining about heat (I think in


    Seoul).

    Quoted message said:

    I don't recall Seoul being all that hot. Certainly not as hot as Barcelona
    or Atlanta.

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  9. Sierraman
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    "Carl Sundquist" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "John Forrest Tomlinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Ewoud Dronkert <[email hidden]> wrote in message


    news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:38:58 -0500, Carl Sundquist wrote:
    >I could have sworn that I read somewhere that the swimmers were


    complaining

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >too, but Googling doesn't turn up anything.

    I have the same problem finding a post by JT(?) talking about the
    "Fosberry" technique.

    Not this JT -- I don't know what Fosberry is and I can't swim.

    But yeah, I recall marathon runners complaining about heat (I think in


    Seoul).

    Quoted message said:

    I don't recall Seoul being all that hot. Certainly not as hot as Barcelona
    or Atlanta.


    The road race in Barcelona was a bake off.

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  10. John Forrest Tomlinson
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    Carl Sundquist said:


    "John Forrest Tomlinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...


    ot this JT -- I don't know what Fosberry is and I can't swim.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    But yeah, I recall marathon runners complaining about heat (I think in


    Seoul).

    Quoted message said:

    I don't recall Seoul being all that hot. Certainly not as hot as Barcelona
    or Atlanta.


    They were held in October, I think partially to avoid high heat for
    the marathon.

    JT

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  11. Carl Sundquist
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    "John Forrest Tomlinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Carl Sundquist said:


    "John Forrest Tomlinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...


    ot this JT -- I don't know what Fosberry is and I can't swim.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    But yeah, I recall marathon runners complaining about heat (I think in


    Seoul).

    Quoted message said:

    I don't recall Seoul being all that hot. Certainly not as hot as


    Barcelona

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    or Atlanta.


    They were held in October, I think partially to avoid high heat for
    the marathon.

    It was the last half of September.

    http://www.worldweather.org/095/c00231f.htm#climate

    According to this, it looks like they may have held it then to avoid the
    rainy season, whereas both Barcelona and Atlanta were held in July.

    http://www.worldweather.org/093/c00268f.htm#climate

    For some reason, Spain doesn't exist according to www.worldweather.org

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  12. John Forrest Tomlinson
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    Carl Sundquist said:


    "John Forrest Tomlinson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Carl Sundquist said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    They were held in October, I think partially to avoid high heat for
    the marathon.

    It was the last half of September.

    http://www.worldweather.org/095/c00231f.htm#climate

    Right. Though it ran a couple days into October with the marathon on
    the last day.

    Quoted message said:


    According to this, it looks like they may have held it then to avoid the
    rainy season, whereas both Barcelona and Atlanta were held in July.

    In any case, Olympians other than cyclists are wimps to worry about
    rain...

    JT

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  13. gwhite
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    John Forrest Tomlinson said:


    Ewoud Dronkert <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:
    Carl Sundquist said:

    I could have sworn that I read somewhere that the swimmers were complaining
    too, but Googling doesn't turn up anything.

    I have the same problem finding a post by JT(?) talking about the
    "Fosberry" technique.

    Not this JT -- I don't know what Fosberry is and I can't swim.

    http://www.muhs.acsu.k12.vt.us/physics/HighJump/fosburyflop.htm

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  14. Ewoud Dronkert
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    gwhite said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I have the same problem finding a post by JT(?) talking about the
    "Fosberry" technique.

    Not this JT -- I don't know what Fosberry is and I can't swim.

    http://www.muhs.acsu.k12.vt.us/physics/HighJump/fosburyflop.htm

    I know, I know. It was the misspelling that led me to believe the poster
    might have cancelled his post. Thanks tho.

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