Olympic BMX Finals Day

[Scott]

Update 10am Friday: No word yet on any concerns regarding the weather, so things are still good to go.

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Today's THE day and we still have two Australian men mixing it up, Jared Graves (http://www.jaredgraves.net) progressed through quite easily and Kamakazi just scraped through for the final day of competition. Luke Madill didn't fair so well, falling victum to some first corner mayhem.

Following yesterdays competition, the field that started at 32 has been reduced to just 16. The women's top 16 will complete all their racing today after only having to do their seeding runs yesterday.

Todays racing:

11:00am - Women's Semifinals Run 1
11:08am - Men's Semifinals Run 1
11:30am - Women's Semifinals Run 2
11:38am - Men's Semifinals Run 2
12:00pm - Women's Semifinals Run 3
12:08pm - Men's Semifinals Run 3
12:30pm - Women's Final Run
12:40pm - Men's Final Run

Live Viewing
You can either view the race live on channel 7 (who have done a pretty good job so far), or on the yahoo7 live website (a bit temperamental) here (http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/live-video/). **Update: Apparently due to a conflict of interest between Yahoo and 7, there will be no live web stream of the event on Yahoo.

Live Results
For semi live results, keep refreshing this page here (http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/CB.shtml).

Video Clips
Clips from yesterday can be found here (http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/video/-/sports/bmx/).

All times are AEST.

[Plow King]

You made a mistake Scott, I'm only allowed to select one option in the poll.

[No Skid Marks]

F*** Oi OI oI, it was an advertising campaign from MC Donalds wasn't it? I guess that doesn't matter, I shouldn't be such a kill joy, I just hate corporate kill joys.
Thanks heaps Scott for the times etc, should be fun watching.

[RaID]

Just letting people know that according to Yahoo7 site there isnt any live streaming of the BMX today for the semis and finals on the link above ie
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/live-video/

That was only scheduled for the seeding and quarters, so dont get your hopes up. Lets just hope they put it on TV.

[Mr. Pink]

Channel 7 are advertising it as being on "later", so fingers crossed. I'm still sceptical though, they might decide to show synchronised swimming or something instead, fucktards.

[No Skid Marks]

They're showing lots of footage in the mini Hype up ad thingys.

[Techno Destructo]

Any updates on scheduled times yet? Have they changed from the initial schedule?

[SCHOEY]

Heavy rain has forced the postponment of Thursday's semi-finals in the BMX bicycle competition.

Action in the men's and women's events had been due to start at 11:00 am (0300 GMT) but the bad weather saw this put back to 3:00 pm (0700 GMT). If the rain continues it could be delayed until Friday.

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/4942490/olympics-rain-hits-bmx-cycling-competition

[demo man]

Heavy rain has forced the postponment of Thursday's semi-finals in the BMX bicycle competition.

Action in the men's and women's events had been due to start at 11:00 am (0300 GMT) but the bad weather saw this put back to 3:00 pm (0700 GMT). If the rain continues it could be delayed until Friday.

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/4942490/olympics-rain-hits-bmx-cycling-competition

aww fuck.

So, is that 3pm AEST?

[SCHOEY]

aww fuck.

So, is that 3pm AEST?

I believe so

[demo man]

no that would be 5pm AEST

But wasn't it 11am AEST (but 9am Bejing time)? So wouldn't they use the same time zone unless they specify otherwise?

[Scott]

I think it's 3pm. As the news update says racing was to start at 11am (9am China time), so that'd be 1pm China time for racing.

[Techno Destructo]

3pm?!? AWESOME! I can't believe I'm stoked that it's been postphoned!

I've got a meeting at 11:30 to god knows when!

Hooray for rain!:p

[SCHOEY]

I think it's 3pm. As the news update says racing was to start at 11am (9am China time), so that'd be 1pm China time for racing.

That's is the way i understood it too.

[RaID]

But wasn't it 11am AEST (but 9am Bejing time)? So wouldn't they use the same time zone unless they specify otherwise?

stand corrected

[entombed]

Action in the men's and women's events was due to start at 1100 (0900) on Thursday but will be delayed until Friday


link (http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/4942611/rain-hits-bmx-cycling-competition)

weak!

[Quintin]

yep 11am our time friday

[Mr. Pink]

FAAARRRRRKKKKKK!!!! Now I'm not going to get to watch any of it!!

[Cedel]

I waged school to watch this. :(

[dj3]

yes now I'll be able to see because it's now on tomorrow, yay for delay!

[kelso_472]

they should show all of it because we did so well yesterday. they always show the stuff that we are doin well in. but that isnt the case at the moment because they are showing the chicks 20km walk.. not even with any breaks haha. and the aussie is the back of the third chase pack so if the bmx doesnt get shown im going to be pissed

[John U]

Update from my wife is that if the rain persists tomorrow the event may be axed. Can anyone verify this?

[Techno Destructo]

Is there a location on the web where we can get update-to-date statuses on the event?

[shake_rattle_and_ roll]

Update from my wife is that if the rain persists tomorrow the event may be axed. Can anyone verify this?


I pray that this isn't the case! Hopefully the Chinese have still got a few of their "weather rockets" kicking around.

Such a shame they've had to postpone it, which means I'll have to get back to doing some work:(

Gravy-train for GOLD!!!

...oh and Kama for silver.

[Derka Derka]

Just wanted to say that the Quarters were great! I am in an office where everyone stopped to watch it when it was on..and that is with most people here not even knowing what a bike is!!! as it is just such a great spectator event.

Can wait for the finals, even if the rain is making me wait today!!:D

[Stinky]

Could the rain be due to the fact that Gravey is on such good form and we know the track record with Toowoomba and wet races????? He must be wearing a T-bar mtb shirt under his race jersey.

[siz]

Is there a location on the web where we can get update-to-date statuses on the event?

Try here man (http://beijingbmx.loopd.com/Members/beijingbmx/Default.aspx)...look for the headcam lap with Mike Day....kinda makes you realise how big those jumps really are:eek:

[Flannie]

Update from my wife is that if the rain persists tomorrow the event may be axed. Can anyone verify this?


I just confirmed this with my sister who is a journalist covering the event at the venue in Beijing.

She thinks its extremely unlikely for any cancellation to occur. Forecast is for sunshine tomorrow and they can always run the event on Saturday or Sunday.

The postponing affects people in different ways - she was looking forward to getting hammered tonight.

[John U]

they can always run the event on Saturday or Sunday.


That's what I was thinking.

[sawtell]

I waged school to watch this. :(

also, well i wasnt really keen to go any way.

but this put me over the edge.

o well.

[Cedel]

also, well i wasnt really keen to go any way.

but this put me over the edge.

o well.

'Tis a shame I can't do it again tomrow. :(:(

[@nDr3w]

Hopefully now they'll realise it would of been better indoors.
No wind/rain etc.

[sawtell]

hahahaha i posted a comment about the article, thinking it would get denied for sure.. if i knew it was going to go through, i would have put a bit more effort into it.

"you sir, are a douche. that is all i have to say, it is people like you, who make the media a stuffed up buisness, and makes people like me NEVER want to be apart of it. do you feel like the bigger man? teasing people who put there heart and sole into a sport that they love? just becuase you can not do it?"

[Cedel]

Racing will now be held tomorrow (Friday) at the same times as scheduled today (starting at 11am).

So the mens finals will still be on at 12:40 our time?

[Scott]

So the mens finals will still be on at 12:40 our time?

As far as I know yes.

[kill_switch]

Im stoked about the rain. I went to school but recorded SBS insted. My bad;)
hahahaha i posted a comment about the article, thinking it would get denied for sure.. if i knew it was going to go through, i would have put a bit more effort into it.

"you sir, are a douche. that is all i have to say, it is people like you, who make the media a stuffed up buisness, and makes people like me NEVER want to be apart of it. do you feel like the bigger man? teasing people who put there heart and sole into a sport that they love? just becuase you can not do it?"
and What artical??? did i miss somthing?

CHeers
Brent

[cozwa]

This article http://www.foxsports.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,,24216981-5014107,00.html

saw your work sawtell nicejob, plenty of us in the west had a crack, so should all.....

[kill_switch]

Yer i just saw and read that artical and that guy is a complete tool bad.
I doubt my comment will get through though. "Mate your a retarded c**t. I hope you die in a fire":D

Brent

[jon55sey]

Yer i just saw and read that artical and that guy is a complete tool bad.
I doubt my comment will get through though. "Mate your a retarded c**t. I hope you die in a fire":D

Brent

Yeah I doubt that will get through haha.

The racing yesterday was incredible. I guess it was the first time old mate had even heard of bmx. The amount of shit that he wrote. He just got no idea at all. Disgusting.

[Karnige182]

Yeah I doubt that will get through haha.

The racing yesterday was incredible. I guess it was the first time old mate had even heard of bmx. The amount of shit that he wrote. He just got no idea at all. Disgusting.

Yeah he's just jelous something cool got into the olympics, whats this jumps, off road? dammit, this just can't be!

His comment about snowboard motorcross was spastic, they practically already have it, there is a park even and big air, i see clear similarity to freestyle motocross there:rolleyes:

They guy clearly has no idea

[Mugger]

Prick - hopefuly my thing gets through - wasn't too fancy but just found some of his argumentative points fucking ridiculous.

[Nick53]

Channel 7 says the BMX will start at 12.30 so don't miss out on it.

[Scott]

the finals or racing in general at 12:30?

[Drizz]

Yeah he's just jelous something cool got into the olympics, whats this jumps, off road? dammit, this just can't be!

His comment about snowboard motorcross was spastic, they practically already have it, there is a park even and big air, i see clear similarity to freestyle motocross there:rolleyes:

They guy clearly has no idea

People like this douche that keep saying "....They took out softball for BMX...." needs to do a little bit more research.

There are 18 cycling events in 2004 and there are 18 cycling events in 2008 including BMX. They took out 1km time trial for the BMX!! I guess variety is not in Robert's vocabulary!! :rolleyes:

[bennylachlan]

Sandy Roberts just said the BMX was coming up very very soon, and they apparently have fine weather:)

[nikmcc]

Ch7 just said the weather is all fine and the bmx will be on "very very soon"....

So Im guessing 11am today

[SCOTTDMR]

So does anyone know a confirmed start time?

[offski]

can someone post when it starts on TV?
cheers

[PLUCAS]

on seven now

[RaID]

live updates and commentary at
http://www.foxsports.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,24222752-5014107,00.html

for those without tv access

[bennylachlan]

just had the two womens semis first motos

Two australians got 2nd and 4th, jill kintner 3rd and the big great britain favourite had a massive crash on the first corner. Thats what happens when you ride with your visor down kids. Let that be a lesson to you!!!

[alpinestar12]

2 of the women's races done. Reade, one of the favorites, went down hard just before the first corner, an aussie (Bailey) gets second, Kintner 3rd. men's now...

[Extreme Hucker]

wooo graves second!

[bennylachlan]

First two motos of mens semis, mike day won the first with donny robinson second.

Second semi with graves and kamakazi, graves finished 2nd and Kama kazi got caught up and finished 7th.

Its ridiculous how much they're hyping up kamakazi when he's clearly not in the running really and Jared is smashing it and barely gets a mention.

If only that commentator knew it was moto's not motors:)

[Steve's_Sky1]

unlucky for kamakazi coming 7th....

['Alex]

Scott what ever happened to the chat part of farkin.. I would like to see it make a come back for this.. Please

[RCOH]

See Anne-Caro's taybo coming into the last corner!

[bennylachlan]

I'd just like to know what a hot dog is?!?

[Steve's_Sky1]

I'd just like to know what a hot dog is?!?

i know aye even tom williams (one of the commentators) going "showing abit of hot dogs there"

dunno what they are talking about but yer...

[RCOH]

Commentary is appalling.

[24alpha]

Crap run for Jared in that race! still 5th!

[junior]

I'd just like to know what a hot dog is?!?

it's obviously similar to a wibble wobble or nang nang

[-|Sean|-]

Tom Williams needs to stop saying 'Pins'.....

[cozwa]

Jared tryin a 4x line.....:D:D

Same in WA they can't shut up about KAMA....

[24alpha]

Jared tryin a 4x line.....:D:D

Same in WA they can't shut up about KAMA....

The "other" douche sayin ALL eyes on Kama! bahahahaha!:D

[bennylachlan]

To be fair I reckon the coverage has been pretty awesome so far. Tom Williams does a pretty good job I reckon (although ashamed to say so).

They just need to take the focus of crashing and more onto the racing but its still awesome.

Only thing to ake it better would be Rob Warner commentating with Cedric Gracia on speacial comments:p

[WolfCreekPsycho]

I love the way Tom really loads up on the "She's STACKED IT!!!!!"

edit.. If I am not mistaken, Hot Dogging was an 80's Ski term pretty much freestyling.. Worth watching the old movie "Hot Dog" just for the Norks...

[Cave Dweller]

Am i blind, i can't find any links to the video of the BMX racing on the fox site?

[kalem]

oooooh tracking well, really tracking well there. Look at that tracking so well. Yeah that's right, tracking well.

go gravey!

[wrongie]

it's obviously similar to a wibble wobble or nang nang

I have heard about the term "dogging" and I would think it is just a steamier version of this...

[bennylachlan]

One aussie women through to the final

mens last moto on now

[stoff]

Kama's out. Does this mean Jared will get some coverage now, or will he medal and then all the stories will be about Kamakaze missing the final?

[wombat]

Does anybody know what happened to Tanya Bailey's result in the first semi? Was she DQ'd or what? Channel 7's dynamic duo sure as hell don't have a clue.

[wombat]

Jared killed that final straight! Woot!

[kalem]

graves in the final!

[RCOH]

Yeah Jared!!!!!!

Bloody strong final though

[Quintin]

love the way that the media latch onto the guy with the stupid name. Graves has been putting down way better results but he hardly gets a mention. i hope he smokes the final and makes every one else cry.

how GOOD was his recovery in the last semi? fark! thats what i call explosive

[dhridaman]

Graves is through to the final. semi was a good race. glad im home to watch the finals. go aussies.

[Green_Yeti55]

Does anyone know how they allocate gates now? Does it go by time or final score or what? I noticed Graves moving around a bit in the semis, just curious.

[faceplant666]

Aussie Crashed in final womens

[kalem]

dirty move read, got what she deserved

[alpinestar12]

Anne-Caro Wins!

[cozwa]

reade got what she deserved with that act in the final turn

[FR Drew]

Cannot believe that all they can say about Anne Caro is that she's old. Aside from the fact that she utterly dominates any bike sport she has a shot at...

Someone please shoot this commentary team!

[faceplant666]

Grats to Jill Kintner too.

[RCOH]

Cannot believe that all they can say about Anne Caro is that she's old. Aside from the fact that she utterly dominates any bike sport she has a shot at...

Someone please shoot this commentary team!

I believe they also said Anne-Caro also said, and I quote: "I'm coming back to have a crack".

fuckin' wankers. Mother Hen pfffft

I was hoping NZL would get bronze.

[dhridaman]

best olympic sport ever. bloody good racing.

[faceplant666]

Go Jared!!!

[faceplant666]

Jared Graves Crashed

NOOO MASSIVE CRASH

POOR JARED

[Extreme Hucker]

Dammmittttttttttt! Graves wipes out!

[milto]

Fuck he crashed :(

[kalem]

oh crap, graves down!!! Awesome move on the first corner though....

[Zyphryss]

Fuck he crashed :(

Poor Jared :(:(:(

[wombat]

Well that fucking sucks.

Never seems fair. Awesome effort nonetheless.

[cozwa]

..........:(:(:(:(:(:(..........

[zstreetco]

oh my god what the hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats bs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he would have won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dcrofty]

South African dude wiped on landing and took Jarod's back wheel out.

Bugger, still a top effort though. Well done Jarod

[Steve's_Sky1]

graves was going to win i swear, if that other guy didn't skid out, graves was in for a big chance

[cressa]

that was just cruel. I'm shocked. Well done Graves anyhow.

[RCOH]

Bummer about the crash.

Nice work Jared!

[Quintin]

yeah sucks ass... so disappointing.

massive effort graves

[Puppa Sphinx]

Thats FUCKED! How unlucky can one bloke be!!!!

Well done anyway Jared!

[bennylachlan]

If jared had a dollar for every final hes been in and been taken out by some squid from behind he'd be a rich boy:(

[Tred]

Unlucky by Jared :(

[dhridaman]

bummer. Bloody good effort. poor guy must be gutted to loose in that way but i guess thats racing. It must be hard to be so close to gold so many times and not win because of stuff out of your control.

[stoff]

He has got to be getting close to being the unluckiest man on two wheels. The worlds then this. Especially after that work on the first berm.

[dunndog]

AAAARRRRGGGHHHH!! Goddam Saffas!

[Extreme Hucker]

Anyone know how to sms the australian olympians? I know there is some way.

[Plow King]

My commentary

"Ahh shit, he didn't get a good start. Oh wait, he's still in good position, How the fark did he do that? Fark YEAH GRAVES COME ON.

GO GO GO GO GO GO!

You son of a ****** *** you didn't have a chance of making that corner you ***** Why don't you go and take multiple donkeys up the ***** ***** firehydrant ****** MASSIVE ****** I'll ******** cook you in the sweat of 1000 llama's."

Good effort anyway Jared if you end up reading this, that first move was bloody brilliant.

[Shan:)]

what did jill come??

[Elbo]

Unlucky Jared. Great race. My heart was in my mouth when Graves came around that first corner out in front. Unfortunately it just wasn't his day.

At least he finished though. Good on you Jared.

The commentating wasn't that bad, until after the race finished when they went on and on about "the Aussie was in for a medal and the South African ruined it for him".. it could've been anyone..

[wombat]

what did jill come??
3rd, she'll take home a medal.

[Dozer]

Was anyone else holding their breath for about 4 minutes during that ad break?!
So close Jared, so close! What an awesome gun out of turn two! he would've had a good line for the last turn and he has the legs to get it done, a medal for sure!

Another box left unticked for Jared in his quest for the big wins. One year he will win everything.

Well done mate, you've made us so proud!:D:)

[jwin]

:(:(:( such bad luck Jared - congratulations on getting in the final, that was awesome - all us aussies are proud of you for giving it your all !

[dj3]

Unlucky Jared. Great race. My heart was in my mouth when Graves came around that first corner out in front. Unfortunately it just wasn't his day.

At least he finished though. Good on you Jared.

The commentating wasn't that bad, until after the race finished when they went on and on about "the Aussie was in for a medal and the South African ruined it for him".. it could've been anyone..


exactly it was a great race i though he could have won, but it just wasn't his day.

[d_j1]

God damn it!!! Poor Jared has no luck in big finals. First worlds now the Olympics.

[-Jordan-]

Anyone know how to sms the australian olympians? I know there is some way.

More importantly, does anyone know how to SMS the South African olympians? Or get their address... either one works. :mad:


Unlucky Jared - so close... yet again.

[dunndog]

3rd, she'll take home a medal.She stacked it too yeah? Well done aussies, better to die tryin than not try at all. Good thing about being one of us:we wear gold every day. And yeah what a shit hot move out of the turn from Jared. Almost made a mockery of the race with a move like that! Brilliant.

[Tred]

Anyone know how to sms the australian olympians? I know there is some way.

http://hero.telstra.com/

[Cave Dweller]

A DH mtb'er making it to the top 8 in BMX in the finals deserves massive props!!

Jared, your probably really pissed off right now, but your a bloody legend in my books just for giving it a red hot go.

[Extreme Hucker]

Send him a message guys. Doesn't cost a thing!

[Steve's_Sky1]

i just sent him a message than, stupid how there is only 160 characters allowed in the message

[jon55sey]

Whats with everyone dissing the South African? It was a legit move and it didn't pay off. Graves is unlucky but give the South African a break!

[Techno Destructo]

dirty move read, got what she deserved

Do you really feel that was a dirty move? Maybe she was trying to avoid such a sharp corner considering she washed out on a berm before?

[Elbo]

Whats with everyone dissing the South African? It was a legit move and it didn't pay off. Graves is unlucky but give the South African a break!
That's my sentiments.. the commentators were the one's heaping it on the South African.. that's bad class.

Dozer, I was mainly holding my breath when they showed the rider's view of the start ramp!! I was even feeling nervous. I've never raced BMX but I just thought "Wow, that is scary. Racing bar to bar with other riders on a track like that!". Amazing stuff.

[Extreme Hucker]

Do you really feel that was a dirty move? Maybe she was trying to avoid such a sharp corner considering she washed out on a berm before?



wasn't it a he?

[Techno Destructo]

wasn't it a he?

I didn't think so... I was almost sure that Shanaze Reade is a woman.

[Extreme Hucker]

I didn't think so... I was almost sure that Shanaze Reade is a woman.

woops misread sorry

[johnny]

Chinese TV didn't show it, of course.

I'm moving home. :mad:

Bad luck Jared, top fucking effort mate. You're still #1 to us.

[Karnige182]

Bad luck Jared, top fucking effort mate. You're still #1 to us.

Agree!! One day the riding Gods will smile on him and he'll win a race he trains really hard for

Bad luck mate! We'll see you on the trails:)

[Mugger]

Bad luck gravesy, had us all at uni cheering for you regardless of what happened, congrats on making it so far. next time!

[ja_har]

Does anyone know if Jared is racing at the World Cup in Canberra?

[24alpha]

I am not going to eat my Smiths "Gravey" chips now in protest!!!!!!!!:mad:

Who am I kidding.....

Bad luck Jared, I was standing on a chair at the Sports and Rec Centre at work yelling!!!! Then throwing polite abuse at the Saffa. But to his credit, it could have happened to anyone.
Jared, you made us proud! Go Aussies.:D

[timmyDH]

How fast was Anne-Caro!!! Only 3 people went under 36 secs both days. Not bad for a 30 year old.

[dcrofty]

Not bad for a 30 year old.

Hey! Watch it sonny :)

[Derka Derka]

Jared was unluckly on the day, but i am sure the next one will be his!! Good on yah, we were all well impressed with your runs in the semi's!

OK i may get shot down for saying this??..here i go anyway. Sarah Walker was also fckn unluckly!!! That chick rocks and it would have been great to have the Kiwi up there getting a medal!!! 4th but no cigar:D

[Saffa]

Hey I'm a South African anyone got any problems they can talk to me!
There were plenty of stacks all week, and he was trying to make a passing move which just didn't pay off.
Unlucky for Jarred, but don't make it personal, it's just the way it goes.

Hope Jarred is at the World Cup so I can give him a round of aplause great effort for a mtb'r.

[LowDrag]

he didn't have a maxx daddy on the front did he ?

picked a real doozy of a rider to washout into

[RCOH]

I am cataloguing all of the olympic bmx right now. Graves, Madill & Kama now entered into ABC archives to be preserved as olympians until the world ends!

[GDonehue]

Do you really feel that was a dirty move? Maybe she was trying to avoid such a sharp corner considering she washed out on a berm before?

'Dirty move' may be a bit harsh - perhaps it would be better to describe her move as overly ambitious or reckless... It certainly wouldn't have won her any friends if she'd taken out Anne-Caro. Can anybody think of a more accomplished rider? Multiple World Cup and World Champ and now Olympic Champ - bloody freak!

[MOXAB]

Yeah, bad luck to graves, disapointing there but anyway I'm still kinda happy cos im half Latvian so yeah:D

[nuclear_powered]

I feel so sorry for the guy (Graves). The blowout at Fort Bill last year, being crashed out by another rider in Italy this year, and crashed out again at the Olympics. That photo of him sitting with his head in his hands at Italy ... man, he's proving a lot by keeping his chin up and continuing to perform so well.

I understand this is just the way racing goes, and you can't be too vindictive towards the rider who crashes Jared out, but I have to say, if he's riding in Canberra next weekend, and something like this happens, I imagine I will feel like decking whoever knocks him out of the race. Hopefully he just gets so far in front it won't be of concern ....

Great effort though to get as far as he did.

[Keirangiant]

ive never felt so much sympothy for a rider! unlucky jared. Ohwell im sure this will just motivate him more.

[Ryan]

Just watched the replay over here in the UK. Gutted :(

In the women's final, I think that Reade's move in the last corner wasn't deliberately dirty, just a dick move. There was no way she was sticking it and if she hadn't hit AC she would have been over the edge of the berm anyway. AC wasn't even knocked off line though. Because she is an axe, made of meat. What a rider, head and shoulders above any female bike rider ever in my opinion.

Jared got a bad gate in his final but his first corner move was a fucking stunner. Again, I don't think the move that brought him down was deliberately dirty, just another dick move that was never going to stick. As soon as I saw the Saffa setting up inside Graves I was cringing. No way was he keeping it upright on that line at that pace.

[johnny]

Hey I'm a South African anyone got any problems they can talk to me!
There were plenty of stacks all week, and he was trying to make a passing move which just didn't pay off.
Unlucky for Jarred, but don't make it personal, it's just the way it goes.

Hope Jarred is at the World Cup so I can give him a round of aplause great effort for a mtb'r.

Contemplating a ban.

[cjaty]

Great effort for a rider you mean.He has achived more in cycling in different styles than a lot of pros have done in just one class.I could have cryed for him today

[Scott]

Yeah, I'm starting to think Jared has a massive target on his back. Ah well, stellar effort on his behalf in not only making the final, but putting in an effort that made the top 3 fight. He'd be ride great over the two days of competition and I'm sure if the final was run a couple times he would win at least one of them.

The year is not completely over though, Jared will be attending Canberra next weekend so lets hope he can take out the 4x and get a little bit back.

[Landon]

Here are a couple of links to the men’s and woman’s finals.
Semi “legal” I know….
beijing_bmx_women_final.wmv (http://www.eengoedidee.nl/videoz/bmx/beijing_bmx_women_final.wmv) - 31.4 MB
beijing_bmx_men_final.wmv (http://www.eengoedidee.nl/videoz/bmx/beijing_bmx_men_final.wmv) - 24.5 MB

Jarrod!!! Oh no! He truly gave it his all! Awesome effort! I think the South African’s inside move would have been nothing short of legendary had he pulled it off.

[molzy13]

Whats with everyone dissing the South African? It was a legit move and it didn't pay off. Graves is unlucky but give the South African a break!

yeah i thought he was a really sick rider. went awesome in the quaterfinals, i loved watching him. i could see it coming as he was stuck on the outside line coming into the corner. but still give him a break:)

[jon55sey]

Graves had a shit gate but his first corner was unreal. His exit speed seemed very high considering his line. Many riders were hitting that line and had no speed down the second straight. The first jump out of the corner is what cost him. He over jumped a little and lost a bunch of momentum and thats when Day, Robinson and Nhlapo lined the inside run into turn 2.

Watch the race and check out Donny Robinson's line into the turn. A lot more risky then Nhlapo's. Once again, I'm already sick of people saying it was a take out move and that it wasn't on. I idol Graves and was extremely cut when he crashed but I never saw that move from Nhlapo as a take out move.

I think we all just need to be proud of what Graves, Kama, Madill, Callisto and Bailey did for Australia. Makes me extremely proud to be Australian and more so a Bmxer.

[@nDr3w]

Sarah Walker was also fckn unluckly!!! That chick rocks and it would have been great to have the Kiwi up there getting a medal!!! 4th but no cigar:D

Gutted when I saw her just miss out. the Booker's are close mates of mine, and she'd been training so hard for this. ah well, better luck next time.

Think old mate who took out Gravesy was a bit too carelesss though. same as read.
AC put in a great effort

Andrew.

[gilly101]

Gotta feel it for Jared but, final and another take out. Is he destined to get a 1st other than in wourld cup rounds? Lets hope so!

[ronning]

Sifiso's and jareds crash was not intentional as the footage shows.

[Techno Destructo]

Jarrod!!! Oh no! He truly gave it his all! Awesome effort! I think the South African’s inside move would have been nothing short of legendary had he pulled it off.

Echos my sentiment exactly. Nhlapo just came into that corner too hot, too inside on the berm and on the wrong side of Jared to pull that off. I think there was a chance he could have pulled it, and wow... that would have been incredible... but anybody who's raced BMX before knows that when the stakes are high, you've got ground to make up, and you're cookin', the brain usually doesn't have time to make split-second judgments on whether to back off from a move or not... I don't begrudge Nhlapo. What a great rider, and after Graves, I really wanted him to medal as well. :(

Now Reade... she definitely had more than a split second to think about her corner before making that dumb decision. Instead of pulling on the brakes, it looks like she wanted to change her line to conserve her speed. Bad decision. She could be THE female BMX'er if she matched her power with a little improvement in skills and better judgment.

I think that first corner by Jared will go down in the history as one of the textbook examples of how to come from behind in the holeshot through the corner. Stunning.

[waldog]

Graves and Kama were just on Channel 7's "Yum Cha" morning show. Poor bloke (Graves) was gutted, but great to see him getting some exposure. I wish they would tell everyone about all of his other abilities, so that it isn't just us that know how good he is!!!

Wal.

[wombat]

Echos my sentiment exactly. Nhlapo just came into that corner too hot, too inside on the berm and on the wrong side of Jared to pull that off. I think there was a chance he could have pulled it, and wow... that would have been incredible... but anybody who's raced BMX before knows that when the stakes are high, you've got ground to make up, and you're cookin', the brain usually doesn't have time to make split-second judgments on whether to back off from a move or not... I don't begrudge Nhlapo. What a great rider, and after Graves, I really wanted him to medal as well. :(

Now Reade... she definitely had more than a split second to think about her corner before making that dumb decision. Instead of pulling on the brakes, it looks like she wanted to change her line to conserve her speed. Bad decision. She could be THE female BMX'er if she matched her power with a little improvement in skills and better judgment.
I agree entirely about Nhlapo, just an unfortunate outcome for all involved, I'm not so sure about Reade though. I don't think it was necessarily a takeout move, but to me it stank of a dive way too deep to try and force Anne-Caro wider again, and shake her up. I don't think Reade had much of a chance to catch AC on the final straight unless she made her lose some of her speed. I bet know she's just wishing she'd been a bit more conservative and held on for silver though.
Hindishgt, ay?

[Techno Destructo]

I bet know she's just wishing she'd been a bit more conservative and held on for silver though.
Hindishgt, ay?
Yep. You got it. I guess Reade just got a bit greedy and wanted that gold, even though she had almost no chance at that point of getting it. Now she's got nuttin'.:(

[Joly Joe Rider]

Awesome to see the BMX on tv. I had all the boys from SBR watching the final and although they hadn't even heard of him we were all devo'ed to see him go out. Either way proud of his efforts.