[Wumpus]

For those too lazy to venture into the roadie forum...

Aug. 9 -- Men's Road Race. NBC and NBC HD, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Aug. 10 -- Women's Road Race, NBC and NBC HD, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Aug. 13 -- Women's Individual Time Trial, NBC and NBC HD, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Aug. 13 -- Men's Individual Time Trial, MSNBC, 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Aug. 15 -- Track Cycling gold medal finals (men's team sprint), USA and USA HD, 2 a.m. to noon

Aug. 16 -- Track Cycling gold medal finals, NBC and NBC HD, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Aug. 16 -- Track Cycling gold medal finals, USA and USA HD, 2 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This day includes the men's 40-km points race and finals in the men's 4,000-meter individual pursuit and the men's keirin.

Aug. 17 -- Track Cycling gold medal finals, NBC and NBC HD, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Aug. 17 -- Track Cycling gold medal finals, USA and USA HD, 2 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This day includes the women's 3,000-meter individual pursuit finals.

Aug. 18 -- Track Cycling gold medal finals, MSNBC, 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This day includes the men's 4,000-meter team pursuit finals.

Aug. 19 -- Men's BMX (live), NBC and NBC HD, 12:35 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Aug. 19 -- Track Cycling gold medal finals, USA and USA HD, 2 a.m. to noon
This day includes the men's 50-km Madison and men's and women's sprint finals.

Aug. 20 -- BMX gold medal finals (live), NBC and NBC HD, 8 p.m. to midnight

Aug. 22 -- Women's Mountain Bike, MSNBC, 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Aug. 23 -- Men's Mountain Bike, NBC and NBC HD, 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m.

 

[ultraNoob]

Thanks Wumpus... you know us so well.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Thanks, Wumpus!

 

[Potroast88]

So basically, there's nothing worth a crap on until the 19th.

 

[ultraNoob]

So basically, there's nothing worth a crap on until the 19th.

Haven't you been paying attention? There's.... Womens Volleyball, Track and field featuring Allison stokes, javelin (to see if there's another accident)

 

[Wumpus]

So basically, there's nothing worth a crap on until the 19th.

I don't know about that. Keirin can be quite entertaining.

 

[Wumpus]

 

[Wumpus]

 

[Matchew]

Thats me every time I've ever used a shltmano chain.

 

[Total Heckler]

Thanks for posting the schedule. I looked for it the other day but didn't find it. Granted, I didn't look very hard.

 

[buildyourown]

Track racing rules as a spectator sport. It's just good racing.

 

[r464]

I am looking forward to the track racing. Having a local velodrome helps you to appreciate the types of racing that occur on the track.

Yahoo has a decent page put together to keep the cycling-related stuff all together.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/cycling

 

[Wumpus]

Aug. 19 -- Men's BMX (live), NBC and NBC HD, 12:35 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Aug. 19 -- Track Cycling gold medal finals, USA and USA HD, 2 a.m. to noon
This day includes the men's 50-km Madison and men's and women's sprint finals.

BMX is tonight.




The track racing seems to be in the early coverage -- 2-8 am.

 

[Wumpus]

Aug. 19 -- Men's BMX (live), NBC and NBC HD, 12:35 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Aug. 19 -- Track Cycling gold medal finals, USA and USA HD, 2 a.m. to noon
This day includes the men's 50-km Madison and men's and women's sprint finals.

BMX is tonight.

That was a lie. Suppose to be some BMX tonight during the evening coverage(8pmEDT).

 

[Durt]

GO Kyle Bennett! Go USA!

BMX TV Schedule
PRACTICE DAYS:
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 - DAY 9 > 9:00 p.m. – 4:00 a.m.
MONDAY, AUGUST 18 - DAY 10 > 9:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m.

RACE DAYS: TELEVISED ON NBC & CBC (Listed Times are Eastern Standard Time)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 - DAY 11
Racing Schedule (Televised on NBCTV, CBC TV, mostly LIVE!)

Tuesday, Aug 19 –>
8:00pm – Warm-Up
9:00pm – 10:00pm Time Trials – Rd#1
10:15pm – 11:15pm Time Trials – Rd#2
11:40pm – Men’s Quarter #1
12:05am – Men’s Quarter #2
12:30am – Men’s Quarter #3
- End of Day –

Wednesday, Aug 20 ->
8:00pm – Warm-up:
9:00pm – Womens’s Semi #1
9:10pm – Men’s Semi #1
9:30pm – Womens’s Semi #
9:40pm – Men’s Semi #2
10:00pm – Womens’s Semi #3
10:10pm – Men’s Semi #3
10:15pm – 7:30pm Break
10:30pm – Women’s Final
10:40pm – Men’s Final
11:00pm – Medal Ceremony

Some times may be subject to change - See more at http://www.nbc.com

Racing Format:
Men:
2 Time Trials - Best one counts and is used for lane choice in the first quarter-final only. From there, lane choice for each following round is based on the rider's previous lap time.

Example:
Rider X places first in his 3rd quarter with a time of 33:47.
Three other riders in the that round of quarters have faster times so Rider X gets 4th lane choice.

3 Quarters - There are 4 quarters of 8 with fixed motos and they do three motos. Top 4 in each group transfer to semis
3 Semis - Two groups of 8 race three semis each with top 4 going to the main
Main - One lap for the Gold!

Women:
2 Time Trials - Best one counts and is used for lane choices for their first semi only.
From there, lane choice for each following round is based on the rider's previous lap time.

3 Semis - Two groups of 8 race three semis each with top 4 going to the main
Main - One

 

[Wumpus]

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- BMX (Bicycle Motocross), the Olympic newcomer's semifinals and finals, scheduled for Thursday, have been postponed to Friday due to rain, announced a Games official here on Thursday.

"I have been informed by UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) and the Games organizers that the (BMX) course is not fit for the race because of the rain, so it had been postponed to Friday, " said Hu Yuke, media manager of Laoshan stadium.

Due to the poor weather conditions, the semifinals and finals of BMX scheduled from 09:00 to 11:00 on August 21 will be cancelled, said a statement issued by Laoshan bicycle cluster competition management.

"In consideration of the fairness of the competition, and after negotiation with the UCI technical delegate, the competition will run from 09:00 until 11:00 on August 22." added Hu.

Spectator tickets for Thursday's competition will be valid for the rescheduled competition on Friday.

BMX made its Olympic debut on Wednesday in Beijing as 16 women and men cruised into semifinals respectively.

 

[Wumpus]

The women's Olympic mountain bike race has been postponed until Saturday because of rain damage to the course, the UCI confirmed on Thursday.

The decision follows the postponement of the sem-final rounds of BMX competition earlier in the day.

The women's mountain bike race, held on a 4.5km loop to be raced for approximately 1 hour 40 minutes, was due to be held on Friday.

It means that both the women's and men's Olympic races will be held on Saturday, with a scheduled start of 10:00 a.m. for women and 3:00 p.m. for the men.

After a meeting Thursday with organizers and informing all of the teams, UCI official Peter Van den Abeele said the race had to be postponed.

"The course has been damaged by the weather conditions,” Van den Abeele said. "It rained throughout the night and almost until 3:00 p.m. It's a very technical course and the safety issues involved were decisive for us in making this postponement."