Friday, 5 August 2016

Day I - 6th August Preview

Finally after the ceremonies action gets underway properly today :)
 
 




 
The highlight of Day 1 will be the men's road race. An initial hour flat ride out to the first circuit which is ridden thrice with two 4th category climbs preceding a second circuit, of four loops, with the 1st category climb of an average 5.7% before a 20km flat finish back to the start.

Key times (left) show it'll be worth keeping an eye on the start at 13:30; if the race calms down then it'll be time to return about 14:30 for the first climb of the day which should take no more than five minutes.

It's unlikely to explode until at least 16:45 when the cyclists should be reaching the bottom of the first climb of the Vista Chinesa, a 15-30 minute climb depending on the pace of the racers.
 

Classic Sports
Rowing @ 12:30-17:10
Swimming @ 17:00-19:30 and 02:00-03:55

Sport of the Day
The Rugby 7's debut at the Olympics. It's fast, furious and if a match-up isn't doing it for you there will be another one along in half an hour. Because the competition runs for just a weekend there is no set schedule until close to the event.
15:00-18:00 & 20:00-23:00

Games of the Day

Handball (w) - 14:10 -
Netherlands (#14 World Ranking; Group B #1 Seed)
v
France (#9 World Ranking; Group B #4 Seed)
these two teams qualified from the same tournament

Water Polo (m) - 14:20 -
USA (Pan American Champions; Group B #3 Seed)
v
 Croatia (Olympic Champions; Group B #1 Seed)

Hockey (w) - 17:30 -
Australia (World Cup Champions)
v
New Zealand

Football (w) - 21:00 -
USA (World Cup Champions; Olympic Champions; #1 Seed)
v
France (#3 Seed)

Volleyball (w) - 02:30 -
Serbia (#6 Seed)
v
Italy (#8 Seed)

 

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