1984 Olympic Games Cycling - Men's Match Sprint Final

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@deanhough8993 Жыл бұрын

I raced against Mark and Nelson in San Diego and beat them both multiple times in the points race but of course I couldn't hold a candle to either one of them in matched sprints. Both of them are\were phenomenal sprinters. And both of them are\were fantastic people. I'm sure they are both still solid people that you can count on. Great to relive the past here.

@richardburkholder220 10 ай бұрын

You can tell from the video what a nice guy Vails is. He gives Gorski a pat on the back to congratulate him after Gorski wins the first race of this two-out-of-three Gold Medal matchup (03:38).

@lolgrant 3 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to be there that scorching hot day day having flown over from Manchester , UK for a long planned Summer holiday at the LA XXIII OIympiad with my LA family who managed to secure us tickets for multiple events. I was already in love with bikes but aged 13 that day I suddenly fell in love with track and road too. I'm 50 now and still ride every day and have several bikes.

@spookyload69 8 жыл бұрын

Still gets me on the edge of my seat watching this race.

@TheRebuilt1 10 жыл бұрын

damn, 42 mph that is fast as hell

@baxternauset Жыл бұрын

I had to face Nelson Vails a few weeks later in the first round at the US Nationals. They did not need to consult the photo finish camera.

@WDI2008 2 жыл бұрын

Now the site of the Dignity Health Sports Center and the VELO Sports Center.

@tawilk 4 жыл бұрын

not sure what the rules were back then but, in the 2nd heat Mark would have been dq'd for coming into the sprinters lane when Nelson took it for the sprint.

@jesseuriostegui7789 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone know why they had to go against each other?

@disasturd 5 жыл бұрын

simple process of elimination results

@vanwilder1101 2 жыл бұрын

Because the East Germans weren't there

@arthurmchugh5184 2 жыл бұрын

@@vanwilder1101 got that right!!🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🍺🍺🍺

@vanwilder1101 2 жыл бұрын

@@arthurmchugh5184 Yep, and neither of them would have Gold or Silver if they were

@arthurmchugh5184 2 жыл бұрын

@@vanwilder1101 dude!! Did you race up this way? I was a trexlertown from 1980 to 1992

@Heavywall70 5 жыл бұрын

Outdoor velodrome at the olympics No over priced single use building? Novel idea

@disasturd 5 жыл бұрын

yea a real velodrome

@Sargebri 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, it no longer exists. It was torn down in 2001 to make room for what is now Dignity Health Sports park, the home of the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer club.

@McClimber234 5 жыл бұрын

Gorski should have been called for entering the Sprint lane while it was occupied.

@vanwilder1101 2 жыл бұрын

Ummm no

@WDI2008 2 жыл бұрын

Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics!

@dominikk8547 4 жыл бұрын

Not great tactics from vails. Gorski likely was too strong anyway but vails also was drafting too close, you want to leave about a 20 ft gap when going from second place to kinda suck onto the back wheel with extra speed and then overtaking with that surplus speed. In Germany that was called the "sprinter's gap" and you could see guys like hesslich using it a lot. But who am I to criticise an Olympic silver medallist, that was an amazing success considering were Nelson came from (and really for anybody).