rosiesowner
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Clear, inside the time!! (I think)
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Parrotperson
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Yay!!! 
Tom. Excellent start.
Tom. Excellent start.
clinkerbuilt
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well done Tom, phew.
Peregrine Falcon
Looking forward to cooler days
That's costly for Jonelle
Parrotperson
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Oo I say. Jonelle. Not enough oomph up that slope.
Surbie
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Oh that was a shame for Jonelle
KEK
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Oh no Jonelle! 
Honey08
Waffled a lot!
Oh Jonelle!
Northern Hare
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What a fantastic TeamGB pathfinder round by Tom! Very well done!
reynold
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Thanks for all the updates as I haven't got TV coverage until it comes on Eurosport1 at 11.20
Parrotperson
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I need a wee. But if I walk away something interesting will happen. 
Peregrine Falcon
Looking forward to cooler days
I do too, I could take my phone with me
TheOldTrout
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Me neither, I'm following the scores here:
piebaldproblems
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Safira home safely with time penalties and a 20
Peregrine Falcon
Looking forward to cooler days
I was wondering about that camera
piebaldproblems
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I really fancy Kitajima's riding, managed that water complex very well.
humblepie
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Swedish rider ranked over 1000th in world inside the time cracking round.
Query. Does time start on the final beep or is there a timing beam
Query. Does time start on the final beep or is there a timing beam
Parrotperson
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Kat
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Yes Tom!!!!
Anyone else wondering whether the kit designers forgot the eventers? Or whether there has been a rule change requiring white sleeves?
The Brazilian kit is great for other sports in the colours of the flag, but their eventers are in, white t-shirts. Likewise the Swedes. Really Difficult to see who you are looking at in the distance, especially for people who aren't familiar with the names.
Refreshing to see NZ in black, but come on give us some colourful kit!
Anyone else wondering whether the kit designers forgot the eventers? Or whether there has been a rule change requiring white sleeves?
The Brazilian kit is great for other sports in the colours of the flag, but their eventers are in, white t-shirts. Likewise the Swedes. Really Difficult to see who you are looking at in the distance, especially for people who aren't familiar with the names.
Refreshing to see NZ in black, but come on give us some colourful kit!
Parrotperson
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There’s a beam I believe?
poacher82
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Did anyone ever figure out who the not-Spencer commentator is? Trying not to let him bug me but he’s just talking twaddle - “it’d be a shame if one of the riders rode their horse into a camera” - and making some howlers! Must shrug him off and be grateful for several hours of XC on tv though 
Rowreach
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Parrotperson
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We forget don’t we that this is one of the very few sports where woman compete (and are often better!) equally with men.
Come on the girls!!!
Come on the girls!!!
teapot
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I’m surprised how white both the US and GB kit is.
Three colours in the flags guys, three!
Three colours in the flags guys, three!
ihatework
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Well done Tinka 
piebaldproblems
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Japan's at least very identifiable with the red shoulder pad looking marks
Michen
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Yay back in front of the tv. I am totally organising seeing people who I haven’t seen for a year back in the UK, around watching the Olympics 
criso
Coming over here & taking your jobs since 1900
Mine says 1200 after the swimming and I have to head up to the yard at 12:30 for the afternoon
And the signal at the yard is so bad I have to go and stand by the school even to read this
Rowreach
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Most of the Irish kit looks like hand me downs from older siblings that still have to be grown into 
Kat
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Exactly I want the US with stars on their arms and stripes on their breeches!