We have noone to blame but ourselves for the cycling. If you give away the first 4 rounds you are in trouble. Unfortunately we allowed the leading pack to get away. You have to dictate on your own terms, you cannot blame anyone else.

I'm not impressed at the London dictators arresting scores of cyclist protesters either. The Olympics is a pretty much a corporate exercise veiled as sports. Anyone who dissents at the machine is automatically locked up. It's not cool and as a protest I will go back out to the pub and ignore it all. All you can do is ignore these things. I was only rebelling against the opening ceremony, but I think that should be expanded upon.

Patriotism is to do what you think is right. I would agree with the entire football team booing their own national anthem. That to me is true patriotism. To say no to the despot rulers.