1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: The Olympics aren't even open yet because they need some 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: flag bearers for that, which I have been announced this morning. 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: So it is Joe Lah and Aaron Gate who get 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: the honors. Aaron Gate is with us. 5 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning to you as well. 6 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: And warmers, congratulations. Tell us how these things work? You're 7 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: not even in Paris, so how does this work? 8 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 2: Not quite? No, So I was lucky enough to have 9 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 2: some of the members, Nigel and some of the media 10 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 2: team shoot out to see us at our training camp 11 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 2: and in Switzerland where we are at the moment, and yeah, 12 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: did some media stuff and ticked all the boxers and 13 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 2: I jump on a train first thing tomorrow morning and 14 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: shoot across to Paris for the big afternoon. But yeah, 15 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: just had our final final day training on the boards 16 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 2: here with the team Pursuit fellows and we had a 17 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 2: good session. And now it's yeah, the sort of tapist 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 2: starts now, so to speak. 19 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: Fantastic. How does it feel? 20 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: Oh, it's pretty surreal. I don't think it's fully sunk 21 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: in yet. To be honest, it's not something that I 22 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 2: ever expected or had even thought about until it was 23 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: quite funny. One of my one of my mates Patti Bevern, 24 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 2: who's also races pushed bikes. He was like, oh, yeah, 25 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 2: I was talking talking to Abby and we reckon you 26 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: could be the flag bearer and I was like ah. 27 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 2: I laughed it off, and then literally a week later 28 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 2: Nigel called me and out of the blue and I 29 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 2: was like, oh, if you'd be interested, I was like, oh, 30 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 2: I just sort of yeah. I took a bit to 31 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 2: sinker and it's for sure and yeah, like I said, 32 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 2: I still don't think it tull he has. 33 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: Good, good, good stuff. Having said that, how long have 34 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: you had to keep it a secret? And how hard 35 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: was that? 36 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 2: I was? I it has been a little while now, 37 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 2: but I definitely wasn't telling mum and dad because Mum 38 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 2: can't be trusted with these sort of things. He was 39 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: doing it the other day, Sorry Mum, but no, I 40 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: had to discuss it with my teammates. That was a 41 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 2: big part of it because it did change our leading 42 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 2: by a few days because we don't compete until the 43 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: last week of the game, so we weren't going to 44 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 2: be in Paris and time. But the boys really supportive 45 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 2: and I think it's a special thing for our squad 46 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 2: and for cycling in general. I was looking back through 47 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 2: the history box. It was nineteen fifty six when we 48 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: had the last track cyclist as a flag bearer. So 49 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 2: it's pretty cool to be able to have that in 50 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 2: cycling again for our sport, and not that the Olympics 51 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: is just about cycling. It's yeah, a proud moment for 52 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: me to lead the whole team. I think it's going 53 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: to be a very exciting games for us as a nation. 54 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: Good stuff. Do you know how it's going to work 55 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: given it's on the river? 56 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've heard. I only found out recently it was 57 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 2: on boats, which is great for me. I'm not a 58 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 2: great walker, better at peddling my legs, so I'm hoping 59 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 2: I'll get to do a lot of time sitting down 60 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 2: and just and using the upper body to swing that 61 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 2: flag proudly. So I'm not one hundred for cent show 62 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: it's going to work yet, but I'm looking forward to 63 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 2: the looking forward to the experience, and I'm sure it 64 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 2: will be spectacular. Knowing the French. 65 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: Well, what's your I mean, you're four times now, so 66 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: it's not like this is news you. The flag is, 67 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: but the games isn't. Is it better to get to Paris? 68 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: Get in the village and get into it as opposed 69 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: to you know, training from outside. 70 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a bit of It's always been a bit 71 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 2: of a mix for us. Like in London we had 72 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 2: the full experience, we had the vlodrome literally on the 73 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 2: back door of the of the building we were staying 74 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 2: in the in the main Olympic village, and then Rio 75 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 2: similar again, but Tokyo was very different experience, not just 76 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: for us obviously with how segregated everything was, but we 77 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 2: were out in a little satellite village and we're kind 78 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: of in the same same position again. This time we're 79 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: out in the sort of a suburb on the outskirts 80 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 2: of Paris where the existing velodrome is staying and basically 81 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: a normal hotel. So it's a bit of a removed experience, 82 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,119 Speaker 2: which has its pros and cons. It makes it more 83 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: like just like mentally, we go into kind of just 84 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: a more normal competition. It's you know, you don't have 85 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 2: the big distractions of the massive food hall and and 86 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 2: everything else that goes with the Olympics. A but unfortunately 87 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 2: we do kind of miss out on some of those 88 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 2: experiences as well. But I mean we're there to ride 89 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: our bikes as fast as possible, which is the first job, 90 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: and this is you know, this experience for me is 91 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: just kind of icing on the cake and one that 92 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 2: I'm still not taking lightly. That's for sure. 93 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: Good on. You're going to win some metal. 94 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: I definitely hope. So that's what we're going there to do. 95 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: So yeah, me and the boys have been training hard 96 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: and putting our best foot forward so far, so looking 97 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: forward to getting stuck in now. I think we're going 98 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: fast than we ever have. So it's all the signs 99 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: are putting in the right direction. We kind of just 100 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 2: have to see how fast our competitors are going now too, All. 101 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: Right, exactly, all right, go well mate. Congratulations again Aaron Gate, 102 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: who is Olympian number eleven forty six by the way, 103 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: along with Joela who's Olympian number nine to nine to two 104 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,039 Speaker 1: and multi medal winner of course out of Europe for 105 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: us this morning. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, 106 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: listen live to news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, 107 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:53,839 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.