Christophe Lemaitre "White Lightning" 9.92 and 19.80!

[elispeedster]

if BOLT is in his normal shape anybody cant beat him,if bolt is injured blake will smoke him,but if bolt is in his normal shape he will beat blake and everybody else!!!

My top 4 Prediction for Olympics 200 meters final:

1. Bolt - 19.44
2. Lemaitre - 19.61
3. Blake - 19.63
4. Spearmon or Martina - 19.75/19.77

**if wind is 1.0+ and dry

I am going out on a limb, but Christophe will take Silver someway, somehow.

 

[Keyser Soze]

My top 4 Prediction for Olympics 200 meters final:

1. Bolt - 19.44
2. Lemaitre - 19.61
3. Blake - 19.63
4. Spearmon or Martina - 19.75/19.77

**if wind is 1.0+ and dry

I am going out on a limb, but Christophe will take Silver someway, somehow.

I have checked the weather of the 100m final at sunday night and it will be something like rainy and 17~18oC. If the weather is simular 4 days later then iI predict very slow time in both evens and maybe CL's advantage since he is used in simular conditions.... WR s are totaly out of question for the 100m at least...

 

[frederic38]

better?hehehe Bolt with good shape got 9.76 -0.1 in Rome, being a lof of better that 9.75 +1.1 blake in trials. Bolt was injuried in the trials. If Bolt is healthy, i REPEAT YOU, bolt will win both events. If Bolt has problems in his body, he can to lose perfectly of course...

http://youtu.be/RnjAbKBIldk

 

[Christophe Lemaitre]

My top 4 Prediction for Olympics 200 meters final:

1. Bolt - 19.44
2. Lemaitre - 19.61
3. Blake - 19.63
4. Spearmon or Martina - 19.75/19.77

**if wind is 1.0+ and dry

I am going out on a limb, but Christophe will take Silver someway, somehow.

This is a leap of faith but I love it! I would love to see Lemaitre beat Blake even though it may be a very low probability. Yohan wont be running a 19.26 again any time soon and I see your 19.63 prediction for him as much more realistic for London. I believe Lemaitre has the potential to take the silver and would love to see this upset happen.

 

[ZELLGADISS]

frederic why you put video of 19.26?
heheh.
He got that time very relaxed, he was wit a lot of energy and the conditions were perfect that day for his race.
In london he will have 3 races in 100 and other 3 races in 200 in few days.
He will not get that time in london sure

By the other hand, Lemaitre has very hard to get silver, not totally impossible, but really hard.
The bronze medal i see it a lot of easier :icon_grin:

 

[white defensive back]

I have checked the weather of the 100m final at sunday night and it will be something like rainy and 17~18oC. If the weather is simular 4 days later then iI predict very slow time in both evens and maybe CL's advantage since he is used in simular conditions.... WR s are totaly out of question for the 100m at least...

I really think Christophe has a chance at silver in the 200 meters. You just do not run a 19.91 with that temperature and that kind of wet track and most black athletes do not run fast times in cold weather either. Lemaitre is going to medal.

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

all the excuses being made for Christophe to not run the 100 are just that ... excuses.

you don't hear anyone telling (American woman) Allyson Felix not to run the 100 meters, even though she has virtually no shot at winning a medal (barring, of course, a HUGE upset of the elite quartet of 100-meter specialists) and is considered a strong candidate to win a medal in the 200, her strongest event. Felix claimed after her opening round run that running the 100 (who is hoping to just make the final in the 100) always helps her run a faster 200. hmmm ...

so what is different between Felix (who i think is running clean) and Christophe? he is THE fastest runner in the world not born in Jamaica or the USA. so what possible idiocy is keeping him from going out and giving it a go? :doh:

 

[white lightning]

Me and you are on the same page on this one Jimmy. It's a no brainer and it actually could hurt his sharpness in the 200 meters! I hope he proves me wrong and breaks the European Recod but he could have still done it while running both events.

It's just not the same to not see him running in his own personal favorite event mainly because his coach doesn't believe in him. Ask the 1980 American Mens Hockey Team about miracles. They can and still do happen. Who knows what he might have done in the 100 with a good start. You never know unless you run!

 

[foobar75]

so what is different between Felix (who i think is running clean) and Christophe? he is THE fastest runner in the world not born in Jamaica or the USA. so what possible idiocy is keeping him from going out and giving it a go? :doh:

JC, this is about the best statement that has been made in this pages long thread and weeks of debate about whether Christophe should run the 100m or not. I cannot express how disappointed I'm about this.

BTW, agreed about Felix, she's clean (along with Tyson Gay, quite possibly the only 2 clean sprinters on the entire US team, IMO).

 

[jacknyc]

all the excuses being made for Christophe to not run the 100 are just that ... excuses.

you don't hear anyone telling (American woman) Allyson Felix not to run the 100 meters, even though she has virtually no shot at winning a medal (barring, of course, a HUGE upset of the elite quartet of 100-meter specialists) and is considered a strong candidate to win a medal in the 200, her strongest event. Felix claimed after her opening round run that running the 100 (who is hoping to just make the final in the 100) always helps her run a faster 200. hmmm ...

so what is different between Felix (who i think is running clean) and Christophe? he is THE fastest runner in the world not born in Jamaica or the USA. so what possible idiocy is keeping him from going out and giving it a go? :doh:

This is a very good point.
I can only think of one good reason why he isn't running both events, and that is that Lemaitre isn't in good enough shape to run all those races.
He was very, very late this year in getting into shape. Obviously he has been behind this year in his training compared to other years. After winning the 200m in London recently, he seemed overly winded. I am assuming his coach knows that he doesn't have the conditioning necessary to run both races. He didn't run both at the European Championships either.

 

[elispeedster]

This is a very good point.
I can only think of one good reason why he isn't running both events, and that is that Lemaitre isn't in good enough shape to run all those races.
He was very, very late this year in getting into shape. Obviously he has been behind this year in his training compared to other years. After winning the 200m in London recently, he seemed overly winded. I am assuming his coach knows that he doesn't have the conditioning necessary to run both races. He didn't run both at the European Championships either.

I hate to say it again...it comes down to strength and weight training that Christophe does not like to do.

Felix is very natural ( I will root for her as an American)...while Jeter and the Yamaicans are competing for Mr. Olympia.

 

[jacknyc]

Well, I'm very glad that bodybuilder Jeter didn't win the gold medal.

Meanwhile, here's someone saying to watch out for Lemaitre - he could surprise in the 200m
http://sports.yahoo.com/video/surprise-sprinter-watch-221027125.html

 

[Tside]

Christophe, I believe you have let France, Europe and the World down not running the 100m who follows great White athletes.I have followed CL for many years and am upset with the decision.The track in London is ultra fast and you could have set a new 100m PB easily.Dwain Chambers ran 10.02 and that was totally out of the blue and fake. Maybe he is back with Victor Conte. CL should either do 2 things, quit that negative coach Carraz or never run a 100m again, as the competition in 2016 is going to be ALWAYS just as strong...Bring on the ALL BLACK FINAL ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT...

 

[elispeedster]

Well, I'm very glad that bodybuilder Jeter didn't win the gold medal.

Meanwhile, here's someone saying to watch out for Lemaitre - he could surprise in the 200m
http://sports.yahoo.com/video/surprise-sprinter-watch-221027125.html

Bruny seems like a standup guy and not afraid to promote Christophe's chances at a medal for the 200. Kudos to Bruny.

 

[elispeedster]

Christophe, I believe you have let France, Europe and the World down not running the 100m who follows great White athletes.I have followed CL for many years and am upset with the decision.The track in London is ultra fast and you could have set a new 100m PB easily.Dwain Chambers ran 10.02 and that was totally out of the blue and fake. Maybe he is back with Victor Conte. CL should either do 2 things, quit that negative coach Carraz or never run a 100m again, as the competition in 2016 is going to be ALWAYS just as strong...Bring on the ALL BLACK FINAL ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT...

I think they knew Christophe had a chance to set a personal best, but they even with that, his chances to medal are slim in the 100...They must figured not to chance a injury or fatigue just to place in the final 4th and under...rather save his energy and fresh muscles in the 200 where he has a chance to shock the world....and I think he will.

Only solution for Christophe to improve in the 100 is for someone to introduce him to heavy weight lifting and make it seem fun, and try to persuade him to accept the fact that he will need to go heavier and get stronger to succeed further. He can do it. He can run 9.80 and 19.5. Just needs to get stronger.

 

[Jimmy Chitwood]

black Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut has qualified for the semifinals, running a time of 10.11. i wonder if he'll make the final ... and i also wonder what Christophe is thinking right now, whilst his "countryman" is out there wearing France's colors and Christophe is nowhere to be seen.

 

[GiovaniMarcon]

... I have followed CL for many years...

Seriously, now...

 

[white lightning]

None of the times have been special so far. With the weather, he had the perfect situation. I will be bitter about this decision for a very long time. He may too regret it the rest of his life. Chances to win an olympic medal at any distance are few and far between.

Regardless, he will run a p.b. in the 200 in my opinion. I only see him finishing in 3rd or 4th though. I hope I'm wrong as he gave up the 100 for this one individual event which he doesn't even like. He compares the 200 to weight training. Not very enjoyable.

 

[ZELLGADISS]

His decission not run 100 is very intelligent.
Lemaitre is a genious, for him is stupid to get "only" final(possible)and after 6th place being optimistic by example and perhaps 9.94.
He saw that he is not in big shape in 100m(only 10.04 this year)and his first 30 metres are very bad yet.
So his big target is bronze medal and perhaps european record in 200m.

I dont understand why the people here dont understand it :icon_evil:

I dont want see to Lemaitre for nothing.
And he does not go to run 100 and to spend energy stupidly for nothing when he can perfectly to get bronze medal and wonderful time in 200 :happy:

 

[mastermulti]

After initial disappointment I'm happy with his decision. I side with them on the issue of missing the 100. Only he knows the anguish of trying to conform to his public's expectation and how emotionally draining it feels. Half the 100 meter watchers in the big Games don't even bother with the 200. It only gets 10 seconds of news bite time when even Bolt wins.

He did run a bad 100 final in Daegu to finish over a meter down on old man Kim Collins. On the other hand he ran a splendid 200.

 

[jacknyc]

Having just watched the 100m final, I have to say that I'm OK with the fact that Lemaitre didn't run.
He would have finished 6th or 7th, and his presence in the race would have been completely lost and overshadowed by Bolt's amazing, repeat performance.
Lemaitre would have been forgotten immediately.
So even if he was there, his performance would have had no impact.

Let's hope for a different story in the 200m.

 

[ZELLGADISS]

I told it:Bolt,Blake,Gay,Gatlin and probably Powell healthy were very far of Lemaitre.
I dont want to see to Lemaitre being 6th or 7th with 9.94 or 9.96.
He made smart decission, now 100% running 200 and his target is bronze medal and 19.7 :shy:

Come one Lemaitre, you can get it¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

 

[mastermulti]

Having just watched the 100m final, I have to say that I'm OK with the fact that Lemaitre didn't run.
He would have finished 6th or 7th, and his presence in the race would have been completely lost and overshadowed by Bolt's amazing, repeat performance.
Lemaitre would have been forgotten immediately.
So even if he was there, his performance would have had no impact.

Let's hope for a different story in the 200m.

Indeed his presence MAY have perpetuated the "slow white boy" thing.
He had a lot to lose if he only beat injured Asafa home.
Now - give us a 19.70 and I'll be happy indeed

 

[ZELLGADISS]

If Lemaitre gets bronze medal and european record in 200 with 19.71 by example, i will be very happy.
This genious can make it

 

[trackster]

The 200 heat startlists are up. They actually gave LeMaitre a break! He could walk the 200 and beat everyone in his heat.

As for the 100, I agree with what multi said above. Having LeMaitre race against the bloated roiders that filled out the 100m final would have looked terrible. He could take on any of them clean, but that's a different world.