Dave H
July 9th 03, 06:17 PM
"Boyd Speerschneider" > wrote in message
...
> (Matt Cahill) wrote in
> om:
>
> > I just saw the movie "American Flyer". There is a scene at the end
> > where two cyclists are at the front of the race and one cyclist
> > deliberately leans into another cyclist over an extended period
> > clearly trying to make him crash. I have seen tapes of actual races
> > where sprinters are relegated to last place when they engage in
> > “dangerous sprinting”. So here are my questions:
> >
> > 1. Wouldn’t an official be in position to see such behavior
> > at the front of a race and penalize the cyclist who is deliberately
> > attempting to wreck the other.
>
> Yes.
>
> > 2. If a cyclist was regularly so dirty…wouldn’t his
> > fellow peleton members have already taken care of him long before he
> > even got to that position. After all, such a rider would be a threat
> > to the earnings and lives of all the peleton members.
>
> Yes.
>
> > I've never raced, so I'm looking for the opinions of people who have.
>
> Don't let this type of behaviour scare you off.
> Like others have said, its mostly just for the movies.
> You will almost never see this type of thing happen (at least
> intentionally) in a real race.
>
But do be careful of opponents jamming a frame pump into your front wheel.
dave h
...
> (Matt Cahill) wrote in
> om:
>
> > I just saw the movie "American Flyer". There is a scene at the end
> > where two cyclists are at the front of the race and one cyclist
> > deliberately leans into another cyclist over an extended period
> > clearly trying to make him crash. I have seen tapes of actual races
> > where sprinters are relegated to last place when they engage in
> > “dangerous sprinting”. So here are my questions:
> >
> > 1. Wouldn’t an official be in position to see such behavior
> > at the front of a race and penalize the cyclist who is deliberately
> > attempting to wreck the other.
>
> Yes.
>
> > 2. If a cyclist was regularly so dirty…wouldn’t his
> > fellow peleton members have already taken care of him long before he
> > even got to that position. After all, such a rider would be a threat
> > to the earnings and lives of all the peleton members.
>
> Yes.
>
> > I've never raced, so I'm looking for the opinions of people who have.
>
> Don't let this type of behaviour scare you off.
> Like others have said, its mostly just for the movies.
> You will almost never see this type of thing happen (at least
> intentionally) in a real race.
>
But do be careful of opponents jamming a frame pump into your front wheel.
dave h