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I thought this was a sport of honor? What's up with hanging onto
motorcycles? Why aren't they automatically disqualified? 12:48 CEST 30.5km/151.5km to go Calzati gets a bottle from the motorbike, holding on for a couple of seconds and then pushing hard off it. This helps him to close the gap - he's about to latch on now. http://live.cyclingnews.com/?id=5 |
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Bucky wrote: wrote: Anyway, who said this was a "sport of honor," whatever that is? I was thinking of how cyclists wait for fallen competitors, won't attack in feeding zones, and other "honorable" gestures. The honorable gesture here is that no-hopers are not sternly punished for minor drafting/holding infractions. It even says in the UCI rules that a rider who happens to be drafting up through the car caravan should not normally be punished. Similarly, a "firm grip on the bottle" is usually overlooked (though there have probably been some fines for holding on to the team car). Hm. I can't find a site that lists the fines this year. letour.fr appears bereft, as does cyclingnews. Anyone? |
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Ryan Cousineau wrote: Bucky wrote: wrote: Anyway, who said this was a "sport of honor," whatever that is? I was thinking of how cyclists wait for fallen competitors, won't attack in feeding zones, and other "honorable" gestures. The honorable gesture here is that no-hopers are not sternly punished for minor drafting/holding infractions. It even says in the UCI rules that a rider who happens to be drafting up through the car caravan should not normally be punished. Similarly, a "firm grip on the bottle" is usually overlooked (though there have probably been some fines for holding on to the team car). Hm. I can't find a site that lists the fines this year. letour.fr appears bereft, as does cyclingnews. Anyone? Here you go: http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/u...r1_enjeux.html |
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On 19 Jul 2006 12:07:15 -0700, "
wrote: Bucky wrote: I thought this was a sport of honor? What's up with hanging onto motorcycles? Why aren't they automatically disqualified? You can't disqualify the motorbikes. They're part of the Tour infrastructure. They can be fined. And drivers who do very egregious stuff can be kicked off the race for the following day or longer. JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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