Dave Davenport
Guru
- Location
- Hampshire
For some reason you slag off cycling clubs at every opportunity, are you going to admit that your knee jerk assumption that these were club riders was wrong?
Disgusting.
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Smokin Joe
Squire
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Seen it too often to dismiss it as "Just a few idiots".
Its not uncommon to see this twattery in Richmond park . I think its Kingston gate that has the pony school with little girls crossing the road on horse back and living the dream only for some idiot to come screaming off the hill when everyone else has stopped .
I race and i dont want to die just yet . I 100 % disagree .
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
To be honest I've a low opinion of both the road craft and behaviour of many folks from the head down Di2 stroking crew.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Wtf has Di2 got to do with it?
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
I also used to race. I never saw this kind of fu**wittery going on, just honest sportsmanship.
Even in sports we can be gentlemen and ladies, not complete c*nts like this lot in the video.
Even in sports we can be gentlemen and ladies, not complete c*nts like this lot in the video.
D
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Can I change that to competitive Sports people, sports often seems to bring out the worst in a lot of people the win at all cost brigade.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
[QUOTE 5281087, member: 43827"]Having agreed earlier 100% with the condemnation of these idiots, and supporting their prosecution if possible, I think that the knee-jerk response from many motorists is a bit hypocritical.
The following comes from a newspaper article last year:
"EIGHT out of 10 horse and rider deaths on UK roads have been caused by cars driving too fast or close.
Over the last six years, the British Horse Society has reported 2,570 road incidents leading to 38 riders and 222 horses being killed."[/QUOTE]
That's as maybe. What was shocking about the cyclists was that they should have known that the horse and rider were "vulnerable road users" just as much as cyclists. God knows, we whine about it enough.
The following comes from a newspaper article last year:
"EIGHT out of 10 horse and rider deaths on UK roads have been caused by cars driving too fast or close.
Over the last six years, the British Horse Society has reported 2,570 road incidents leading to 38 riders and 222 horses being killed."[/QUOTE]
That's as maybe. What was shocking about the cyclists was that they should have known that the horse and rider were "vulnerable road users" just as much as cyclists. God knows, we whine about it enough.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
You can imagine what has happened. Bunch are racing down the road. Horse ahead. Those on the outside go around the horse (too fast but at least they went around it). Those on the inside are left with a choice: to go outside they have to brake and go behind the fast cyclists outside them. Or keep up their speed and fly up the inside
Of course, being idiots they chose the latter. Must keep up at all costs. Competitive red mist
Of course, being idiots they chose the latter. Must keep up at all costs. Competitive red mist
I've been thinking about this overnight, calmed down a little now 
Starting to think it's possible that this was on a blind corner on a closed circuit and the cyclists coming around the corner in a group, therefore with limited visibility of the horse in the road around the corner?
I honestly don't think any cyclist would choose to overtake on the inside of a horse at speed, no matter how much a cock they are.
tl;dr was the horse rider on a closed road event?
Starting to think it's possible that this was on a blind corner on a closed circuit and the cyclists coming around the corner in a group, therefore with limited visibility of the horse in the road around the corner?I honestly don't think any cyclist would choose to overtake on the inside of a horse at speed, no matter how much a cock they are.
tl;dr was the horse rider on a closed road event?
I don't think it was. The BBC News report had quotes from several irate motorists who were mildly inconvenienced (ie: performed dangerous overtaking maneuvers to get to their destinations ten seconds quicker) by the race.I've been thinking about this overnight, calmed down a little now
I honestly don't think any cyclist would choose to overtake on the inside of a horse at speed, no matter how much a cock they are.
tl;dr was the horse rider on a closed road event?
Inertia
I feel like I could... TAKE ON THE WORLD!!
However you cut it, they did choose to pass on the inside, they had options, including stopping or slowing and passing on the outside.I've been thinking about this overnight, calmed down a little now
I honestly don't think any cyclist would choose to overtake on the inside of a horse at speed, no matter how much a cock they are.
tl;dr was the horse rider on a closed road event?
Judging by the distance the horse travels on the video, it was not right on a corner.
They chose to not lose ground to their competitors.
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Sorry but this is irrelevant, what if it had been a group of children? Please do not try to excuse their anti-social behaviourI've been thinking about this overnight, calmed down a little now
I've been thinking about this overnight, calmed down a little now
I honestly don't think any cyclist would choose to overtake on the inside of a horse at speed, no matter how much a cock they are.
tl;dr was the horse rider on a closed road event?
Stop looking for excuses:
From the official website:
My bold
The roads are open to live traffic and you MUST obey all Highway Code Rules and road regulations at all times. You must give-way where required at junctions and roundabouts, be aware of your fellow cyclists and other traffic users, and obey all road regulations, highway signage and any specific event signage