laurence
Veteran
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- in the aeroplane over the sea
it's a difficult decision... this was different to the Ullrich/ Pharmstrong situation as that was a small group of leaders. from the footage it looks as if there were a couple of crashes (albeit close together) and they were in the main peloton. it isn't as if the GC contenders where together and a couple fell, it was one of those crashes that hits the peloton now and then. you could even say the crash was caused by the speed upping after the breakaways had been caught and the stage finish was near - in that case, any GC rider should have been close to the front to stay out of trouble.
with so many riders down, you could argue that the race should be neutralised for safety, but it is cycling, it is the nature of the sport. from the tv coverage i saw, only Purito was shown to be in trouble (of the main GC contenders). Evans was in a good position, out of trouble on roads that have already seen accidents when wet (not just this year, but it is a common problem on il Giro). he used his head and experience.
with so many riders down, you could argue that the race should be neutralised for safety, but it is cycling, it is the nature of the sport. from the tv coverage i saw, only Purito was shown to be in trouble (of the main GC contenders). Evans was in a good position, out of trouble on roads that have already seen accidents when wet (not just this year, but it is a common problem on il Giro). he used his head and experience.
