Time something was done about dutch corner???

[jdtate101]

I know it's part of the history of the climb, but is it about time something was done about the drunken lunacy that goes on?

I'm undecided on the subject, but get really annoyed when I see and hear of some of the stupid behaviour that goes on, all fuelled by massive amounts of booze. When I was in Alpe d'Huez for the Marmotte one of the Bar owners said she and many of the business owners dislike the dutch fans as they bring everything with them, so spend no money locally and leave the graveyard at the corner a right mess.

Discuss.......

 

[themosquitoking]

I have limited knowledge in this but i think if i was one of the riders trying to get through those crowds today i would have got off my bike and swung it at someone.

 

[araapatlio]

I have limited knowledge in this but i think if i was one of the riders trying to get through those crowds today i would have got off my bike and swung it at someone.

They should be encouraged to do so, take 10 seconds off their time for every berk they punch.
They really got in TJ's face and I think someone's flag hit Porte when he was refueling Froome, he definitely looks back at the guy.

 

[themosquitoking]

They should be encouraged to do so, take 10 seconds off their time for every berk they punch.
They really got in TJ's face and I think someone's flag hit Porte when he was refueling Froome, he definitely looks back at the guy.

That would be cool, extra points if they were on drugs.

 

[Raging Squirrel]

It was the first time id even seen it today, and I was thinking woah! Some of the riders had some very near misses, one of them shoving a guy out of the way. Porte was nearly brought down by a flag, froome nearly took out a kid, a policeman ran out and rugby tackled some tool running up the road and a camerman on the back of a motorbike even shoved someone out the way.

I thought it was a bit crazy, the riders shouldnt have to worry about not riding into people, I think personally it should be barriered off for safety

 

[themosquitoking]

It was the first time id even seen it today, and I was thinking woah! Some of the riders had some very near misses, one of them shoving a guy out of the way. Porte was nearly brought down by a flag, froome nearly took out a kid, a policeman ran out and rugby tackled some tool running up the road and a camerman on the back of a motorbike even shoved someone out the way.

I thought it was a bit crazy, the riders shouldnt have to worry about not riding into people, I think personally it should be barriered off for safety

Also the barriers should be electrified.

 

[araapatlio]

On one of the Corsican stages, some blert let his dog off the leash and it came perilously close to taking out the entire peloton.

 

[Herbie]

I have limited knowledge in this but i think if i was one of the riders trying to get through those crowds today i would have got off my bike and swung it at someone.

I did see one rider push a "spectator" out of the way...I would have done the same...the crowd get so close. I don't think there is another sport where this can happen? And this is one the worlds biggest sports event if not the biggest....

 

[DRHysted]

It reminded me of the historic car rallying, where you would see the crowd parting just enougth for the cars to pass. Nowadays if the crowd is considered unsafe they cancel the stage.

 

[Noodley]

Ban life. It's a fecker.

 

[Globalti]

Barriers would get knocked down.

 

[martint235]

It been part and parcel of the tour for years and is a fantastic spectacle. However having watched it yesterday I think, as someone said above, that people are now more interested in being on telly than in cheering on the riders. Also I think there's an element of "just how close can we get? Just what can we get away with?" creeping in. Yesterday was by far the worst I've seen it but I can't think what to do about it. It would be a shame to put barriers up (how long after barriers go up all up the Alpe before tickets start being sold etc) but the riders need to be kept safe.

 

[Kies]

On the live broadcast ..... Guy mooned the rider and TV, what is that about?
You want him to park it in your butt crack mate?

 

[Crackle]

It's part of the sport and being able to get so close is what makes it special. If you look carefully, you can see it's self-policing sometimes, dicks get lamped by spectators as well as riders.

It's improved anyway. The crowds used to be so Partisan in the Giro and Vuelta, leading GC riders were spat on and hit if they were ahead of the home favourite.

If you don't like it, watch Golf.

 

[Monsieur Remings]

On one of the Corsican stages, some blert let his dog off the leash and it came perilously close to taking out the entire peloton.

That happens virtually every year. It's a continental thing...dog, leash, peloton, road, crash, injury. What's the problem? C'est la vie!