roadrash
cycle chatterer
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^^^^^^ seems wrong to like that post ^^^^^^^ but could have been a lot worse
Vuelta a España 2022 (spoilers)
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cisamcgu
Legendary Member
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Cycling is not historically known for being "above the board" - it would not surprise me to learn that QS decided to tell Evenepoel to stop by the side of the road at less than 3km to go. It did seem odd in his statement in the interview that they had already reccied the run in and decided it was dangerous, surely this could be true of all sprint stages ? Also the phrase "I felt I had a flat tyre" speaks volumes (my emphasis)
Anyway, hoe Roglic is OK and can start tomorrow, I cannot see Mas challenging in the coming week.
Anyway, hoe Roglic is OK and can start tomorrow, I cannot see Mas challenging in the coming week.
Adam4868
Guru
If you can't stay up late...you can console yourself with salvage programmes and speedway 🙄
View: https://twitter.com/QuestTV/status/1567254165889421315?t=NYbXJBoPINj2AmLjuGM9gA&s=19
cougie uk
Guru
I doubt they'd pull it over this. I'm sure they have had technical issues before and missed showing the highlights.
Adam4868
Guru
I was being a little sarcastic....I'm a cycling snob !
I only do GCN 😁
I don't speak Spanish but this is another interpretation of RemcoGate.
This Spanish analyst suggests he hd a puncture at 5 or 6 km out and presumabvly didn't want to stop and lose time so carried on till the 3km mark. Plausible?
View: https://twitter.com/albercampos_/status/1567202856955936769?s=20&t=a-FEQtPKCIk6OqF7lVROUg
This Spanish analyst suggests he hd a puncture at 5 or 6 km out and presumabvly didn't want to stop and lose time so carried on till the 3km mark. Plausible?
View: https://twitter.com/albercampos_/status/1567202856955936769?s=20&t=a-FEQtPKCIk6OqF7lVROUg
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
That's an explanation I've seen and it makes sense. He'd lost touch with his teammates at the front was dropping back in the field and seemed to be having trouble but it would have been stupid to stop there for a bike change and lose buckets of time if he could make it safety of the 3k zone ahead. Once inside 3k he was safe and could change his bike.
Makes sense I guess....although I'd prefer it if it wasn't the case !
Did he do anything wrong then or play a clever game to get into the final 3k ?
Sh1t way to have to finish....especially if he told fibs about it
Praying for Rogla to be back and kick his ar$e anyway....
If you know you've got a puncture at 5kms out then I'm guessing that the 3km rule wouldn't be allowed but can they prove it. I can understand why he'd try it though.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I'm going to counter-guess and guess that the 3km rule isn't sufficiently clearly worded to be sure whether it would or would not be allowed.
But I can't be arsed to actually look it up.
Any news on Primoz?
Adam4868
Guru
Question is did he know he had a slow puncture ? Possibly which makes it a smart move to try and make the final 3k....
I do wonder if the roles were reversed would we have been saying "Remco heard Rog had a flat tire so attacked to gain time against the Red Jersey"
I just hope Rog isn't to badly injured and can make it back...class attack yesterday!
Adam4868
Guru
According to the UCI rules, and as far as I can tell, the 3km does apply. The regulations state that it only does not apply on a stage "where the finish is at the top of a hill-climb". UCI Reg 2.6.027
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
My favourite 3km rule craziness (sorry don't remember the name of the race or the riders) was a stage that had been classed as a sprint stage, so the 3k rule applied but it had a downhill section with a sharp bend at the bottom within 3k of the finish. Rider X was with a couple of GC rivals tearing down the hill. He made a total horlicks of the bend - entirely his own fault - and came off. He got same time as his two rivals despite this being absolutely not the kind of thing the rule was invented for.
The rule obviously is there for our entertainment, and it has certainly spiced up the discussions of yesterday.
The rule obviously is there for our entertainment, and it has certainly spiced up the discussions of yesterday.
