Recent content by Eagle_Alps

They still don't have trackers, or do they ? Pidcock claimed he was lucky to have the radio, otherwise they wouldn't have found him in Catalunya.

Has anyone seen the photo finish image? The picture of Dorian G...😄

Won't work. A harder race will only work in Pogi's favor. It's what happened in Zürich. Belgium & NL burned their teams for no reason and when Pogi went, only Van Baarle was left to help

Would airbags have helped to save Gino Mäder’s and Muriel Furrer's lives? Sadly we will never know. But the "too hot" argument reminds me of the exact same debate for helmets. Remember when riders were allowed to remove their helmets on MTF's? Totally ridiculous and unthinkable today. If...

Yes exactly. The 2024 season would have been very different with airbags. Wout's Dwars injuries would have been also be less severe I guess.

Interesting take from French Eurosport commentators : Crashes happen more frequently nowadays (compared to 20 years ago) because of a more aero position on the bike. Tucked lower and more forward, meaning more weight on the front wheel, leading to a more difficult to handle bike. And narrower...

broken teeth? collarbones? pelvis? thigh? The only workable prototype of a cycling airbag we have seen would have done nothing to help. But anyway, it would at least be a step in the right direction. Better than nothing. But not enough.

Airbags seem to be a good idea, but which one of these injuries would have been prevented if the riders had worn them? And which crashes were caused by reckless riding? The only "dumb/avoidable" crashes I saw were caused by riders trying to put on or remove their raincoats. And the consequences...

Almeria would have been a good race to test airbags 🙁

OMG Why didn't you tell that to Roman Bardet ten years ago?? https://www.lemonde.fr/cyclisme/article/2017/07/28/cyclisme-apres-avoir-tutoye-les-sommets-romain-bardet-cherche-a-se-reconcilier-avec-le-chrono_5166181_1616656.html Romain Bardet « J’ai fait le choix de ne pas me concentrer dessus...

And a spoiled brat mentality. Overpaid youngsters, everybody only riding for themselves. <insert names here>

Would Dyneema fabrics have prevented or at least reduced road rash?

Insane speeds. Fastest TTT ever?

Yes great film by GCN. Very, very sad how clueless Lappartient appears to be on this topic. Trentin, however, is spot on about everything he says 👍

Looks cool indeed. I wonder if race organizers could do something like that in an evening prologue (or inside a building). Then showing each riders in slow-mo passing through. I know it's just a gimmick, but it would really add some good visuals for TTs if done right.