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Lupi33x said:
It was Hayman, but he saw it coming because it instigated his attack. He hoped to draft behind that car, but it was going too fast. (and this is concerning because why did it need to go past that quickly)
As for the number of crashes caused by motos and cars, what can organisers do... its just bad driving and bad motorbike riding. They need to lift their standards which seem to have fallen in recent years.
Yep, real life is about tradeoffs. I hate it when cars affect the race, but it's price you have to pay for the riders to be safe. If the car had to pass it should have done so slowly, racing be damned. Gun it once you're clear.
And what a great race.The fact that no one in that group was in particularly great form except for Sepp really helped. Echoing what DFA said since they were afraid of no one else they were just going for it, attacking and closing gaps with abandon. So I'll agree with the crowd that ironically it was very likely better for the race that Saganara didn't make the split, though I kind wanted Sagan to get back because it would have made that save legendary.
Also, Chapeau to Matt Hayman. Once he appeared out of nowhere in the Carrefour section, I was pulling for him hard. Love it when the veteran domestiques manage to pull one out, and what a way to do it. And what a place to do it. And what a bunch to do it against.