2015 tour de france stage 3, Antwerpen-Hoei 159.5km

[rainman]

I guess we will see more crashes soon, when all the GC teams will try to reorganize.

He caused it, no one had switched him, I feel less sympathy for him than the others.

 

[Cimber]

Just saw the crash again. Seems 3 Tinkoff riders hit the deck hard. At least one wont be back. TTT-problems

You sure it wasn't Lotto-NL? Seemed to me like the entire Tinkoff-Saxo team was on the left side of the road.

Yeah looks like you are right. Cheers.

 

[The Hitch]

The breakaway riders were denied their kom points? That sucks.

 

[Publicus]

Are the riders neutralizing the entire stage?

 

[pedromiguelmartins]

Re: Re:

Regardless of who's right or wrong, can someone explain the stupid bashing of 1 of the top3 riders of the 2000s? Just because he neutralized a stage when the shlecks went down?

Cause it was hilarious, especially cause the day after when there was a crash but canc didn't care, kept racing with andy in his wheel.

Know what a hypocrite is?

Someone who says that they enjoy cycling but diss one of the most spectacular and stronger riders ever and call *** at the others, while rooting for one or 2 guys alone?

I cheer for stybar, boonen, contador, devolder, GVA, kwiat, piti too this year.

Not that this should matter for my point. So what if spartacus is one of the greatest, he's still a hypocrite for that.

If a cycling fan doesn't cheer for cycling as an whole and for great performances and great champions, no wonder he also doesn't understand why the race was stopped.

I would be happier if a particular rider wins, but if someone wins it instead, I won't diss him. Because I actually Like cycling and sports, in general.

 

[bajbar]

Now Sagan has big chance for yellow (depends on Tony though)

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re: Re:

Regardless of who's right or wrong, can someone explain the stupid bashing of 1 of the top3 riders of the 2000s? Just because he neutralized a stage when the shlecks went down?

Cause it was hilarious, especially cause the day after when there was a crash but canc didn't care, kept racing with andy in his wheel.

Know what a hypocrite is?

Someone who says that they enjoy cycling but diss one of the most spectacular and stronger riders ever and call *** at the others, while rooting for one or 2 guys alone?

I cheer for stybar, boonen, contador, devolder, GVA, kwiat, piti too this year.

Not that this should matter for my point. So what if spartacus is one of the greatest, he's still a hypocrite for that.

But it's irrelevant in this current case of neutralization.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

You would think they would have the decency to give Canc a head start FFS !

 

[Warhawk]

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For the people who are angry that they have to wait for ambulances - if a guy crashes hard and dies because it takes 20 minutes for an ambulance to show up, is that an acceptable casualty just so that the race can go on?

So you're saying that the ambulance would get there faster if the riders don't ride?

No, I'm saying that if the riders don't ride nobody will crash.

 

[rm7]

Just saw the crash again. Seems 3 Tinkoff riders hit the deck hard. At least one wont be back. TTT-problems

You sure it wasn't Lotto-NL? Seemed to me like the entire Tinkoff-Saxo team was on the left side of the road.

Didn't see Tinkoff riders involved

No tinkoff saxo involved. They were all at the other side of the road as far as i could see.

 

[f1seb]

Yeah this is fun, bunch of pro's taking it easy on a nice training run. Try not to pedal too fast.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Re:

The breakaway riders were denied their kom points? That sucks.

Yup - stinks that.

 

[Cimber]

Eurosport could have run that commercial break wheile the race was neutralized and not just as it is set free again....

 

[franic]

Are the riders neutrilizing the race on their own for protest?

 

[Poursuivant]

Genuine question: what would happen in the TTT if a team was down to 3/4 riders?

 

[AICA ribonucleotide]

There is going to be more crashes 15k and 10k to go the way the roads widen and narrow. When the remaining ambulance is then used are they gonna neutralise going up the Mur?

 

[pedromiguelmartins]

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You don't stop a race for this reason!

Yes you do. If at least 1 ambulance is available, the race stops. No questions asked. Learn how to read.

And who the f are you? Listen, the fact that there are no ambulances is just f-ing pi$$ poor. This crash was normal, nothing out of the ordinary. It's a race that's gotten too big for itself.

I don't care if it is piss poor or not. If there's no ambulances available, the race stops, no matter what. That's the rule. The fact that they might have few ambulances is another discussion (poor planning), it doesn't change the fact that they HAD to stop today.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

For the people who are angry that they have to wait for ambulances - if a guy crashes hard and dies because it takes 20 minutes for an ambulance to show up, is that an acceptable casualty just so that the race can go on?

So you're saying that the ambulance would get there faster if the riders don't ride?

I assume the point is that the race was neutralized until there was an ambulance available to drive as part of the convoy. If there was no ambulance in the convoy, because all of the ambulances had taken away injured riders, and then there was another crash, there would be no ambulance available to deal with the new crash. By neutralizing the race, they can wait until there is another ambulance available to join the race.

Spot on. It's 100% the correct decision if that is indeed the case. Besides, it's not as though it is half way through a mountain stage, it's not going to have any real bearing on the outcome of the race or probably even the stage.

 

[BYOP88]

Re:

The breakaway riders were denied their kom points? That sucks.

Wasn't the break caught?

 

[franic]

Re:

There is going to be more crashes 15k and 10k to go the way the roads widen and narrow. When the remaining ambulance is then used are they gonna neutralise going up the Mur?

It’s much easier if you are closer to the end of the stage or to a major town where there is an hospital

 

[Cimber]

Re:

Genuine question: what would happen in the TTT if a team was down to 3/4 riders?

Hah, interesting question tbh

 

[Miburo]

Re: Re:

Regardless of who's right or wrong, can someone explain the stupid bashing of 1 of the top3 riders of the 2000s? Just because he neutralized a stage when the shlecks went down?

Cause it was hilarious, especially cause the day after when there was a crash but canc didn't care, kept racing with andy in his wheel.

Know what a hypocrite is?

Someone who says that they enjoy cycling but diss one of the most spectacular and stronger riders ever and call *** at the others, while rooting for one or 2 guys alone?

I cheer for stybar, boonen, contador, devolder, GVA, kwiat, piti too this year.

Not that this should matter for my point. So what if spartacus is one of the greatest, he's still a hypocrite for that.

But it's irrelevant in this current case of neutralization.

Not really it's hilarious that this happens when he's in yellow again.

 

[Vino's Mum]

Canc looking like he's gonna climb off

 

[The Hitch]

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Genuine question: what would happen in the TTT if a team was down to 3/4 riders?

hey ride with a massive disadvantage

 

[Cimber]

Gotta feel for Canc. Just came back from a horrific career-threatening crash and now this in his last Tour