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

[AICA ribonucleotide]

Anyone caught behind should get two of their team to to lie on the road demanding ambulances.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

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What would have happened if Cancellara had abandoned? No yellow jersey on the road?

So what?

 

[Guybrush]

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Cancellara not able to hold wheel.

Cancelara is not alone, actualy Zubeldia is pacing him (not visible on tv)

 

[TMP402]

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What would have happened if Cancellara had abandoned? No yellow jersey on the road?

Yea so?

I was just asking a question dude.

 

[Ryongsyong]

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They clearly need more ambulances then don't they ?

Yeah, because ambulances and trained medical staff grow on trees.

There are already ambulances following the group and spread throughout the route - for both spectators and riders. It is a huge strain on the local services as it is.

A cycling race stopping for a few minutes really isn't the end of the world in such excpetional circumstances.

The point is this was not a massive crash like we have seen in the past and they had run out of ambulances. What they gonna do if it was a bigger crash ? Tend to those highest on GC first and get a taxi for the rest ?

I'm going to wait for them to stop everyone at the top of a mountain to let the field catch up again because the ambulances are too far away in case someone at the front falls on the descent.

 

[Miburo]

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What would have happened if Cancellara had abandoned? No yellow jersey on the road?

Yea so?

I was just asking a question dude.

I just don't understand the point of the question, that's all, sorry if offended you,

 

[mrhender]

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Here’s my interpretation, FWIW. If there’s a major crash, all or most of the ambulances gather there. If there is a second major crash soon after, any ambulances that aren’t already at the first crash site—or any that went there but weren’t needed—go to the second site. At that point, there are no ambulances immediately available if there is a third crash. It’s not that all the ambulances are necessarily in use, that there weren’t enough ambulances to begin with. It’s that there are none close to the front of the race and able to attend to a third crash quickly. I think it was a result of a) two crashes very close in time; and b) each crash a major one, requiring multiple ambulances.

I concur with this...

 

[rhubroma]

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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.

Well this is something I can respond to. It's the biggest race in the world and it keeps doing things like a Primadonna.

Why were all the ambulances engaged, for a crash that, everything considered, was spectacular but not horrific?[/quote]
You don't know that. As far as we know, they had to deal with lot's of fractures and a guy was cut in 2. Still, it doesn't matter to the fact that they had to stop. No ambulances = race stops.

Why did they plan so poorly? It should be discussed after the race.[/quote]

No, this wasn't the case and I've see far worse crashes over the last 30 years.

At any rate, indeed they will be talking about this after the race.

 

[Ryaguas]

Froome Isolated?

 

[The Blues]

Froome closed the gap to Nibali-Contador-group in a quite impressive manner, I have to add.

 

[No_Balls]

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Bobble-head is back has wobbled his way back.

 

[Christian]

Matthews very far back
Henderson and Ten Dam far back
Vansummeren in the cars

 

[Carols]

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Ten Dam is riding with a dislocated shoulder

Nah they put it back in and off he went! hard Man!

 

[arvc40]

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Froome closed the gap to Nibali-Contador-group in a quite impressive manner, I have to add.

Did he. Saw the Team pulling him back.

 

[Punkan]

Lol Stannard

 

[markene2]

Anyone know where Bardet is?

 

[pedromiguelmartins]

Valverde and Rui not on the first group?

 

[perico]

Tinkoff helping to ensure that field is strung out to prevent having to battle for position and keep Contador safe from it

 

[justmeagain]

Valverde in the wrong group again

 

[arvc40]

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Lol Stannard

Stylish rider

 

[Simurgh]

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Valverde and Rui not on the first group?

No

 

[Angliru]

The odds of Froome winning today, and for Quintana's career to play out like Andy's have increased dramatically

Too late for that since Quintana has actually won a grand tour on the road and a major stage race. Andy only has his LBL to show for his major on the road victories.

 

[Eagle]

Valverde in the second group

 

[whittashau]

Is TJ in the second group?

 

[Christian]

Valverde in 2nd group