2016 Paris - Nice, March 6th - 13th, WT

[RedheadDane]

Well, getting a puncture isn't actually dangerous - other than for your GC chances.

You said the rain would have made the going soft and I was showing that it didn't

No, I said that rain might make dirt roads safer. As in; less risk of serious injury.

 

[Carols]

I think they both should have been DQ'd...oh well Bling wins!

 

[jaylew]

Re: Re:

A picture is worth thousand words.

Nacer on the wrong here. Don't think he did it intentionally, but his carelesness should not go unpunished, especially when it spoiled Matthews' sprint the way it did.

A static picture means nothing, however.

 

[TourOfTexas]

Re:

It wasn't that bad but still a fair D'Q

And if Matthews would have crashed into the barriers and broken a bone?

Good DQ. Should be banned from UCI events until next January....

 

[rehy90]

when you look at Bouhanni and on the barrier from the helicopter view, you can clearly see that he moved at least 50 cm to the left in that moment when he almost took down Matthews...rightfully disqualified

 

[Swifty's Cakes]

French rider in a French race, he ain't getting DQ'd

Edit, and I'm wrong again, never back my tips kids

 

[Orbit501]

I'm a Bouhanni fan, but think he was in the wrong today I'm afraid.

 

[TomLPC]

It wasn't the worst but Matthews proximity to the barriers and past form did Bouhanni no favours

 

[hfer07]

Re:

Disqualified, Matthews wins

 

[StryderHells]

Ha! Thanks to a 1 second gap Bouhanni only gets relegated to 3rd

 

[TommyGun]

Re: Re:

If anything, it is Matthews that should get DQed!

Seriously?

Yep, he was boxed in and tried to get through anyway!

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Did Bouhanni know that Matthews was there ?

Of course he did . . . .

 

[rainman]

Not his worst but Bouhanni has to realise he's a loose cannon. Even Kristoff backed off from that crazy stuff.

 

[jaylew]

Bouhanni relegated to 3rd.

 

[TourOfTexas]

OK, Bouhanni didn't get DQ'd, he got relegated to 3rd. Big difference.

 

[BigMac]

Re: Re:

A picture is worth thousand words.

Nacer on the wrong here. Don't think he did it intentionally, but his carelesness should not go unpunished, especially when it spoiled Matthews' sprint the way it did.

Matthews had a good 25 cm between him and the barriers: why did he swerve so close to Bouhanni?

Maybe that would be too dangerous? You talk about being 25cm away from the barriers as if it was meters. But even so, look at Nacer's body leaned towards Matthews whilst Matthews is keeping a straight line. Some things are just clear and don't deserve debate.

 

[Fernandez]

Bouhanni should be fired from the race. These things are too dangerous and its not his first time.

 

[Gigs_98]

God damnit why was there a 1 second gap. That costs me 5 points for the cq game

 

[HelloDolly]

Matthews gets 10 seconds and his hold on yellow strenghtened

 

[StephenC2020]

In any case, it looks like Matthews was faster. Good few days for him.

 

[TMP402]

Ben Swift 6th... as usual the final corner pushes him back about five places.

 

[Supimilian]

Re: Re:

Yep, he was boxed in and tried to get through anyway!

He closed the door from the other side of the road. He was only boxed in when he would have gone around if Bouhanni had kept his line.

 

[therhodeo]

Re:

If they wanted to complain about something being dangerous they should have mentioned Bouhanni being all over the road.

My crystal ball was correct apparently.

 

[TommyGun]

Oh well, my hatred for Matthews and Orica just got a massive boost today (even though it was already strong enough ).
Case closed.

 

[TourOfSardinia]