rzombie1988 said:
Carols said:
Not for the first time, Phil appears to be wrong about something. The UCI rulebook only says:
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Not for the first time, Phil appears to be wrong about something. The UCI rulebook only says:
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If that was the case people would be having 'mechanicals' with 2km to go just as they're about to bonk on the climb. It's not a practical ruling.
Gloin22 said:
If that was the case people would be having 'mechanicals' with 2km to go just as they're about to bonk on the climb. It's not a practical ruling.
I would hope that Mollema would've been given the same time of Froome and Porte if roles had been reversed. Whether that would actually be the case in practice, I have no idea.
In the end someone is always going to be unhappy with every single decision due to the fair amount of interests there are in a race such as the Tour. That's just the way it is. Hopefully ASO learns a lesson from this, although it seems unlikely.
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Exactly. And with a bunch of rowdy and possibly drunk fans at such a close range, I could def see someone trying to alter the result on their own.Pantani Attacks said:
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Got a link for them making up the urine story? Or are you just 'taking the p!ss?'
The Hitch said:
Got a link for them making up the urine story? Or are you just 'taking the p!ss?'
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That could have been very nasty for Froome and the other two riders.
Yes maybe he panicked a bit and ran off comically up the road, but he'd just been hit by two different motorbikes and climbed out from ubnderneath a human-broken-bike pile up. What do you expect him to do?
That could have been very nasty for Froome and the other two riders.
Yes maybe he panicked a bit and ran off comically up the road, but he'd just been hit by two different motorbikes and climbed out from ubnderneath a human-broken-bike pile up. What do you expect him to do?
ebandit said:
Did you see that picture? Do you think that Mollema would have complained if he had been in first and Porte last, so Porte would have been on top. And he would have been given back the time to Porte? I'm sorry but it's hypocritical, and he's just annoyed he lost time he would have gained through no work of his own.
Heck if he hadn't been there there's a real chance Froome and Porte would have gotten away far sooner.
The whole thing is a disgrace and, without doubt, [INSERT YOUR FAVOURITE RIDER'S NAME HERE] suffered the most as a result.
A bit of rough justice for Trek.
Cancellara does Sky a big favour neutralizing when they had their crash early on.
Then the powers that be rob Trek's Bauke Molema of his few seconds gained at the finish.
Sky owe Trek big time.
Cancellara does Sky a big favour neutralizing when they had their crash early on.
Then the powers that be rob Trek's Bauke Molema of his few seconds gained at the finish.
Sky owe Trek big time.
yaco said:
No chance. How many times in this thread alone did people say things like "Froome looks bad", then he goes and drops Quintana and co.
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Lol
DFA123 said:So he sacrificed the strength and integrity of his equipment while chasing a marginal gain. Then when said equipment fails on him, he gets ASO to adjust his time.carolina said:DirtyWorks said:Fight.The.Power said:spalco said:Froome's bike had a broken fork apparently:
Posting about the photo. I'm assuming the impact was in an unusual force vector. If the layup is not designed to handle force in that vector, then it fails. This is the reason carbon isn't so great. It's nice until it breaks though!
froome was using the lighter version of the dogma F8. it can only be used by cyclists that weight less then 70 kg. it's a more fragile frame.
Based on that evidence, this decision really stinks.
Lol
Poursuivant said:
I don't think so either, with Froome he can drop a few bikes lengths off and then ride his own tempo to catch up. To be fair he was only a bike length away too, had he been further back he may have been able to brake and avoid the pile up.
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That's the seat stay that is broken, not the fork.
spalco said:Froome's bike had a broken fork apparently:
That's the seat stay that is broken, not the fork.
Poursuivant said:
I remember the first time I saw Froome look bad and I thought he was going to drop off just before launching a huge attack. Then i thought the same for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th etc times ...
But no longer, he hasn't fooled me for the last year at least.
Considering the relative pace of the leading contenders at the time if the incident - Froome almost certainly would have extended his lead by more had the crash not happened - and Mollema and Porte would have made big in-roads too.
Nairo Quintana was left for dead by Froome's break.
We know Froome can cycle, now we know he can run - if his swimming is any good - a triathlon career may be calling when he's finished with cycling ?
Nairo Quintana was left for dead by Froome's break.
We know Froome can cycle, now we know he can run - if his swimming is any good - a triathlon career may be calling when he's finished with cycling ?
To hell with GC and the Tour de France. The most important thing is...what's gonna happen with them Velogames points though huh
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