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The order of events and decisions is important. They made the decision to treat the 3km line as the finishing line for the purposes of time (but not placings) after the race was over. That is, they made that decision knowing that Impey and Navarro had not caught Cummings and already having the 3km timing capacity in place. If other things had happened or they did not have the requisite equipment in place, they would have made a different decision.
It was a sensible ad hoc way of dealing with a very unusual situation. Not the application of a free floating set of guidelines.
Armchair cyclist said:True, but not for placings, so what if...Zinoviev Letter said:Yes, they didn't apply the 3km rule. Rather they treated the 3km line as the finishing line for timing purposes.And what if they had not had 3km timing equipment? Presumably there is not any on most mountain stages.Armchair cyclist said:And I bet they are glad that Impey and Navarro didn't catch up with and pass Cummings in the last 3 km, or they would have to give 1st place a slower time than 3rd place.
The order of events and decisions is important. They made the decision to treat the 3km line as the finishing line for the purposes of time (but not placings) after the race was over. That is, they made that decision knowing that Impey and Navarro had not caught Cummings and already having the 3km timing capacity in place. If other things had happened or they did not have the requisite equipment in place, they would have made a different decision.
It was a sensible ad hoc way of dealing with a very unusual situation. Not the application of a free floating set of guidelines.