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I'm just a bit concerned about the fact that you posted something, then - two minutes later - quoted your own post in order to disagree with it.
No point in getting into arguments with yourself, especially since you might end up having to ban yourself.
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I'm just a bit concerned about the fact that you posted something, then - two minutes later - quoted your own post in order to disagree with it.
No point in getting into arguments with yourself, especially since you might end up having to ban yourself.
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If I could ban myself I would have done it many times over by now, including today, but mods and admins cannot be banned, it's just not possible with the software we use.
My first post was just a premonition. I thought Demare was going to rocket out of the bunch with a sprint that won the stage, my second post was my happiness that it didn't come true.RedheadDane said:
If I could ban myself I would have done it many times over by now, including today, but mods and admins cannot be banned, it's just not possible with the software we use.
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Good to see Alaphilippe being so attentive and serious about this. Tomorrow's stage runs past Saint-Amand-Montrond which is the birthplace of Julian Alaphilippe. There is bonus secs o the top of Chablis to Chalon-sur-Saône (which is like a long version of Poggio).
I hope the GC men will fight for those. It's almost more exciting than the sprint.
I hope the GC men will fight for those. It's almost more exciting than the sprint.
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There's a new rule this year: for sprint stages there has to be 3 seconds between groups in order to count a gap, which is pretty stupid imo.Jagartrott said:
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edit: a link to the rules, which states that it's up to the organizers to decide if they want to use it (and also a confirmation of the standing-still-on-the-finish-line loophole): http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/18/53/43/Arrivees_Sprint_Massif_02.03.2018-E_English.pdf
Yeah, I don't think it should have been used for this race. There was clearly more than 1'' between the groups (there's ~25m between the two groups), and I guess that would have resulted in a 5'' gap. A sprint like this one begs for gaps to appear, and it's not like in the Tour when that would mean a bunch of GC riders would interfere with the sprint.Alexandre B. said:
edit: a link to the rules, which states that it's up to the organizers to decide if they want to use it (and also a confirmation of the standing-still-on-the-finish-line loophole): http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/18/53/43/Arrivees_Sprint_Massif_02.03.2018-E_English.pdf
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Conveniently, there’s an intermediate sprint right after the last climb’s summit. Incentive for attacks.
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