Alternate forms of Communication

[Rocksteady]

in this interview with The Hog, he says he will talk to his riders regardless.

Does anyone know whether the rule only bans radios/earpieces? Could text messages be sent to the teams on a bike computer? Seems like a team could skirt the issues this way, though reading while taking tight corners might not be a good idea.

 

[roundabout]

mobile phones?

carrier pigeons?

skywriting? weather permitting of course

 

[Cobblestoned]

in this interview with The Hog, he says he will talk to his riders regardless.

Does anyone know whether the rule only bans radios/earpieces? Could text messages be sent to the teams on a bike computer? Seems like a team could skirt the issues this way, though reading while taking tight corners might not be a good idea.

No, SMS would be forbidden too, because any kind of electronical comunication is forbidden.

Perhaps Johann drives up to riders, or riders go back to team car - more often.
Ever saw that ?

 

[spalco]

Perhaps Johann drives up to riders, or riders go back to team car - more often.
Ever saw that ?

Yes, I think he meant that. Old-school. I think that's cool though, make the riders work of the DS wants to give instructions.

 

[Kodiak]

morse code or even some dudes standing on the side of the road with semifor(SP?) Flags????? what about a Team MotorCycle pacing the team and it's second rider yelling at them... either way it's going to be funny on who blinks first in this p!ssing contest between the hog and McQuack...

 

[Angliru]

It was my hope that Bruyneel would retire and evaporate into the atmosphere after this year. Now he's talking/implying that he's going to be involved in starting a splinter group of teams all because of the power struggle that is currently going on. In his case rules and standards are only meant to be followed and respected if they don't conflict with his own personal agenda. I can respect his and other team's desire to have more say in decisions that affect them but when he makes a spectacle of himself and his team by ignoring/skirting established rules as he did at the end of the Tour and then disrespects those that made and attempt to enforce these rules it makes it hard for me to really respect anything that he has to say.

 

[ksmith]

It was my hope that Bruyneel would retire and evaporate into the atmosphere after this year. Now he's talking/implying that he's going to be involved in starting a splinter group of teams all because of the power struggle that is currently going on. In his case rules and standards are only meant to be followed and respected if they don't conflict with his own personal agenda. I can respect his and other team's desire to have more say in decisions that affect them but when he makes a spectacle of himself and his team by ignoring/skirting established rules as he did at the end of the Tour and then disrespects those that made and attempt to enforce these rules it makes it hard for me to really respect anything that he has to say.

wonderfully expressed

 

[flicker]

wonderfully expressed

Funny, the people in the forum always criticize when a DS speaks out, example, JV, and the Hog. To me the people in the forum are jealous of the DS position.

 

[ksmith]

Funny, the people in the forum always criticize when a DS speaks out, example, JV, and the Hog. To me the people in the forum are jealous of the DS position.

No just sick of the two faced ones.

 

[Angliru]

Funny, the people in the forum always criticize when a DS speaks out, example, JV, and the Hog. To me the people in the forum are jealous of the DS position.

People in this forum criticize riders, management, mechanics, rider's girlfriends/wives/sisters, McQuaid, Merckx....why should DS' be off limits?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Smoke signals ftw.

 

[Roland Rat]

Perhaps Johann drives up to riders, or riders go back to team car - more often.
Ever saw that ?

So that's part of the plan then - to go out of their way to make things more dangerous by driving up through the peloton as much as possible, thereby "proving" the safety argument. A plan so cunning you can put a tail on it and call it a weasel.

 

[Cobblestoned]

So that's part of the plan then - to go out of their way to make things more dangerous by driving up through the peloton as much as possible, thereby "proving" the safety argument. A plan so cunning you can put a tail on it and call it a weasel.

How would you have answered OP's question then ?

Of course Johan using some secret sattellite or hubble telescope, or implenting radios into riders brain.
Would be something scary or dirty things of course. To push the fearfactor and bashing against that bad bad Bruyneel.

You should be intended give some serious answers you know. I can do it too.
You can do it !

 

[sublimit]

Smoke signals ftw.

The riders might get muddled when the wind is strong though, Pozzato could end up attacking instead of sitting on or Levi might end up winning something if he misreads the signal.

I'd have a Helicopter flying in front of the riders with a giant digital readout on a screen, dangling underneath with the time differences, weather updates, train times etc.

 

[Aapjes]

The only possible solution: