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quick to defend himTeamSkyFans said:it wasnt a sprinting accident so how can it be classed as dangerous sprinting?
He lost it on a corner, just as many riders have done in the past on corners in leadouts, its a pretty common occurence. Get over it.
edit: oh hello mark by the way *waves*
Dr. Maserati said:O dear - go back and look at the video Farrar - he had little to do with it.
Cav got pushed in a corner and lost his line - nothing more to it, trying to bring in "deviated from his sprinting line" is weak - did the comm's throw out Petacchi ? No...
pedaling squares said:Yep, that's a fair assessment.![]()
Hairy Wheels said:Sigh....I just figured out who you are. Can't you just stay on CC?
auscyclefan94 said:quick to defend him
Pettachi deviated when he was 5 metres in front of him. It is a common sprint move. Head butting and leaning on someone is not sprint move. Cav clearly could of lessened the damage as all the people in front of him got through and he leaned into the lampre rider which i think was Bole.
Dr. Maserati said:Cav was at fault for the crash - he lost his line and then got tangled with the Lampre rider..... a racing incident, nothing more.
How can you see head butting and leaning before the bend - do you have a feed that no-one else has or are you talking about when Cav lost his line using the rider to stay upright?
If its the latter it is obvious you have never raced or been involved in a situation like that - (Cav missed his line probaly because he was close to tangling wheels) - trying to portray it as "dangerous sprinting" is simply wrong.
Yip - racing incident.SpartacusRox said:Agreed, there was no head butting involved (leave that to the Aussies) Cav was merely leaning in, trying to stay upright. It can't be 'dangerous sprinting' because the sprint had not started. What it was, was a tricky corner and a couple of guys got their lines wrong, resulting in a crash, big deal, move on!
Why try to make a big deal over something that happens frequently in bike races, guys getting on a wrong line. even if it was Cav's fault, so what, it's not like it was something he would have wanted to happen. If we are going to try and crucify every guy who causes crashes in this Tour then it's going to be a long three weeks!
SpartacusRox said:Agreed, there was no head butting involved (leave that to the Aussies) Cav was merely leaning in, trying to stay upright. It can't be 'dangerous sprinting' because the sprint had not started. What it was, was a tricky corner and a couple of guys got their lines wrong, resulting in a crash, big deal, move on!
Why try to make a big deal over something that happens frequently in bike races, guys getting on a wrong line. even if it was Cav's fault, so what, it's not like it was something he would have wanted to happen. If we are going to try and crucify every guy who causes crashes in this Tour then it's going to be a long three weeks!
Dr. Maserati said:Cav was at fault for the crash - he lost his line and then got tangled with the Lampre rider..... a racing incident, nothing more.
How can you see head butting and leaning before the bend - do you have a feed that no-one else has or are you talking about when Cav lost his line using the rider to stay upright?
If its the latter it is obvious you have never raced or been involved in a situation like that - (Cav missed his line probaly because he was close to tangling wheels) - trying to portray it as "dangerous sprinting" is simply wrong.
richwagmn said:Because he's Cavendish and he's a *** and he has ridden dangerously on occasion. He *won't* get the benefit of doubt from many people. Similar to say Kyle Busch in Nascar. Cause enough incidents and you'll get blamed automatically even when it's not your fault.
AlHooKoo said:Mario Cipollini never caused a crash like that.
MartinGT said:Isnt Cav's contract up at the end of the season too?
Benotti69 said:3 racing incidents yesterday. Cameras not close enough to blame anyone...
in relation to Cavendish's we dont know if he got pushed off his line by another rider and then tangled handle bars with another rider meaning they went straight taking other riders with them.
lots of quotes from riders yesterday. not one mention of cavendish from any of them but you all know he caused the three accidents of course![]()
craig1985 said:
kukiniloa said:Uniballer and his train of hired goons have pushed around too many riders, too many teams, and it's time for payback.
Dr. Maserati said:From Lloyd Mondory (the AG2R rider)
Lloyd Mondory said:He said Belgian Jurgen Roelandts came crashing into him from behind, pushing him uncontrollably towards the American.
"A rider (Roelandts) hit me from behind. I'm sorry for Farrar, but I couldn't do anything about it," he said.
Benotti69 said:I think this is what you meant....
You're not lambasting Farrar for taking out that AG2R guy yesterday....Cav's fault![]()