If we count life threatening events for this season on the top level:
- Egan Bernal
- Sonny Colbrelli
- Milan Vader
Amy Pieters, Imogen Cotter, Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier...If we count life threatening events for this season on the top level:
Did i miss somebody? All in all the numbers are rather high so far?
- Egan Bernal
- Sonny Colbrelli
- Milan Vader
Colbrelli wasn't a crash, though. And aren't we only talking crashes in races?If we count life threatening events for this season on the top level:
Did i miss somebody? All in all the numbers are rather high so far?
- Egan Bernal
- Sonny Colbrelli
- Milan Vader
Cavagna is luckily back racing now, but his crash could also have gone worse for both him and Vansevenant.If we count life threatening events for this season on the top level:
Did i miss somebody? All in all the numbers are rather high so far?
- Egan Bernal
- Sonny Colbrelli
- Milan Vader
That should be counted as previous season, though?Cavagna is luckily back racing now, but his crash could also have gone worse for both him and Vansevenant.
The 2022 season began in November according to the UCI.That should be counted as previous season, though?
Thinking about this area in the past year or so i would say pro cycling is basically a war zone. I feel that some official entity should at least start gathering statistics. For cyclist on the road i do feel that in the future more safety related apparel should get introduced. Not just the helmet. Done in such way that it would be measurable in statistics. For it to have a measurable effect.Colbrelli wasn't a crash, though. And aren't we only talking crashes in races?
But actually, the Vader crash had me thinking; should there be better barriers to prevent riders from going over the edge? The existing barriers are meant to stop cars, not cyclists.
I'm quite sure that a statistician would come to the conclusion that no, it hasn't gotten any more dangerous. And then where would we be?Thinking about this area in the past year or so i would say pro cycling is basically a war zone. I feel that some official entity should at least start gathering statistics. For cyclist on the road i do feel that in the future more safety related apparel should get introduced. Not just the helmet. Done in such way that it would be measurable in statistics. For it to have a measurable effect.
More or less dangerous in what way and in compared to what exactly?I'm quite sure that a statistician would come to the conclusion that no, it hasn't gotten any more dangerous. And then where would we be?
More crashes, compared to earlier years.More or less dangerous in what way and in compared to what exactly?
And how were you able to make such conclusions without the numbers? How can you be so sure? Or lets be more specific. How many collarbones were broken per season in 2010 compared to 2022? If some apparel would be introduced. Due to high numbers. And the numbers would be reduced after. Would that really be such a wasted effort? Or it really doesn't make all that much difference if it's 100 or 10 collarbones per season?More crashes, compared to earlier years.
What else could I possibly have meant?
I just am sure. But it's impossible to count backward in time, so I would never be able to create hard evidence. So many people just seem to think the number of serious crashes increases by the month. I don't know if they suffer from dementia or something.And how were you able to make such conclusions without the numbers? How can you be so sure? Or lets be more specific. How many collarbones were broken per season in 2010 compared to 2022? If some apparel would be introduced. Due to high numbers. And the numbers would be reduced after. Would that really be such a wasted effort? Or it really doesn't make all that much difference if it's 100 or 10 collarbones per season?
Does a rider's skull need to be fleksible during a race? No!I don't have enough data to answer that question. The way i see it. A while back somebody decided to do something to prevent or reduce serious head injuries. They looked at the head and it clicked instantly. Lets put a helmet on it. And you know what? It worked. Cyclists can still cycle just fine after. I don't know why other body parts would be all that special. For the same methodology not to work again and again. It's not rocket science.
Seems like the tweet has been removed.
Yes.Seems like the tweet has been removed.
Is it that person from Turkey?
Seems like the tweet has been removed.
Is it that person from Turkey?
Do you want the race caravan on the left side of the road?I believe there is a requirement that the DS must be the driver: what sort of idiocy is it to insist that the tonne and a half of steel being driven close to vulnerable riders be manoeuvred by the guy with multiple other distractions?
And related to that, why is it deemed sensible to have the driver passing bottles, coping with flapping jackets, and chatting to riders instead of looking at the road?
Presumably in training, on open roads, most dealings between the car and the riders are conducted from the pasenger seat: why not in races?
Are there major drawbacks to it?Do you want the race caravan on the left side of the road?
Yes. The driver would be near the gutter, not the centre of the road.Are there major drawbacks to it?