Crashes, what can be done?

[Armchair Cyclist]

They should reduce the speed in the finishes to make it safer.

Yep. Impose a 30 km/h limit. It would also undermine the temptation to dope, and make the sport open to many more people.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yep. Impose a 30 km/h limit. It would also undermine the temptation to dope, and make the sport open to many more people.

Even I would be able to keep up, then!

 

[Lequack]

Alternatively make every finish an uphill sprint, thus naturally reducing the speed.

 

[RedheadDane]

Alternatively make every finish an uphill sprint, thus naturally reducing the speed.

If the uphill is steep enough, the 30 km/h would happen quite naturally.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Alternatively make every finish an uphill sprint, thus naturally reducing the speed.

<Javier Guillén has entered the chat>

 

[firefly3323]

Just add one more seat for a GT.......the flag is ideal for the team sponsor

 

[King Boonen]

Just add one more seat for a GT.......the flag is ideal for the team sponsor

I raise you:

 

[Red Rick]

I raise you:

That's a team time trial I can get behind

 

[RedheadDane]

That's a team time trial I can get behind

Wouldn't you prefer to get onboard?

 

[Red Rick]

Wouldn't you prefer to get onboard?

The purpose of this thread is to discuss how to reduce crashes, not guarantee them.

 

[RedheadDane]

The purpose of this thread is to discuss how to reduce crashes, not guarantee them.

You wouldn't need to be the one steering...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I raise you:

Andy Schleck announces his comeback

 

[Oldermanish]

Yep. Impose a 30 km/h limit. It would also undermine the temptation to dope, and make the sport open to many more people.

...I'm not sure it would do much to eliminate doping. There are always dopes in sports.

 

[BR2]

Oh I really despise those beerbikes... In case you know the word Fremdschämen, that's what I do when I see them.

 

[RedheadDane]

Oh I really despise those beerbikes... In case you know the word Fremdschämen, that's what I do when I see them.

I guess they could be rather annoying if you come across one IRL - and isn't actually on it.

 

[BR2]

I guess they could be rather annoying if you come across one IRL - and isn't actually on it.

They have been quite common here, but now I haven't seen any for some time, hopefully it was a trend that's cooling down...

 

[BR2]

By the way I wanted to answer Gilbert yesterday, but Elotter said my tweet limit was reached.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Estela Domínguez, daughter of former pro Juan Carlos, who was just about to start her first senior road season with Sopela, has been killed by a truck during training. The driver fled the scene, and I don't know if he's been found yet.

 

[Izzyeviel]

yikes

 

[BR2]

It's always the training on the road. There are such few serious injuries from races and so many from accidents with cars.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's always the training on the road. There are such few serious injuries from races and so many from accidents with cars.

Unfortunately, nothing can be done about that. Well... something can be done, of course, but it's far beyond the scope of the UCI, or any cycling organisations for that matter.

 

[RedheadDane]

photo of the year?

And something similar just happened in Algarve. This time the rider - Suter - was not able to grap hold on the railing. Luckily, it wasn't far to fall.

 

[Wyndbrook]

What the heck happened today in Portugal.
Pidcock nearly mowed down after the finish by traffic on roundabout.
Someone made a serious error.

 

[RedheadDane]

What the heck happened today in Portugal.
Pidcock nearly mowed down after the finish by traffic on roundabout.
Someone made a serious error.

Not just Pidcock... pretty sure I saw other riders getting in trouble in that roundabout.
But, yeah. Definitely someone who didn't consider the fact that just because the stage had ended by that point, the riders were still going to continue for a while to run off speed - or maybe get to the podium area - and into that roundabout was just the most natural path for them to take.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So it might have been useful to the riders if that roundabout had been closed off, but at a guess, it was useful to the local population to have that available given the other roads that were closed.

If, as you say, other riders got into trouble at that roundabout, then it seems evident that the race organisers were very remiss in not keeping the riders away from open roads. Or at fault in planning and setting the position of the finish line too close to the end of the space reserved for them by the municipal authorities.