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It's indeed just a gimmick. I thought the distance between groups would be greater. This was just stupid.Red Rick said:There is a very negative aspect to it.ppanther92 said:jaylew said:Nothing wrong with the grid start. It's unlikely to have much effect but there's really no reason to bash it as there's no real negative aspect to it.
You said what i wanted to say in much more eloquent ways.
Passing off stupid gimmicks as innovation and development in the sport is insulting to our intelligence.
Give me a break. No one is passing it off as some great innovation. It's not like this is at all new in cycling. Besides, it's not like ASO, the UCI, and the teams got together for 3 weeks to decide on some changes in cycling and this is what they came up with. It's simply not worth being upset about.Red Rick said:There is a very negative aspect to it.ppanther92 said:jaylew said:Nothing wrong with the grid start. It's unlikely to have much effect but there's really no reason to bash it as there's no real negative aspect to it.
You said what i wanted to say in much more eloquent ways.
Passing off stupid gimmicks as innovation and development in the sport is insulting to our intelligence.
Red Rick said:There is a very negative aspect to it.ppanther92 said:jaylew said:Nothing wrong with the grid start. It's unlikely to have much effect but there's really no reason to bash it as there's no real negative aspect to it.
You said what i wanted to say in much more eloquent ways.
Passing off stupid gimmicks as innovation and development in the sport is insulting to our intelligence.
+1.Kwibus said:Fun idea, but if everyone starts at the same time what's the point?
Or make the groups start with 200mtr distance. This didn't make sense at all.