Lesser known races 2026 edition

[kingjr]

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spot on! ppl been totally overrating and give Christen so much hate and he didn't even do something wrong..

That's what I argued when Sagan and Cavendish collided in 2017, but Sagan got disqualified then, so Modolo is definitely not getting old.

 

[Cycling111]

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[Netserk]

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spot on! ppl been totally overrating and give Christen so much hate and he didn't even do something wrong..

its not a problem to go to the left across the whole road

its a problem that while van gils is up on his side and stuck there while there is still space, christen goes to the left of pidcock and swings his elbows wildly - something modolo doesnt comment on

 

[Offline]

its not a problem to go to the left across the whole road

its a problem that while van gils is up on his side and stuck there while there is still space, christen goes to the left of pidcock and swings his elbows wildly - something modolo doesnt comment on

So Van Gil just going a place where there isn't space? That's just at bit naive as Modolo says.

 

[Cycling111]

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spot on! ppl been totally overrating and give Christen so much hate and he didn't even do something wrong..

I don't know if it's been overrated or not. BBut the lynching he's receiving in social media is also unjustifiable.

Criticism is one thing, but some truly outrageous things are being said.
Some people think they're the police.

 

[Netserk]

So Van Gil just going a place where there isn't space? That's just at bit naive as Modolo says.

van gils also makes a mistake, and many riders would be able to keep their balance there

but this was not a case where he is on the wheel of christen and then goes to a closing space. he is gaining ground and coming up on his side while there is still plenty of space, and christen swings way too much in that situation with body and elbows and causes the crash

had christen kept his body steady and went directly after pidcock without going to the left of him, there would be no issue

 

[Offline]

van gils also makes a mistake, and many riders would be able to keep their balance there

but this was not a case where he is on the wheel of christen and then goes to a closing space. he is gaining ground and coming up on his side while there is still plenty of space, and christen swings way too much in that situation with body and elbows and causes the crash

had christen kept his body steady and went directly after pidcock without going to the left of him, there would be no issue

I hear you.

I just don't think Christen did something there isn't happen in every race. And the hate he get's is out of proportion.

 

[Samamba]

its not a problem to go to the left across the whole road

its a problem that while van gils is up on his side and stuck there while there is still space, christen goes to the left of pidcock and swings his elbows wildly - something modolo doesnt comment on

He goes to the left too much (overshoots it with momentum, but Pidcock was against the barrier at first, he just started to go right again probably trying to weave and break the slipstream), but elbows? This is just Christens way of sprinting? His right elbow does the exact same thing as his left elbow, that's a reach imo.

I think Van Gils immediately realizes he is on the wrong side so he decides to come next to or overtake Christen asap before the door closes, but Christen doesn't expect it cause it's a pretty weird move. I can't look into Christens head (and I don't really rate his brain capacity highly), but neither can everyone here. In this case only intent should warrant a suspension imo and that's just hard to say here.

 

[Netserk]

He goes to the left too much (overshoots it with momentum, but Pidcock was against the barrier at first, he just started to go right again probably trying to weave and break the slipstream), but elbows? This is just Christens way of sprinting? His right elbow does the exact same thing as his left elbow, that's a reach imo.

I think Van Gils immediately realizes he is on the wrong side so he decides to come next to or overtake Christen asap before the door closes, but Christen doesn't expect it cause it's a pretty weird move. I can't look into Christens head (and I don't really rate his brain capacity highly), but neither can everyone here. In this case only intent should warrant a suspension imo and that's just hard to say here.

christen does look over his shoulder and sees van gils on his left

i didnt mean that he deliberately sticks out his left elbow to take him down, but that when he knows a rider is up on his side, he recklessly takes up far too much space with how he swings his body and elbows

 

[Samamba]

christen does look over his shoulder and sees van gils on his left

I don't know man, Ive watched this like 20 times and I just don't see that but can be wrong. I don't know if he's actually looking over his shoulder or if he's just eyeing Pidcocks wheel. But he should at least feel him coming ofc. Pretty sure Van Gils is also screaming. But even then, that doesn't mean he has the intent to actually ride him into the barrier ofc. Christen is mid changing direction (cause Pidcock does it) when he touches Van Gils, at that moment there still some space imo.

As I said before, I think Christen is at fault, but it's not as bad people make it out to be.

 

[Ripper]

OK, at this point You're saying some things because you don't like UAE.

When has an entire team ever been disqualified for a crash?

Were Bahrain disqualified when one of their riders injured Wellens and 10 other riders in Flanders 2023?
That was the most serious accident in recent years caused by recklessness, and no collective sanction was sought. What fault do the teammates have for an individual's imprudence?

It's curious how the perspective changes depending on the rider/team, because when Pogacar had the accident because a UnoX rider for changing his trajectory, not only he wasn't disqualified, but the rider who had the accident was blamed.
And there were even comments that it would be good for the race.

Let's get some perspective.
They would be disqualifying teams in all sprint stages.

Actually, I am saying it because I watched the stage.

I don't think you pull out the draconian measure right from the get go. You would use it like a card system and if the racer keeps on doing stupid things that cause incidents, then the writing is on the wall that the next time it happens the team gets hit. So it would lead to changes in behaviour. I should add, I think this would be for one day races, as stage races are just a different event entirely.

Sprint stages certainly can get messy. But if you cross the entire course and then flick someone, that is a bit different than rubbing elbows or bumping shoulders. But I think you know that. These over the top types of incidents are not so common.

Later!

 

[Squire]

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spot on! ppl been totally overrating and give Christen so much hate and he didn't even do something wrong..

While I don't condone anyone in sports getting hate for anything, really, especially not something like this, I don't see how anyone can argue that Christen did nothing wrong.

A bit like in car racing, Van Gils has earned that space by being alongside Christen all the time with quite a significant overlap. Going left to catch Pidcock is fine, but reducing Van Gils' space to less than what he needs to stay upright isn't. Listen to Fernando Alonso.