Lesser known races 2026 edition

[Ripper]

Well, Christen was disqualified today.

It's a shame Van Gils couldn't cross the finish line to take third place. The jury can't do any more today.

True. But if riders such as Christen just keep on racing like a$$hats, then I think the next stage is to DQ the team when members of the team act in an overly aggressive and egregious manner. DQ'ing Christen is a bit of a nothing burger in this instance. DQ'ing the whole team would have been a huge slap. And I think it is getting to that point with strong teams if they have riders who are so inconsiderate that they repeatedly keep on causing issues.

 

[Ripper]

Luckily Christens DQ means we can get one of the battling youngsters from a smaller team on the podium!

???

 

[Ripper]

But even in the second picture Netserk posted van Gils is already gaining on Christen and they still have half the road left to them. And still Christen closes down further and further until there is no road left to van Gils.

As a professional rider doing sprints even in small groups you need to have some feeling about what is going on around you.

He has more than some feeling. These are not Cat 4 racers and Christen did not just start racing his bike 3 months ago. That last swerve to his left is what tapped van Gils off line and touching the barriers. That was an overshot and either fully intentional or the kind of dangerous sloppy racing that some people just don't feel a 'need' to correct until they are given a need by someone else. If you want to see dangerous sloppy sh*t get corrected quickly, hit the team more than the racer themselves.

The racing will still be exciting and will still be inherently dangerous. Just not for stupid reasons.

 

[Offline]

De Lie was not the culprit yesterday.

First of all, it wasn't De Lie being the culprit there but Askey...
But yes, Askey should've been disqualified.

A headbutt is a headbutt.

De Lie did more to another ride yesterday than Christen did today.

 

[Samamba]

A headbutt is a headbutt.

De Lie did more to another ride yesterday than Christen did today.

Do you know what a headbutt is?

 

[Offline]

Do you know what a headbutt is?

Yes do you?

 

[Samamba]

Yes do you?

Yes, something with your head, a bodypart De Lie did not use to make contact with.

 

[Offline]

Yes, something with your head, a bodypart De Lie did not use to make contact with.

Okay I watch again and he use his shoulder. But that don't chance the point. De Lie had more contact to another rider than Christen today.