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In hindsight my call for a DQ was way too harsh and made in the heat of the moment, and he shouldn't have been penalised. However a warning wouldn't have gone amiss, IMO.
King Boonen said:LaFlorecita said:Sorry, I should have been more clear. I only quoted the post to reply to the last sentence. The rest is just a rant about what a disgrace it is that he didn't get a penalty. Regardless of the differences between track and road cycling, endangering other riders or influencing the outcome with a dangerous move gets punished in both disciplines. I've seen riders get relegated. Even Kennett got a penalty during the race. But Cav's move was all okay, apparently.King Boonen said:Hang on, Viviani blames Park and yet it's the British Media's fault? How'd you work that one out?
Personally I think Viviani is wrong and I don't blame Park, it was a racing incident. Comparing track racing to road racing is not relevant, they are very different.
Thanks. As has been pointed out, the move Cavendish made is made many, many, many times in track racing, Viviani made a very similar move. What you are asking for is done, people do get DQ'd and penalised for dangerous moves, breaking rules etc. Penalising Cavendish in this case would have set a dangerous precedent. You would then have to penalise everyone who made a similar move,regardless of the outcome. incidents happen and crashes happen, this was a racing incident.
In hindsight my call for a DQ was way too harsh and made in the heat of the moment, and he shouldn't have been penalised. However a warning wouldn't have gone amiss, IMO.