Wouldn't being from the South mean you have a couch...on the porch?I'm from the South, porch.
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Wouldn't being from the South mean you have a couch...on the porch?I'm from the South, porch.
- Adam Hansen is likely to be known to the world as a complete and utter moron after Sunday
That leg brace is pure MvDP CX territory.Very generous to call this a chicane, that's more like a narrow hairpin
Hansen didn't know Van der Poel would like to race Roubaix??? What a liarUtter professionalism...
"People talked me about over the year"
"Speak with the riders I knew would race"
"Talked with DS of teams I couldn't reach in Flanders (one week before the event)"
"Tried to keep it a secret in order to few people know about it, which begs the question if ASO, probably one of the most relevant stakeholders, know anything about the proposed change until it became talked about in the media" - who knew what they could have done if they knew, imagine if they could come up with another solution that wasn't a Mulsanne chicane from aliexpress if were given the proper time to plan it.
Unfortunately Adam Hansen only knew that Arenberg would be raced in the past weeks, which prevented him from doing something in the months leading up to the event.
View: https://twitter.com/HansenAdam/status/1775601415798276236?t=nKoSqXCthSmIIgNGu3BIfg&s=19
I really don't get the problem with that chicane. Sure, there could happen a crash there, but it would happen at very low speed. The chicane is not dangerous at all, however much of a bottleneck it might be.
The location of the railway track is not ideal, I get that.
In Adam Hansen' swords : The riders I couldn't reach out to, I spoke to their DSs when I was in Flanders and asked them to speak to their riders. Normally, we have channels to 1 rider in each team. I didn't use this communication because it only involved the riders at that race, and we wanted as little people to know about this until it's official with ASOUtter professionalism...
"People talked me about over the year"
"Speak with the riders I knew would race"
"Talked with DS of teams I couldn't reach in Flanders (one week before the event)"
"Tried to keep it a secret in order to few people know about it, which begs the question if ASO, probably one of the most relevant stakeholders, know anything about the proposed change until it became talked about in the media" - who knew what they could have done if they knew, imagine if they could come up with another solution that wasn't a Mulsanne chicane from aliexpress if were given the proper time to plan it.
Unfortunately Adam Hansen only knew that Arenberg would be raced in the past weeks, which prevented him from doing something in the months leading up to the event.
View: https://twitter.com/HansenAdam/status/1775601415798276236?t=nKoSqXCthSmIIgNGu3BIfg&s=19
Maybe the CPA needs their own thread. I wonder how much money they have paid out to retired riders to help them transition into their next career? My guess is zero.Hansen being an utter ass for the sport again. He should go back to just riding around at the back of the peleton, bloody no talent hack.
Adam Hansen has only been on an ego trip for less than 2 years. Give him time.If safety if their main responsibility why isn’t the Arenberg removed all together? Every year someone gets hurt there
And a 1976 Camaro with no wheels, on cinder blocks, in the front yard.Wouldn't being from the South mean you have a couch...on the porch?
Meanwhile in Australia: 'hey lads, hear me out: The Adam 260. Like paris-roubaix, but in the interests of safety, its 260 laps around Roubaix velodrome. It's not butchering history because the race hasn't started in paris for decades now. It can start anywhere. Obviously we'll have to call the whole thing off if its overcast due to the possibility of rain...'If safety if their main responsibility why isn’t the Arenberg removed all together? Every year someone gets hurt there
It's just indicative of this generation's obsession with safety and making things "politically correct".How is this just now becoming a problem, when everyone is on 32mm tires or bigger, but it wasn't a problem 1cm ago?
it's those damn hookless rims I tell ya
I can think of few sports less safe and politically correct than professional road cycling.It's just indicative of this generation's obsession with safety and making things "politically correct".
Because it's PR, a particular race for particular riders. Danger and suspense are the essence of "the Hell of the North". It just comes with the territory. The riders need to change, not the course. Arenberg has been entered at high speed for decades, but only now safety is the primary concern? I'd say this has to do with this generation, or guys like Hansen at any rate (but if he's in his position it's only indicative of a wider trend), and not the race. Sooner or later PR won't be held at all, if this keeps up.If safety if their main responsibility why isn’t the Arenberg removed all together? Every year someone gets hurt there
Right, it's a sport from another era. But the obliterators will change it with their obliterating ways, just give them time. By then I won't be watching anymore, so who cares?I can think of few sports less safe and politically correct than professional road cycling.
Its a perfectly sensible idea. The problem is that chicane is not fit for purpose. You've replaced one danger with something more likely to cause a crash.I don't think this is that big of a deal. Sure, it takes away one place that has accumulated several rims, bikes, knee caps, and other broken bones, which is part of the racing history, but I don't think it will come near to making the race horrible to watch. That will be MvdP's fault.
I understand that. The danger moved from a crash that took down fewer people to a crash that could take down half of the peloton...but I think they will likely navigate the chicane perfectly fine, and let the race happen later, which is where it has been happening, mostly, in the last few years, anyway. It's been awhile since the race was won on the Arenberg. Sure, it whittles down the contenders, but it isn't the decisive sector.Its a perfectly sensible idea. The problem is that chicane is not fit for purpose. You've replaced one danger with something more likely to cause a crash.
Safety obsession, yes, sure, with ya...but...politically correct? Are they renaming the act of entering the "Arenberg Trench" to something less suggestive?It's just indicative of this generation's obsession with safety and making things "politically correct".
Arneberg FissureSafety obsession, yes, sure, with ya...but...politically correct? Are they renaming the act of entering the "Arenberg Trench" to something less suggestive?