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It would also add to the historic value of the raceOn the subject of crazy ideas, why not get them to race over the nearby slag heaps in Raismes? That would thin out the peloton and coming from Raismes they would enter Arenberg via the right-hand turn.
Fancy racing along a slag heap? Welcome to Raismes
They come in groups, alone, with friends or as a family to take part in an extraordinary event: the Slag Heap Race. Expert or novice, young or old, the 5000 annual runners can choose the event wwww.pnr-scarpe-escaut.com
- May 5, 2010
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My "thought" was that if part of the problem is the abrupt change from tarnac to cobbles, then... make it less abrupt!
Of course, practically it wouldn't be possible.
Basically this.
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So now they can crash in the chicane AND the forest. Brilliant.
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good to see @Benotti69 still babbling about motor doping in the replies to that tweet. Has been a while since I saw his name
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Then I suppose they can just file it under
"Ideas that didn't work", and drop the chicane for next year.
good to see @Benotti69 still babbling about motor doping in the replies to that tweet. Has been a while since I saw his name
ahahah Benotti still going on about motors. dear me. EVERYTHING is about motors for him. ASO changes the Arenberg approach: MOTORS! the greatest thing about these invisible motors is they are not there and nothing will ever happen to give Benotti the joy of saying "I told you". he'll blab forever in his echo chamber and never fcking enjoy a race.
back to the racing: ROUBAIX, wow. the joy
the joy
- Jan 8, 2020
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Yea, but can you imagine if half the field goes down in the chicane? I doubt the organiation would simply chalk it up to, "oops, we tried". It would be a travesty, in addition to a farce.
It's a CPA request, so the organiser will point his finger to the appropriate target.
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This is something else to consider, back in the day they were on steel frames and entered at 55kph and nothing broke, but it's not like they were going slow. PR is a unique race for a particular type of rider! I understand riders are scared, but were they no less so in the past? It's an essential part of PR (danger and fear), otherwise take the Forest out, right? And will the chicane do something to make it "safer"?
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Netserk is Thierry Gouvenou confirmed!
Also, 30-35 kph??
- Aug 14, 2012
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If we get rain, the braking point will be over the wet railroad
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I think the peloton will race Haveluy at warp speed to stretch them to the max. one long line hopefully
- Apr 30, 2011
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The first rider can maybe reach 30 km/h by the time he enters the forest, but the turn will see more riders standing still than Molenberg.
The most radical solution would be to use the chicane between the train tracks and the cobbles, forcing the riders to an almost stand-still.
- May 14, 2011
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But do you think that is a realistic ask? One rider takes some responsibility for their own riding in Arenberg, but another will use that hesitation to his advantage.
I am sure you have all seen this or similar but posting it here as I had no idea until seeing it. Quite insane - especially if wet. I imagine the safest speed over those rocks would be faster - until you fall! The beating your hands and wrists would take I cannot even imagine.
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I don't see how that is killing cycling. It's basically just picking a more technical route in order to slow the peloton.
Let's see it in action first.
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