Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2016 (2.HC)

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Forever The Best said:
Most of them are not even fans.They are there just because they want to see what is happening [...] After the race the people would continue not caring.
So just like with most every other race in most every other country then.
 
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Forever The Best said:
TMP402 said:
Forever The Best said:
Pricey_sky said:
Nearly another shocking incident with a pedestrian just casually strolling across the road in front of the riders. A lady did the same on day 1.
Not surprising.Most of the people in this country are ignorant and unenlightened.

To be fair, now there are quite a few fans along the roadside in the city, unlike most races I watch that take place east of Italy.
Most of them are not even fans.They are there just because they want to see what is happening.Plus the government may have brought them and give money to them after,I wouldn't be surprised.After the race the people would continue not caring.

Well, Turkey are still better at pretending fans exist than the rest of Asia.
 
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hrotha said:
Forever The Best said:
Most of them are not even fans.They are there just because they want to see what is happening [...] After the race the people would continue not caring.
So just like with most every other race in most every other country then.
The point I wanted to make is most of them live/work in the roadisde and just coming there to see the cyclists.And a small percent is casually walking on the roadside while the cyclists were riding:D
 
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Vasilis said:
https://twitter.com/Lotto_Soudal/status/724954417284452352
Seems Lotto will go fo the sprint?

Although it may turn out to be true, I doubt the intern at an office in Belgium knows what the DS is saying.
 
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Forever The Best said:
hrotha said:
Forever The Best said:
Most of them are not even fans.They are there just because they want to see what is happening [...] After the race the people would continue not caring.
So just like with most every other race in most every other country then.
The point I wanted to make is most of them live/work in the roadisde and just coming there to see the cyclists.And a small percent is casually walking :D
Yes, yes, I got that. Again, just like in most every other race. :p
 
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TMP402 said:
Vasilis said:
https://twitter.com/Lotto_Soudal/status/724954417284452352
Seems Lotto will go fo the sprint?

Although it may turn out to be true, I doubt the intern at an office in Belgium knows what the DS is saying.
Yeah I know, but it was true in the end :)
 
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hrotha said:
Forever The Best said:
hrotha said:
Forever The Best said:
Most of them are not even fans.They are there just because they want to see what is happening [...] After the race the people would continue not caring.
So just like with most every other race in most every other country then.
The point I wanted to make is most of them live/work in the roadisde and just coming there to see the cyclists.And a small percent is casually walking :D
Yes, yes, I got that. Again, just like in most every other race. :p

I'm guessing they mean it holds true there more than in other countries. I'd risk saying with fair certainty that, at least in Europe, most people on the roadside went there for the event in particular, and are not just mirones.
 
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BigMac said:
hrotha said:
Forever The Best said:
hrotha said:
Forever The Best said:
Most of them are not even fans.They are there just because they want to see what is happening [...] After the race the people would continue not caring.
So just like with most every other race in most every other country then.
The point I wanted to make is most of them live/work in the roadisde and just coming there to see the cyclists.And a small percent is casually walking :D
Yes, yes, I got that. Again, just like in most every other race. :p

I'm guessing they mean it holds true there more than in other countries. I'd risk saying with fair certainty that, at least in Europe, most people on the roadside went there for the event in particular, and are not just mirones.
That is what I am saying.
 
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BigMac said:
hrotha said:
Forever The Best said:
hrotha said:
Forever The Best said:
Most of them are not even fans.They are there just because they want to see what is happening [...] After the race the people would continue not caring.
So just like with most every other race in most every other country then.
The point I wanted to make is most of them live/work in the roadisde and just coming there to see the cyclists.And a small percent is casually walking :D
Yes, yes, I got that. Again, just like in most every other race. :p

I'm guessing they mean it holds true there more than in other countries. I'd risk saying with fair certainty that, at least in Europe, most people on the roadside went there for the event in particular, and are not just mirones.

I'd also say that in Europe, even those people who didn't go to the roadside specifically to watch the event still for the most part know how to behave, such as... not walking out onto the road right in front of the riders.
 
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RedheadDane said:
BigMac said:
I'm guessing they mean it holds true there more than in other countries. I'd risk saying with fair certainty that, at least in Europe, most people on the roadside went there for the event in particular, and are not just mirones.

I'd also say that in Europe, even those people who didn't go to the roadside specifically to watch the event still for the most part know how to behave, such as... not walking out onto the road right in front of the riders.
Indeed.
 
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But of course, at the risk of sounding extremely prejudiced, you sometimes get the suspicion that people from those parts of the world don't really know that you shouldn't just walk out onto the road right in front of traffic in general...
 
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RedheadDane said:
But of course, at the risk of sounding extremely prejudiced, you sometimes get the suspicion that people from those parts of the world don't really know that you shouldn't just walk out onto the road right in front of traffic in general...
You are right though.
Most of the people in Turkey are like that.Nothing can change them.
 
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Vasilis said:
https://twitter.com/mundociclistico/status/724962888444743680

Look at that GC :D


Stalnov v Caja.

Caja really should lock out the podium here, unless someone gets caught out by more crosswinds.
 
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Okay, WTF happened there? These time gaps could be from a gt in the middle of week 3?
How long was this crosswind section so the time gaps are that huge and how awful were all the other teams? :eek:
 
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Gigs_98 said:
Okay, WTF happened there? These time gaps could be from a gt in the middle of week 3?
How long was this crosswind section so the time gaps are that huge and how awful were all the other teams? :eek:

So you didn't watch the stage...

This is so funny.
 
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Gigs_98 said:
Okay, WTF happened there? These time gaps could be from a gt in the middle of week 3?
How long was this crosswind section so the time gaps are that huge and how awful were all the other teams? :eek:
:D Lol.Don't watch races anymore :p