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Those are all fixed-gear bikes btw. Guessing the crash would've been smaller if they were on normal road bikes
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According to Sporza, Stig Broeckx is in a induced coma with his condition being described as 'alarming'.
Jancouver said:
According to Sporza, Stig Broeckx is in a induced coma with his condition being described as 'alarming'.
UCI are a bunch of incompetent people.I am sure they will they will have yet another press release and then just see the moto crashes again and again.
I think something may be happening with the motos - at least at WT level. I was stood on the climb to Risoul in the Giro a couple of days ago and it was quite surprising how detached most motos were from the riders - even though the race was really split up by that stage. About a minute before the lead group, about 30 motos went through in a bunch. All the riders had a lot of space, I don't remember seeing very many motos at all as they went past.
Compare that to last year, when I was stood on Plateau de Beille in the Tour, which was absurd. It was almost impossible to see Kwiatkowski when he went through as he was completely surrounded by motos. Same with the next few groups - any bunch with a GT contender or big name was surrounded by at least 3 or 4 motos in close proximity. i've noticed similar things in previous years - even in much more minor one day and stage races.
Obviously this isn't a great sample size, so not sure if this has been a concerted change of approach, or it is just by chance where I was standing. But, it was really noticeable how most of the motos seemed to have been separated from the riders this Giro; far more than previously - so hopefully it's a sign that the UCI is doing something to address the issue.
Compare that to last year, when I was stood on Plateau de Beille in the Tour, which was absurd. It was almost impossible to see Kwiatkowski when he went through as he was completely surrounded by motos. Same with the next few groups - any bunch with a GT contender or big name was surrounded by at least 3 or 4 motos in close proximity. i've noticed similar things in previous years - even in much more minor one day and stage races.
Obviously this isn't a great sample size, so not sure if this has been a concerted change of approach, or it is just by chance where I was standing. But, it was really noticeable how most of the motos seemed to have been separated from the riders this Giro; far more than previously - so hopefully it's a sign that the UCI is doing something to address the issue.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-will-increase-personnel-at-races-to-monitor-safety-compliance/
Unless the compliance personnel are on the moto with them, I don't see it having an impact.
Unless the compliance personnel are on the moto with them, I don't see it having an impact.
Boonen disagrees with this thread title. Interestingly, his explanation makes sense.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/boonen-argues-that-more-vehicles-would-make-peloton-safer/
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/boonen-argues-that-more-vehicles-would-make-peloton-safer/
Yeah... why not have more race vehicles connected to the race, but they wouldn't all be in the race at the same time?
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he is right, but it's a matter of having the money and equipment for that. Organisers and media have to admit that when you don't have the ideal number of bikes, coverage might suffer a wee bit, but it's better than a deadly accident.
RedheadDane said:
he is right, but it's a matter of having the money and equipment for that. Organisers and media have to admit that when you don't have the ideal number of bikes, coverage might suffer a wee bit, but it's better than a deadly accident.
What TB is saying makes complete sense as far as motos passing through the platoon. This does not address many of the issue though. Also, the "relay hand-off" of motos will likely cause even more issues.
You know what can stop a bad guy with a motorbike? A good guy with a motorbike. 
Poor Tom has lost it.
Poor Tom has lost it.
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I know where he is coming from but he hasn't really thought the logistics of it through. His comments are in relation to course closing motos that constantly have to leapfrog the peloton and that if there were more of them they wouldn't have to pass as often. What that would lead to though is big groups of motos trying to get past not quite so often.
Still doesn't fix the elephant in the room either, the photographers who seem to be the biggest problem.
ice&fire said:
I know where he is coming from but he hasn't really thought the logistics of it through. His comments are in relation to course closing motos that constantly have to leapfrog the peloton and that if there were more of them they wouldn't have to pass as often. What that would lead to though is big groups of motos trying to get past not quite so often.
Still doesn't fix the elephant in the room either, the photographers who seem to be the biggest problem.
Looks like the UCI have at least been learning to some extent.
As annoying as the lack of footage for Nibali and Henao's crash, as well as Thomas' crash, at least there wasn't a moto in front of them slowing them down/being a danger
(But there should have been a heli to catch the footage)
As annoying as the lack of footage for Nibali and Henao's crash, as well as Thomas' crash, at least there wasn't a moto in front of them slowing them down/being a danger
(But there should have been a heli to catch the footage)
It's absolutely horrible and disguisting what happened, but it's not evidence to reduce the number of cars and/or motos.
This was just an example of a motard who is totally unfit to serve as a motard. It was an individual mistake, not a consequence of a bigger problem imo.
This was just an example of a motard who is totally unfit to serve as a motard. It was an individual mistake, not a consequence of a bigger problem imo.
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If the numbers would have been reduced, he might not have even been in the race to cause the crash/injuries.Arredondo said:
They're going to be using electric motorbikes at tour of California that starts today. Still not the solution but they're supposed to be much less bulky.
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http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-california-use-electric-motos-stage-six-time-trial-326221
Source:
http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/tour-california-use-electric-motos-stage-six-time-trial-326221
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I was at the first 2 stages of the Women's Tour of California and the motorbikes seemed exactly the same. They look and sound the same, so I don't know if that will change with the men's race, but they certainly aren't any smaller. Most had 2 guys on them. Still going to be a major problem if they collide with a bicycle.
Lequack said:
I was at the first 2 stages of the Women's Tour of California and the motorbikes seemed exactly the same. They look and sound the same, so I don't know if that will change with the men's race, but they certainly aren't any smaller. Most had 2 guys on them. Still going to be a major problem if they collide with a bicycle.
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Yeah apparently they will only use it for the TT stage, according to the article. So I guess in the women's race they were using the regular bikes.
benzwire said:
Yeah apparently they will only use it for the TT stage, according to the article. So I guess in the women's race they were using the regular bikes.
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