Ronde van Vlaanderen 2026, monument, April 5 (men's)

[QueenStagiaire]

And they say the teams and riders study everything before the race, but that apparently doesn't include the train schedules.

Multiple countries where it‘s a coin toss if the train is on schedule would object

 

[canina82]

It’s raining

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

It's a bike race. You also are not allowed to ride on the wrong side of the road in real life, right?
The race commisaires are obliged to stop the riders.

No, every rider knows that even during a bike race a red light at a train crossing means you should stop. Something to do with roads being closed but not train lines. It's not that difficult to get your head around...

No they won't DSQ them but if they follow the actual UCI rules they should.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

When they do it en masse it never gets applied, but DSQing Pogačar for this would be an interesting way to spice up the race

They could also DQ his domestiques so he'll have to close the gap on his own.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Multiple countries where it‘s a coin toss if the train is on schedule would object

That's not really how train crossings work but ok...

 

[Tim Cahill]

They gave Roglic a 20 second penalty so they should DQ the riders

 

[Potomac]

Waking up to drama with over 200 km to go

 

[fenns]

Really poor race officiating. Amateur hour.

 

[Red Rick]

They gave Roglic a 20 second penalty so they should DQ the riders

Wait, you mentioned it. Another 20s time penalty for Roglic.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

And it‘s raining for the moment

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Really poor race officiating. Amateur hour.

What should they have done? Stop the *** train?

 

[fenns]

No, every rider knows that even during a bike race a red light at a train crossing means you should stop. Something to do with roads being closed but not train lines. It's not that difficult to get your head around...

No they won't DSQ them but if they follow the actual UCI rules they should.

was there a official motorbike ahead of the peloton - and did it stop at the red lights?

 

[Rou]

Nice, rainy hard conditions.
Now let's see if the rain buffs MVDP against Pog or this myth will be shattered as well.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Really poor race officiating. Amateur hour.

Accurate application of the rules. What do you think they did wrong?

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

was there a official motorbike ahead of the peloton - and did it stop at the red lights?

There were cops telling them to stop in any case, I didn't see a replay of the front (yet)

 

[YavorD]

What should they have done? Stop the *** train?

Cycling >>> train schedules.
Easy decision.

 

[ice&fire]

They gave Roglic a 20 second penalty so they should DQ the riders

The barriers started going down after the head of the peloton had gone through them

 

[Salvarani]

Rain pouring

 

[AmRacer]

It seems the signal started to flash red after the first (5-10?) riders had crossed the railway, and then another bunch was to close to break.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Kinda dumb though. They showed how the entire peloton fully intended to cross during a red light.
The ones that got held up only did so cause police went into the road to stop them.
Madness. Imagine a train passing through when the peloton is riding across.
It's not cause you are racing you should stop thinking.

Mind you the race coordinators should have just warned and stopped the peloton ahead of time.

 

[fenns]

What should they have done? Stop the *** train?

Maybe have some idea that a train was coming - or checked. Did they build the railway line this morning so the officials didn't know there was a level crossing? Real amateur hour stuff.

 

[Squire]

Tim Naberman's loyal disciples nicely positioned near the front!

 

[Red Rick]

The barriers started going down after the head of the peloton had gone through them

Red lights start before barriers go down.

 

[Rou]

And they really didn't stop the break for 2 mins?
I know they don't stand a chance but I was told sports are supposed to be fair?

 

[yaf2]

What kind of race organizers are this flanderians? They gave 2 free minutes to the break unbelievable!