I'd like to start a discussion on this topic because as things stand the rules seem rather unfair. I understand broadly why riders finishing in a group get credited with the same time (maybe partly because it makes life easier for the race organisers!). But why should a rider who finishes on his own, say, 2 seconds behind the back of a large group get penalised the time difference to the FRONT of the group?! And why does the group timing rule (i.e. all riders get credited with the same time) apply even to uphill finishes? Surely it should be every man for himself and every rider be credited with their own individual time in this type of finish.
Would welcome any thoughts, cheers!
Would welcome any thoughts, cheers!