I could imagine him being in a tunnel and just leaving things to his body which knows the course, knows what to do, and then suddenly - "oh **, right, they removed the plank", when he's falling.
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Good job for that Bmx'r this isn't the Samoan OlympicsNot all Dutch cycling disaters in these games are their own fault:
View: https://twitter.com/niekkimmann/status/1419635120261124104
So, what's next in his programme (assuming the crash didn't cause major injuries)? Any chance of trying the 3-peak and go to Val di Sole and Flanders in an attempt to hold 3 world championships at the same time? Or the focus will go solely to Flanders WCh and Roubaix?
Yes. Installed for practice so riders who don’t read the course correctly have a safety backup, but going over without ramp is part of the degree of difficulty for competition.“Mathieu said: ‘Gosh everyone jumps there.’ I asked: ‘Won't you, then?’ He said, ‘No, I'll roll off that plank,’ Then I said that they had removed that board at the test event in 2019 for the competition.”
Changed my mind after I read this exact quote. This can indeed be easily misunderstood as "they did it then" without saying that it will be as well for the real competition. Then I don't understand, was there no formal information for the riders about the course? Was it just talk from one to the other?
I am not familiar with mountainbike, does that happen often, that there are planks that are removed later?
Of course, but then the organisation had to leave the ramp before the exploration of the trail. So, everybody had to jump during training and reconn. Then there would have been no problem and no confusionI disagree. As someone said earlier in the thread, leaving the ramp could have been a safety problem if some riders jump over it and some don't.
In recon, if people are aware that it's fine, if some riders aren't going all out anyway.
What is the point of securing challenging parts of the course during reconnaissance, when riders even ride with no high speed. To be confronted during the race with a way more difficult and of course "not secured" technical passage or riscfull jump.I assume it's the common practice to "secure" challenging parts of the course during the reconnaissance rides, meaning the riders are aware of the difference in relation to the racing situation.
Insights from someone who actually raced competitively would be useful.
What is the point of securing challenging parts of the course during reconnaissance, when riders even ride with no high speed. To be confronted during the race with a way more difficult and of course "not secured" technical passage or riscfull jump.
Someone already mentioned and described possible risks few pages back.What is the point of securing challenging parts of the course during reconnaissance, when riders even ride with no high speed. To be confronted during the race with a way more difficult and of course "not secured" technical passage or riscfull jump.
Then why not on other jumps or technical passages ? With next to every difficult passage, an easy passage. And next to each difficult climb, a stretch with an elevator. For reconn purposes. This "ramp" situation before and "no ramp" during the race is to stupid for words.The ramp is a safety during training, so riders can get familiar with a jump without having to go all in on early tries.
There was no confusion except for MVP brain fart. He was even told the ramp will be gone for the rqce apparently. Everyone knew.Of course, but then the organisation had to leave the ramp before the exploration of the trail. So, everybody had to jump during training and reconn. Then there would have been no problem and no confusion
I feel sorry for ending his Olympic dream this way, but it's really his own fault. Vader knew about it, everyone else involved seemed to have known about it. There is no excuse for this mistake.
Then why not on other jumps or technical passages ? With next to every difficult passage, an easy passage. And next to each difficult climb, a stretch with an elevator. For reconn purposes. This "ramp" situation before and "no ramp" during the race is to stupid for words.
Then why not on other jumps or technical passages ? With next to every difficult passage, an easy passage. And next to each difficult climb, a stretch with an elevator. For reconn purposes. This "ramp" situation before and "no ramp" during the race is to stupid for words.
The purpose of the ramp is exactly what you are asking yourself: without the ramp, that drop is dangerous at low speed.What is the point of securing challenging parts of the course during reconnaissance, when riders even ride with no high speed. To be confronted during the race with a way more difficult and of course "not secured" technical passage or riscfull jump.