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maltiv said:Looking at this I guess it makes sense that Sky doesn't want their classic's squad here. 6 hours in cold weather, rain and extremely dangerous conditions probably isn't ideal preparation. The risk of either getting sick from the cold or crashing is pretty high.
Sky must have a very good weather forecasts service thenmaltiv said:Looking at this I guess it makes sense that Sky doesn't want their classic's squad here. 6 hours in cold weather, rain and extremely dangerous conditions probably isn't ideal preparation. The risk of either getting sick from the cold or crashing is pretty high.
Maybe they should sit out of the classics too. Sometimes they have rain and cold toomaltiv said:Looking at this I guess it makes sense that Sky doesn't want their classic's squad here. 6 hours in cold weather, rain and extremely dangerous conditions probably isn't ideal preparation. The risk of either getting sick from the cold or crashing is pretty high.
Eshnar said:Sky must have a very good weather forecasts service then
That's not what I said, it's just post-hoc rationalising of the decision.Ryo Hazuki said:yeah I'm sure sky could've foreseen the weather in tirreno
Well the weather usually comes out of the skyEshnar said:Sky must have a very good weather forecasts service then
maltiv said:That's not what I said, it's just post-hoc rationalising of the decision.
There were similar conditions last year, which is probably why they chose not to come. In hindsight, it could be a smart decision given the current weather.
I'd say it's consistently better than the one of PN, overall. But in absolute terms is not good.spalco said:Isn't the weather frequently horrible at T-A? Or maybe I misremember, haven't followed the race for that long.
spalco said:Isn't the weather frequently horrible at T-A? Or maybe I misremember, haven't followed the race for that long.