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Those rules explain why we might have the discrepancy between Bialoblocki crossing the line 3-4secs after Kittel and the difference in their ITT times being 1:59 and not 1:56-1:57. However, they do not explain what happened. Polish TV showed Bialoblocki's start a few times. It looked standard. Hence, for such a difference occur, either Kittel started too early (I've no information on this), or there was an error in measuring at least one of Kittel's or Bialoblocki's times.
The Polish commentators gave an argument that Bialoblocki's signal had been disturbed by another rider. Obviously, transponders take some time to reset, but not 3-4 secs.
What the real times were, what the source of this difference was are unknown.
roundabout said:Billie said:Arked said:You're all assuming that they started exactly 2 minutes apart from themselves which might not be the case. Also UCI officials are responsible for time measuring, not organizers. But that just me thinking...
It doesn't matter when they start. It's when their timing starts. And the timing starts every minute. So yes Kittel's time started exactly 2 minutes 0 seconds before Bialoblocki's.
Cyclinghub made a video about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzNOX_kQ1SA
2.4.013 The start may be determined by the front tyre making contact with an electronic timing
strip on the start line. If the rider starts fractionally before the countdown reaches 0 or in the following 5 seconds the time it is triggered is used. If the rider starts after this 5 second delay has elapsed or in the event of problems with the electronic timing, the rider's time shall be counted as from the start of manual timing following the countdown.
That's what the rules say, so that may explain what actually happened
Those rules explain why we might have the discrepancy between Bialoblocki crossing the line 3-4secs after Kittel and the difference in their ITT times being 1:59 and not 1:56-1:57. However, they do not explain what happened. Polish TV showed Bialoblocki's start a few times. It looked standard. Hence, for such a difference occur, either Kittel started too early (I've no information on this), or there was an error in measuring at least one of Kittel's or Bialoblocki's times.
The Polish commentators gave an argument that Bialoblocki's signal had been disturbed by another rider. Obviously, transponders take some time to reset, but not 3-4 secs.
What the real times were, what the source of this difference was are unknown.