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It doesn't seem that way.Ouch. Is he out?
Everyone's going to bring a pair of gloves with them now and "try" to put them on during the whole descent.It doesn't seem that way.
But apparently this happened.
View: https://twitter.com/ADM_RossodiBuja/status/1384238398005596169
They are so ridiculous.It doesn't seem that way.
But apparently this happened.
View: https://twitter.com/ADM_RossodiBuja/status/1384238398005596169
I can’t tell if he’s sitting on the top tube or the saddle. Isn’t that position still okay as long as you’re not sitting on the top tube? I’ve seen enough riders descending with the “old” hands on top of bars, chest on top of hands, butt in the air aero position since April 1 (which, BTW, seems less stable than the supertuck). I just assumed they went back to that older position cause that is still allowed?Ouch. Is he out?
Watching it back, I think he was just touching the saddle, at least he was when rode past the moto right before this shot was taken.I can’t tell if he’s sitting on the top tube or the saddle. Isn’t that position still okay as long as you’re not sitting on the top tube? I’ve seen enough riders descending with the “old” hands on top of bars, chest on top of hands, butt in the air aero position since April 1 (which, BTW, seems less stable than the supertuck). I just assumed they went back to that older position cause that is still allowed?
Actually as he was actively "blocking" it's more a question of what kind of douchebag riding he was doing. If he crashed, everyone what get all vinagary. That's a smell.Apparently he got disqualified for that position.
One can also say that his chest was touching the handlebars which would also break the rules.Position 1.3.008 The rider shall normally assume a sitting position on the bicycle. This position requires that the only points of support are the following: the feet on the pedals, the hands on the handlebars and the seat on the saddle.
Riders must observe the standard position as defined by article 1.3.008. Sitting on the bicycle’s top tube is prohibited. Furthermore, using the forearms as a point of support on the handlebar is prohibited except in time trials.
Wow, someone in the UCI really *** hates cycling being fun.![]()
Carapaz disqualified from Liège-Bastogne-Liège for super-tuck
Ineos rider went on the attack before the final climbwww.cyclingnews.com
Ridiculous.
If you replace rules by bones you have the approach to De ScheldeprijsI don't know if "rules are meant to be broken" is all a very good approach for sports...
And if you have a rule like that, I mean, make it a fine if you must or maybe a points deduction or time penalty. But instant DQ is the nuclear option. Are we going to DQ a rider for getting a push from a fan or taking a long draft from the team car after a mechanical too now?It's just nonsense. We shouldn't be having these sort of discussions because of rules nobody needed or wanted and I honestly hope the rule will get dropped again.
If i travel 1000 km to a race i still want to at least have an illusion i am bringing a bottle back home. When i am riding a bike i want to be relaxed. Not stiff, thinking if i will break any rules, by putting my ass on the line.I don't know if "rules are meant to be broken" is all a very good approach for sports...
Stage race vs One day race punishments.I think it's very clear that if a rider thinks he can do what Carapaz did yesterday to avoid punishment for a rule that was meant to make cycling safer, then the rule badly needs to be adjusted.
But I think it's almost just as clear that a rule we have the kind of discussion about that we do now must be a pretty stupid rule. I mean, wtf is this? Do we seriously need to discuss whether a rider should or should not be disqualified for descending in a position that might or might not be illegal due to his upper body being positioned a few centimetres too high or too low, for five f*cking seconds? If Roglic leads the Tour by 5 minutes on stage 20 and on a descent instinctively goes into the super tuck for 2 seconds before he realizes that's actually forbidden now, will they seriously kick him out of the race? If no, then can you justify ever kicking anyone out of a race for super tucking?
It's just nonsense. We shouldn't be having these sort of discussions because of rules nobody needed or wanted and I honestly hope the rule will get dropped again.
Carapaz was solo.They need to make the distinction asap, between a rider riding solo (and risking nobody's but his own safety) and a rider in group. Same with the arms on the bar in TT fashion. The entire "but kids will copy it" is such BS. That's were parenting and coaching comes in. Ban it from youth races if need be. But both measures are against the breakaway rider, against offensive cycling.
And if the UCI can't figure that out... I'm a little worried. I would hope the UCI has at least one employee who posseses the ability to count to more than one.I know?
The front riders of the group did it quite often...?And if the UCI can't figure that out... I'm a little worried. I would hope the UCI has at least one employee who posseses the ability to count to more than one.
But more, I think the main reason we rarely heard about anyone attempting supertucking while in a group, is because the other riders would tell whoever tried it to stop.
Supertucking?The front riders of the group did it quite often...?
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