Will Cav apologize ?

[BVB6BVB]

Some days ago Cavendish wanted Ferrari to apologize for non-sportive & dangerous behavior.

Now Italian tifosi filmed him being pushed for hundreds of metres in the mountains and being dragged by a car.

Question : will he apologize as well ?

 

[Havetts]

No...

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[Bernie's eyesore]

Link to the film please.

 

[bassplayer88]

Link to the film please.

+1

Tifosi allways claim this, and Cav always denys it. would like to see hard
evidence!

 

[T-Nielsen]

Some days ago Cavendish wanted Ferrari to apologize for non-sportive & dangerous behavior.

Now Italian tifosi filmed him being pushed for hundreds of metres in the mountains and being dragged by a car.

Question : will he apologize as well ?

Where can we see these clips.

 

[BVB6BVB]

Just a small excerpt : http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1296/Giro/...rit-waarin-hij-nipt-binnen-tijd-aankwam.dhtml

Without this help, he wouldn't have made the time cut.

Longer footage was broadcast all over Europe yesterday evening.

 

[hrotha]

Clinging to cars and being pushed up slopes is what pure sprinters do. Being a kamikaze and causing a crash is not.

Simple, and as old as cycling itself.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

Any chance we can see the relevant bit please.

 

[DominicDecoco]

So what exactly should we be looking at in that film?

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[Richeypen]

Someone is making a bid for worst thread of the year and its not even July. I suggest that everyone just leaves this thread to Pisti and his little group of Cav haters who can all have a nice moan.

 

[personal]

Just a small excerpt : http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1296/Giro/...rit-waarin-hij-nipt-binnen-tijd-aankwam.dhtml

Without this help, he wouldn't have made the time cut.

Longer footage was broadcast all over Europe yesterday evening.

This is maybe 10 seconds. That is not a lot of pushing and not a huge help.
If there was (significantly) more, then he should be punished or fined.

Some pushing in the mountains is kind of (Italian, esp.) tradition, and if it doesn't really affects outcome of the race (in a sense of winning it), I don't think it is big problem.

And I am not Cavendish fan. Not even close.

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

This is maybe 10 seconds. That is not a lot of pushing and not a huge help.
If there was (significantly) more, then he should be punished or fined.

Some pushing in the mountains is kind of (Italian, esp.) tradition, and if it doesn't really affects outcome of the race (in a sense of winning it), I don't think it is big problem.

And I am not Cavendish fan. Not even close.

Apparently there is a lot more footage which he is going to post in a bit though, that was just a teaser.

 

[Captain Sensible]

Clinging to cars and being pushed up slopes is what pure sprinters do. Being a kamikaze and causing a crash is not.

Simple, and as old as cycling itself.

+ 1 but the Cav haters belive its only Cav you has ever done this LOL

 

[hatcher]

That's really awful.

 

[Machu Picchu]

Everyone knows that Cav climbs about as well as he avoids accidents. Getting the occasional push from a fan is nothing, if the team car was giving assistance (no evidence) then that would be a different matter.

 

[meat puppet]

He still outclimbs us mere mortals and even top level amateurs, mind.

I think the videos themselves will be punishment enough. On top of actually having to ride the course, that is.

Bigger problem is that the timelimit axe actually never falls if big names are threatened. This is an endurance sport, after all.

 

[veganrob]

Apologize for what? Did he injure somebody? How ridiculous

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Really? we are having this thread?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Some days ago Cavendish wanted Ferrari to apologize for non-sportive & dangerous behavior.

Now Italian tifosi filmed him being pushed for hundreds of metres in the mountains and being dragged by a car.

Question : will he apologize as well ?

that's cav for you. he's not a cyclist. he's a joke

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Clinging to cars and being pushed up slopes is what pure sprinters do. Being a kamikaze and causing a crash is not.

Simple, and as old as cycling itself.

I guess you never saw abdoujaparov

 

[hatcher]

that's cav for you. he's not a cyclist. he's a joke

You must have had access to the longer video featuring dragging by cars (and probably helicopters).

Can you post the link?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'm talking about riders testamony's in this. ask ventoso

 

[personal]

In video it is obvious that he is suffering like a dog.
Some help for a nonclimber in world champion jersey is OK with me.

 

[Kwibus]

Just a small excerpt : http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1296/Giro/...rit-waarin-hij-nipt-binnen-tijd-aankwam.dhtml

Without this help, he wouldn't have made the time cut.

Longer footage was broadcast all over Europe yesterday evening.

I have absolute no problem with fans pushing the last few riders that are struggling like hell on a tough climb.
Actually I think 1 of the charms of cycling.

 

[cineteq]

I don't think he'll apologize for now but he will find an excuse to leave the Giro. Later on, full of shame, before the Tour, he will call a press conference where he'll apologize to all his fans.