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09-07.-2004, 10:13 PM
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A cras-prone Tour?
I don't remember this many crashes during last year's (or
previous) races. Am I just remembering wrong, or are there really more crashes this year than last year (obviously, several of the crashes last year were bad, taking out some of the major contenders)? -- Bob in CT Remove ".x" to reply |
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09-07.-2004, 11:01 PM
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Re: A cras-prone Tour?
"Bob in CT" <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> I don't remember this many crashes during last year's (or > previous) races. Am I just remembering wrong, or are there > really more crashes this year than last year (obviously, > several of the crashes last year were bad, taking out some > of the major contenders)? > Remember when they were blaming all the crashes on Spinaci bars? |
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09-07.-2004, 11:47 PM
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Re: A cras-prone Tour?
there's always crashes....just more it seems this year
caught on camera....and they say timing is everything "Bob in CT" <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net> wrote in message news  psavfj4d66snke8@news.snet.sbcglobal.net...> I don't remember this many crashes during last year's (or > previous) races. Am I just remembering wrong, or are there > really more crashes this year than last year (obviously, > several of the crashes last year were bad, taking out some > of the major contenders)? > > -- > Bob in CT Remove ".x" to reply |
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10-07.-2004, 12:47 AM
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Re: A cras-prone Tour?
vern wrote:
> there's always crashes....just more it seems this year > caught on camera....and they say timing is everything It is much wetter and windier this year than last, so more crashes. |
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10-07.-2004, 03:01 AM
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Re: A cras-prone Tour?
"vern" <vern18544@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<n7yHc.10024$R36.2575@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
> there's always crashes....just more it seems this year > caught on camera....and they say timing is everything > > "Bob in CT" <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net> wrote in message > news psavfj4d66snke8@news.snet.sbcglobal.net...> > I don't remember this many crashes during last year's > > (or previous) races. Am I just remembering wrong, or are > > there really more crashes this year than last year > > (obviously, several of the crashes last year were bad, > > taking out some of the major contenders)? > > > > -- > > Bob in CT Remove ".x" to reply RAIN! |
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10-07.-2004, 04:01 AM
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Re: A cras-prone Tour?
"Bob in CT" <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news psavfj4d66snke8@news.snet.sbcglobal.net...> I don't remember this many crashes during last year's (or > previous) races. Am I just remembering wrong, or are there > really more crashes this year than last year (obviously, > several of the crashes last year were bad, taking out some > of the major contenders)? > > -- > Bob in CT Remove ".x" to reply I think it's a combination of (a) More teams trying to contest the sprints (even if they have no business being there), (b) More GC contenders and their teams fighting for position to avoid splits/crashes in the peloton (everyone wants to be up front) and (c) wet roads, cobbles, tight turns, etc. -T |
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10-07.-2004, 07:47 AM
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Re: A cras-prone Tour?
As we now know, the trick is to get inside the 1km banner and then fall off:
"We were fortunate that the crash was literally 10m inside the 1 km banner, otherwise we would have been docked half a minute...so it was bad luck and good luck." http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php...jul04/jul10news |
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