Is Hocker retarded? Why would he bother going to the front only to let himself get passed and boxed in so badly. He should be DQ'd for his tactics alone.
This is it: he didn't just squeeze through a gap. He pulled Farken and checked his momentum. Farken could have been in the blanket finish for a Q there. At the very least, Farken has to be advanced
Hocker had Terrible tactics. He was controlling it, why did he let everyone by? If he gets DQ'd he deserves it for running an extremely dumb race. You could see what was going to happen all the way round that last lap.
This is it: he didn't just squeeze through a gap. He pulled Farken and checked his momentum. Farken could have been in the blanket finish for a Q there. At the very least, Farken has to be advanced
Did you watch the replay? He didn't "pull" at all, he turned sideways, slipped a shoulder in front of Farken and Nillesen, and moved ahead of him. He didn't use his hands at all, they were down by his side
Looks a LOT cleaner from the front (CBC showed that view in a replay, not sure if others did), doesn't look like he really shouldered Farken out of the way
He didn’t seem to impede him much from that angle, I agree. They seemed to have grazed arms and Hocker did everything he could to avoid him.
Hocker was a moron for giving up the lead to the massive slow Dutch guy and getting boxed in. WTF was he doing. The rail doesn't open up as easily in a race that slow.
Results now say "Official" and Hocker is in and Farken is not. I don't see how that is possible. Farken needs to be advanced regardless of what happens to Hocker.
Hocker had Terrible tactics. He was controlling it, why did he let everyone by? If he gets DQ'd he deserves it for running an extremely dumb race. You could see what was going to happen all the way round that last lap.
This. He wasn't taken by surprise by a sudden surge. Nilessen crept past Hocker and took the inside once he was clearly in front. Hocker did have a window of at least 200 meters to make a legal move without needing to go all out or to push someone else.