Chris Froome Runs up Mont Ventoux

wccelder wrote:

i chose D2 wrote:

I went looking for that rule today and couldn't find it. I did find a rule that said race organizers had to adequately secure the race course.

Here we go. (courtesy of the cyclingnews forum)

1.2.108 Unless otherwise stated, each rider shall, in order to be classified, complete the race

entirely through his own effort, without the assistance of any other person.

1.2.109 The rider may cross the finish line on foot, provided that has his bicycle with him.

Just found it, but you beat me to it.

Page 41.

We both have the same handle. It annoys me. Or maybe I should feel proud.

He's good then wrote:

wccelder wrote:

Here we go. (courtesy of the cyclingnews forum)

1.2.108 Unless otherwise stated, each rider shall, in order to be classified, complete the race

entirely through his own effort, without the assistance of any other person.

1.2.109 The rider may cross the finish line on foot, provided that has his bicycle with him.

He completed the race without any help and he crossed the finish line on a bike.

Yep. So was Phil just making up rules on the fly? Wouldn't surprise me.

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In the middle are articles debating the issue of leaving the

yellow jersey behind. You're not suppose to do that? But

in a panic situation what do you do?

Isn't it probably pretty hard to run in those shoes? The local wannbees clomp and stomp into every Starbux along their ride. Some businesses ban cycling cleats because of floor damage, but coffee shops in Seattle welcome them.

i chose D2 wrote:

trollism wrote:

Not really illegal, you just have to finish while on a bike.

No. It is certainly illegal to advance without your bike. At least that's what the commentators have always said. Trying to find it in the rules.

I can't imagine they would ever put this in the rules as it is simply unrealistic to expect that someone running for anything more than a few metres would beat anyone on a bike.

I think the rules clearly state that you need to finish the race on or with your bike, but nothing about making any forward progress without a bike during the race itself.

rule citer wrote:

It's not like he hopped in a car like that guy did last year to catch up to his team car that had passed him. That guy was DQed. Running up the road in cycling cleats and riding in a car are two different matters.

Are you talking about Nibali? He didn't get in the car, he held on to the window. Sticky bottles happen quite often, his was just a little more blatant and the cameras were on him because he's a big star and so the commissars were forced to toss him. It's like pushing off in basketball or holding in football; technically illegal but everybody does it now and again for a competitive edge.

trollism wrote:

British Teeth wrote:

I for one never felt inferior to the surrender expert Brits or French. If they have to cheat to massage their fragile egos, well that's just their national character.

You clearly do, that's why you feel the need to attempt to mock and belittle them on a messageboard. You're clearly trying to make up for something missing in your life.

Obsessing like this is not good for you champ.

Oh dear, trollism gets trolled and he can't take it. What a hypocrite.

No way Porte gives up the GC of BMC. He was climbing on pace with Froome yesterday. No way TVG can keep up like that when the Alps really get going.

Rules state you just have to have a bike in your posession when you cross the line. Don't even have to be on the bike. Nothing about making forward progress with or without a bike...I mean really, no one is going to run faster than these guys pedal.

The "tradition" says you wait for the yellow jersey unless attacks have been made. In the case of Ventoux yesterday, attacks were made WAY before the crashing on the mountain.

-Cruising a flat parcours and the yellow gets a mechanical - peloton waits.

-Throwing surges on a HC climb and the yellow gets a flat? Drop him.

TJ wrote:

On a side note, why has Porte not conceded BMC team leadership to Van Garderen? Porte is 2+ minutes behind in the GC and has no chance of even being on the podium. Why is he not working for Van Garderen who, at least theoretically, still has a chance to finish in the top three. On a lesser level, it reminds me of Hinault screwing over Lemond.

Porte is clearly in better form than Teejay, evident on Arcalis and Ventoux yesterday. Teejay's higher up GC now because of Porte's puncture, but his history suggests he's almost guaranteed one bad day in the Alps; literally every year he has one god awful day.

I think Froome is too kind. There are a few more spectators I would like to punch.

The Scot wrote:

Lets face it Froome is going to win anyway and Quintana was somewhat feeble on the climb today and that's supposed to be his forte.

Check out 0:10 into this cell phone video. Notice Quintana being towed up the mountain by the neutral motorcycle carrying wheels. Quintana is hanging onto one of the wheels and being towed up the mountain. Blatant cheating. Should be DQed.

Dingler wrote:

TJ wrote:

On a side note, why has Porte not conceded BMC team leadership to Van Garderen? Porte is 2+ minutes behind in the GC and has no chance of even being on the podium. Why is he not working for Van Garderen who, at least theoretically, still has a chance to finish in the top three. On a lesser level, it reminds me of Hinault screwing over Lemond.

Porte is clearly in better form than Teejay, evident on Arcalis and Ventoux yesterday. Teejay's higher up GC now because of Porte's puncture, but his history suggests he's almost guaranteed one bad day in the Alps; literally every year he has one god awful day.

Told ya!

No Alp d'Huez this year ?

Nope not this year.

Noticed Alberto Contador dropped out after having headaches.

Didn't know he had a seizure in 2004 Vuelta.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfuqvG6xJdk

Whoa !

Thanks for that man .

Regarding Contador's first crash - I would have bagged it then .

Lucky he was not killed .

Irish guy Bennett , I thought was good for meeting the grim reaper after hitting the footing of that security fence too .

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