Fighting
sampurnell
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ok, whilst i am a Cav/Renshaw/Htc columbia fan, i am not one who believes the tour organisers are out to victimise them.
saying that can somebody explain how renshaw was worse then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFvbefsDN00&NR=1 :?: :?:
if you watch the closely you can see him run from about 10 feet with his wheel raised to hit him.
sorry if i missed a similar post.
saying that can somebody explain how renshaw was worse then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFvbefsDN00&NR=1 :?: :?:
if you watch the closely you can see him run from about 10 feet with his wheel raised to hit him.
sorry if i missed a similar post.
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He was doing it at 50kph and if he had gone down would have taken all the people behind him out resulting in broken bones and possibly ended careers. That's why.God made the Earth. The Dutch made The Netherlands
FCN 11/12 - Ocasional beardy0 -
and potentially breaking facial bones with the axel from the bike isnt particualrly bad?
as my mum said, he could of had someones eye out with that.0 -
My favourite bit is the Rabobank soigneur squaring up to some sort of security guy...The most painful climb in Northern Ireland http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs200.snc1/6776_124247198694_548863694_2335754_8016178_n.jpg0
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I believe the commisaires were concerned that Renshaw's antics might have given Cav an advantage. If he were just fined, there'd be no reason not to do it again.
I suppose they don't want sprinters deliberately butting, obstructing etc, knowing that a stage win is well worth a 200 franc fine.0 -
i never said i dont think renshaw should of been booted - but surely something more then a small fine should of been handed out for public brawling?0
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The commissaires witnessed the Renshaw incident first hand while the beating up with a bike wheel incident wasn't. Or so they said.
Renshaw also did 2 bad things - headbutting and then cutting off Farrar and nearly putting him in the barriers.
These were their justifications for their actions - whether you agree or not. (I don't)0 -
I think it was wrong to chuck him out, but on the plus side ... at least he'll be remembered for it ! And we all know, there's no such thing as bad publicity... who said that, internet forum people ?0
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Plus it didn't have the effect they desired in the end anyway.0
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Let's face it, the fighting was funny, so a fine was enough. Besides, if they had kicked Barredo out, we would have missed out on a few crazy, doomed attacks and especially his look of sheer disappointment as he trundled into Pau.
Meanwhile, they knew they could send a statement about the unacceptability of in-race headbutts out to the peloton by kicking Renshaw out, safe in the knowledge that it would make no odds to who won the sprint stages anyway...0 -
Pross wrote:Plus it didn't have the effect they desired in the end anyway.
Yes it did. Renshaw didn't ride any further stages of the tour. That was the desired result.0 -
If you say so
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ShinyHelmut wrote:Pross wrote:Plus it didn't have the effect they desired in the end anyway.
Yes it did. Renshaw didn't ride any further stages of the tour. That was the desired result.
I agree with Shiny here.
Their actions did not have the required result.
As I said previously had this have been Garmin or Cervelo the punishment would have been a drop down the placings and high fine.0 -
In that case you don't agree with me.
Sure the penalty was about making it harder for cav to win future stages, in much the same way renshaw's actions were intended to make it easier for cav to win stage 10.0 -
So you don't agree with Shiny then? 0
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Sorry
I disagree with Shiny. 0
