No radios at the Worlds?
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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Apparently they were verboten at the US road champs as well.
Cadel and Fab have their say on the ban in the Worlds:
http://m.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/rival-riders-query-ban-on-race-radios-20100928-15vu4.html
I wonder whether the ban covers the TT? The pros get a constant feed from the DS about corners and bumps let alone pacing info.0 -
iainf72 wrote:
If it got past you Iain, the UCI comms department are as hopeless as the rest of them___________________
Strava is not Zen.0 -
Yes it does - Pooley is quite happy about that as she thinks getting constant time checks from the team car is counter-productive to her performance.Art Vandelay wrote:I wonder whether the ban covers the TT?0 -
Good idea - it'd be unfair for later starters to have the advantage of time checks.
At least in a Grand Tour you can argue you earn your start time by your position on GC though personally I'd have no radios in racing full stop.
it's a hard life if you don't weaken.0 -
About time too ! - Sorry but am from the old school brought up on the early days of Hinault Lemond Fignon & Kelly - These guys did not need radio`s to race, they used their brains maybe thats why racing today is so boring and riders are turned into robot`s by their team director sportif`s. and please dont go there with the dangers on the road. have you seen the roads coppi & bartali etc raced on way back if you can call them roads and they managed ok.0
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Bronzie wrote:
Yes it does - Pooley is quite happy about that as she thinks getting constant time checks from the team car is counter-productive to her performance.Art Vandelay wrote:I wonder whether the ban covers the TT?
Some bloke with a megaphone shouting VENGA VENGA VENGA is much more productive 8)0 -
Living in the UK, she's far more at home having abuse hurled at her from the window of a passing car...............innit.afx237vi wrote:Bronzie wrote:
Yes it does - Pooley is quite happy about that as she thinks getting constant time checks from the team car is counter-productive to her performance.Art Vandelay wrote:I wonder whether the ban covers the TT?
Some bloke with a megaphone shouting VENGA VENGA VENGA is much more productive 8)0 -
Any well resourced team will have helpers around the course to shout time gaps to riders and to inform the team car via mobile.0
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Doesn't matter in TTs - DS will/can always shout.
it should matter more in the road race but I don't think it will make a noticeable difference.0 -
Kléber wrote:Any well resourced team will have helpers around the course to shout time gaps to riders and to inform the team car via mobile.
Any well resourced team will also have a spare TT bike on the team car....0 -
Living in the UK, she's far more at home having abuse hurled at her from the window of a passing car...............innit.[/quote]
Cool dadi oh so cool!'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'0 -
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NapoleonD wrote:AndyRubio wrote:I thought she lived in Switzerland.
Cooke lives in switzerland...
As does Emma Pooley : http://goo.gl/NB7o or ; http://goo.gl/PD9z"Lick My Decals Off, Baby"0 -
Way to spoil a gag guys.... ;-)0
