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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Every individual has to make their own choices based on what they perceive as risk.

    Personally, what with personal trips, bike races and work travel demands, I make Phileas Fogg look like the master of staycations. I don't see that about to change.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,589
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    Would a bike race really be a target? Spectators are spread out over a big distance.
    Attacks tend to be where there are large numbers of people in a small area - a football match would be a much more attractive target for instance.

    Cancelling events like this just means the bastards win, though I could understand if tomorrow was cancelled.

    Boston Marathon? Enclosed stadia = easier security checking and crowds on the main climbs are more dense than they would be at football matches.

    Incidentally, I had a dream a week or so back that I was watching the finish of a major bike race on TV and just as the bunch sprint started there was a huge explosion that wiped the whole bunch out. Left me quite stressed when it woke me up and then seeing the news this morning left me feeling really uneasy about the races coming up!
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,561
    No Giant at DVV as they can't get half their team into the country in time due to closed airports/rail routes. Hitec also pulling their team for similar reasons.
  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Every individual has to make their own choices based on what they perceive as risk.
    yup - I think that if it goes similar to the other attacks then security is going to be higher and the chance of a re-strike lower than had there not been any attacks to start with - so should be ok. Never worried about it before going +1 ... and I'm not talking bikes!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Hopefully, not gun jumping again:-
    https://twitter.com/Etixx_QuickStep/sta ... 9358140416
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    ..........................
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,561
    DVV is on.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Good on ya Belgium!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • RoadPainter
    RoadPainter Posts: 375
    Good to see non-cancellations. There's previous recent stubborn-ness from Belgium, 6-days of Gent continued through the massive lockdown in Brussels in November, plus the Davis Cup just afterwards (GB team delayed arrival in Belgium).

    I'm off to the Germany-England football match in Berlin on Saturday - even as a friendly I believe that's a bigger target than most bike races (due to the level of media coverage & Europe-wide general awareness)


    Whatever happens with any upcoming sports events, it all pales into insignificance compared to what happened earlier today :(
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,738
    jimmythecuckoo wrote:
    It's an interesting debate isn't it?

    What's to debate?
    _
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Simon Brotherton commentating on Dwars for the Bike Channel.
    (hope this is appropriate to mention)
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Simon Brotherton commentating on Dwars for the Bike Channel.
    (hope this is appropriate to mention)

    Looks like they're streaming it online as well as on TV
    http://www.bikechannel.co.uk/programmes/dwars-door-vlaanderen/
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Is that working for anyone? It says offline for me but that maybe because I'm in NL
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Its offline for me too. I should have checked before posting that.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Sporza it is, It's the proper way to watch KBK anyway...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Escher303
    Escher303 Posts: 342
    ddraver wrote:
    Is that working for anyone? It says offline for me but that maybe because I'm in NL

    I think it was working but got chopped, CyclingHub seemed to be using it too and then it got chopped about 2.30. The CyclingHub admin said the Bike Channel said it was a 'test' only.
  • Escher303
    Escher303 Posts: 342
    ddraver wrote:
    Sporza it is, It's the proper way to watch KBK anyway...
    AKA DDV
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6iYvTYEFRA

    works here.

    one man break caught by chasing group with 25K and 25s lead. Now with 11k to go they have thrown it away by dithering and looking at each other and not pedalling
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    All together with 10k to go and riding again.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Apologies. 8s lead for the break. Peloton hammering it.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Peloton breaking up at the front with a few escapees
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    GVA the escapee heading for the break. 4 or 5 in pursuit
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    statement of intent from GvA...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    GvA leading. Sorry I thought there were other riders up the road. 12s with 5K. Etixx coming to the front, so things looking up for him ;)
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Terpstra pulling for Gaviria, Debuscherre hanging around, GvA at 8s - 3.5 to go
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Terpstra v GvA in a 3 km pursuit
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    #TornadoTomFrites

    GvA Caught - sprint
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    GvA caught in the finishing straight, Gaviria implodes, Debuscherre takes it?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,391
    Debuscherre takes it by a tyre, Gaviria launched far to early as Terpstra died (fair enough)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,816
    Gaviria's lack of top end speed means he has to go long and after such a hard race, he died well short.
    Coquard pulls a Bouhanni in grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.

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