TDF 2017: Stage 7 - Troyes - Nuits-Saint-Georges 213.5kms *Spoilers*
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Slim Boy Fat wrote:If I had to give it to someone looking at the photo I'd have given it to EBH not Kittel.
Unless Kittel has wider tyres. It's painfully close.0 -
Looks like a dead heat to me but I think they gave it to Kittel as he had a bit more speed and was ahead in the next frame. Really not sure how they split that. EBH seems to fancy his chances of green in this race, it's great to see him back on form. Unusual sprint as it seemed to come down to who could spin fastest, one of the quickest finishes I can recall seeing and the closest!0
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Richmond Racer 2 wrote:Booooo0
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Kittel took it on the lunge0
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Well, I was really hoping it was Kittel, and I hoped a bit more.0
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How the blinking flip have they separated them based on that photo?It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.0
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ShutupJens wrote:Slim Boy Fat wrote:If I had to give it to someone looking at the photo I'd have given it to EBH not Kittel.
The photo of them 6 inches before the line? The actual photo finish photo had the two lines looking very close0 -
Salsiccia1 wrote:How the blinking flip have they separated them based on that photo?Twitter: @RichN950
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Salsiccia1 wrote:How the blinking flip have they separated them based on that photo?
No idea -you'd have thought they would put the red line showing the winner crossing the line, and a miniscule gap before the second place.0 -
Kind of fitting that Kittel keeps winning the most boring stages of a Tour chock full of boring stages.
EBH's arse was over the line before Hair Kittel's."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:Kind of fitting that Kittel keeps winning the most boring stages of a Tour chock full of boring stages.Twitter: @RichN950
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Side on photo suggests dead heat possibly Kittel but the head on, HD TV, stopped right on the dot looks like EBH and reasonably conclusively.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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Blazing Saddles wrote:Kind of fitting that Kittel keeps winning the most boring stages of a Tour chock full of boring stages.
EBH's ars* was over the line before Hair Kittel's.
Eh? Surely if you want a boring winner to a boring stage then the best match would be to have EBH win0 -
DeVlaeminck wrote:Side on photo suggests dead heat possibly Kittel but the head on, HD TV, stopped right on the dot looks like EBH and reasonably conclusively.0
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The extra momentum of discs did it 8)ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0
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Odd result from what I seen on ITV4, I thought EBH win or dead heat, not an outright Kittel win.================
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Surely a Dead Heat?
They announced Kittel as the winner pretty quickly - faster than they would for a photo finish in horse racing. At least they could produce the photo confirming their decision....until then I'm unconvinced.All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."0 -
Does Kittel have French ancestry?================
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oh well... thats the end of the flat boring sprinter stages for this Tour... oh wait..... nope**************************************************
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I'm lodging a complaint with CAS!
I don't reckon Hair Flick won0 -
Interested if they judge it purely by eye, if so unless they have alternative HD photos if I were EBH I'd be looking for the judges and I'd be effing furious.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0
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DeVlaeminck wrote:Interested if they judge it purely by eye, if so unless they have alternative HD photos if I were EBH I'd be looking for the judges and I'd be effing furious.Twitter: @RichN950
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Think the tan walls might have helped Kittel - can define where his tyre is a bit easier on the shots I've seen.0
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Be interesting to see if the camera is exactly lined up with the paint...0
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DeVlaeminck wrote:Interested if they judge it purely by eye, if so unless they have alternative HD photos if I were EBH I'd be looking for the judges and I'd be effing furious.
Ah, but EBH might well be furious, unfortunately there would never be any way of telling as he always sounds exactly the same.0 -
Electronic sensors on the bike frames maybe decided it? Kittel was gaining on the line, but to me EDH's tyre crossed the line first, but a sensor on the front hubs or further back could swing it Kittel's way.================
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Seen a few photos, can't see one yet that shows a gap between the two.0
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NitrousOxide wrote:Electronic sensors on the bike frames maybe decided it? Kittel was gaining on the line, but to me EDH's tyre crossed the line first, but a sensor on the front hubs or further back could swing it Kittel's way.
Ummmm.... no.0 -
Anything that is not the first thing that crosses the line (like the other side of the rim) will favour Kittel, as he was ahead after the line.0