| Subject: | Re: more centerline discussion |
| Date: | 03/30/2004 03:36 AM |
| From: | Peter Murphy |
|
That is the weakest arguement for violating rules. A big team was blocking it up. That, my friend, is bike racing. A big team was blocking it up with three kilometers to go. Would that reasoning allow me to blatantly push people into the ditch, or over the centerline?... I think not. I had bust my ass to gap back to a group that started out as a manageble 3 person break, that suddenly, because of centerline violations, which I expected the officials to quell, became a 15 man break, with all of the big teams represented in the pack. I made it, but I was dying. That is also bike racing. Do not blame Team O for not working. They raced tactically well and had the numbers, if a break went away that didn't have a Team O guy in it, they chased it down. If the break had one of theirs in it, they sat in and let the rest of us do the work. At the end they gathered their team and blocked up the front. Perfect team tactics. Bravo. If my team had 15 guys there, I would have instructed them to do the same thing. Pete Murphy Team Cyclisme B.I.K.E/Hincapie "...sometimes the smallest, softest voice, carries the grand biggest solution.." NOFX From: Cowan-@aol.com Reply-To: Cowan-@aol.com To: albertanu-@yahoo.com, ob-@topica.com Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] more centerline discussion Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 20:59:46 EST =========================================================== Are you looking for savings on products you use everyday? Visit Quality Health today and see the coupons, free samples and special offers our members enjoy each and everyday. http://click.topica.com/caab5n1aVxiDpa5cOPKa/ Ivo Interactive =========================================================== I was in the 4/5 race and yes some people were clearly advancing on the left side of the road, but many were advancing in the middle. It sounds like you are saying the middle is off limits too, which it clearly isn't on a road that narrow. Without riding close to the middle there is now way to get around riders going 17 mph. Without riding in the middle there is only room for two abreast which makes it very easy for a team with 10 riders to slow it down and let a break go which they tried to do. The lead car was in front not letting any traffic down the road. Come on Team O, do some work. =========================================================== Are you looking for savings on products you use everyday? Visit Quality Health today and see the coupons, free samples and special offers our members enjoy each and everyday. http://click.topica.com/caab3ozaVxiDpa5cOPKf/ Ivo Interactive =========================================================== To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com. To respond to the list manager send to cmur-@obra.org To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com _________________________________________________________________ Free up your inbox with MSN Hotmail Extra Storage. Multiple plans available. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ |
