Cycling thread

[jal123]

I've also just seen; ridiculous this. Loads have done worse, one being Cavendish. I am not Sagan biggest fan (as you can also read in this topic) but really?

Didn't renshaw get dq'd for a head butt in a sprint a few years ago?

 

[ilikecheese]

I by no means am a fan and won't pretend to even be knowledgeable about this sport. Having said that Cavendish caused that in my opinion. He collided from behind with Sagan and was already going down before the elbow came out.

From my unbiased and ignorant eyes Sagan is getting screwed.

 

[Mozza1987]

I thought he was rightly DQ for me. He knew exactly what he was doing.

 

[jal123]

I by no means am a fan and won't pretend to even be knowledgeable about this sport. Having said that Cavendish caused that in my opinion. He collided from behind with Sagan and was already going down before the elbow came out.

From my unbiased and ignorant eyes Sagan is getting screwed.

Absolutely no way Cavendish caused that crash, whether Sagan should be DQ is debatable but if as it seems Cavendish can't continue then why should Sagan be allowed to?

 

[Wat Tyler]

I think Cav is blameless (on this one), and I also think it looks worse because it looks like Sagan strongarms him into the barriers, but I think a dsq is overkill, I don't think he meant it, and I don't think he knew he was there until too late. Also, agree that Demare was lucky boy.

 

[jal123]

Just said on SSN Cav has a suspected broken shoulder, and people are defending Sagan?

Jesus wept.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

GBH

 

[Mozza1987]

Absolutely no way Cavendish caused that crash, whether Sagan should be DQ is debatable but if as it seems Cavendish can't continue then why should Sagan be allowed to?

Can't believe some people are saying he caused the crash. If you watch the build up Cavendish has Demare's wheel and is easily going pass Sagan and he just comes across leaving nowhere for Cavendish to go. It wasn't like Cavendish was trying to go through a gap that wasn't there because there was. The elbow may have been after he was already going down but he 100% meant that and for me wasn't to 'keep his balance'.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

I think Cav is blameless (on this one), and I also think it looks worse because it looks like Sagan strongarms him into the barriers, but I think a dsq is overkill, I don't think he meant it, and I don't think he knew he was there until too late. Also, agree that Demare was lucky boy.

Yeah that was flagrant from Demare - cut up Bouhanni so bad he was on the brakes. Can't see Le Tour rolling that one back though.

 

[Toast]

Cav out.
Broken shoulder.

 

[Toast]

I'm on Porte for the GC @2/1 a few weeks back and a cover on Sagan for the Green jersey @ 4/6.
I'm massively unlucky in this usually however, so a ridiculous crash involving both would not be any surprise at all.

Oh hello.

 

[Armel]

Didn't renshaw get dq'd for a head butt in a sprint a few years ago?

Yes, for continuous headbutting. I suppose he thought he was doing Keirin, you can do that there.

But Cavendish should have already seen multiple DQ's; he's one of those riders like Bouhanni. Or if we go back a bit Djamolodine Abdoujaparov riders like that.

One of the many examples:



No punishment once so ever for him. He always gets away or gets a small punishment that makes no difference to the end result. He effectively knocked Veelers out of the Tour there, he rode on for a couple of days but his injuries were to severe.


That being said Cavendish' previous behaviour is irrelevant to this incident. Sagan is no choirboy himself. You can read back in this topic; I am quite critical of him also.



I agree with this. They could have docked him points or whatever; but taking the most interesting rider out of the TdF is a crime. He always make the race exciting; I wonder who pressured the jury to take him out of the race (first he got a sanction; then the DQ). I'm guessing it has something to do with the French being chauvinist again. Démarre is leading the green jersey; and they know that if Sagan stays in the race that Démarre will lose the green jersey for certain. So they did what they normally do; help the French rider and kick out Sagan. It's like the combative rider award; a joke, if there is a break away and there is a French man amongst the break he always gets the award unless one of the others displayed supernatural performances. And Démare should also have seen DQ... Ffs.

One of the most important rivals of Sagan.



And off course UCI useless as always; because UCI rules don't allow appeal.

Having said all this I hope Cavendish makes a quick recovery nobody deserves to go out of the Tour injured.

Ridiculous decision.

 

[Eggs]

...I tried to get a bet on Fabio Aru yesterday for outright winner at 16-1, only because he was tipped in my Racing Post but the best price available was 12s so I didn't bother.

...Sod's law.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Aru in fine fettle there, fine win. Seemed to mentally go to bits in last year's Tour, so is putting things right here.

Froome looking strong, though. Sky turned the screw but seemed to get a bit ragged earlier than they would have liked - Sergio Henao disappeared on the channel I was watching. David Millar even said something like how strong he was looking, like he could attack any time he wanted. Camera switched and he was shelled out the back, breathing out his aris!

 

[Walken]

can't stand that inbred mutant cavandish, get to the the deck six toes