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Not as hilarious as more low-tech cheating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E4vRtC7IcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E4vRtC7IcY
by marcoperaza 11y ago
Not as hilarious as more low-tech cheating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E4vRtC7IcY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E4vRtC7IcY
- nailer 11y agoWhat am I looking for here?
- Someone 11y agoThe rider breaking away from the group while "talking to his team director" has his hand on the car. Stuff like that happens a lot when taking a bidon from a car, or when talking to a doctor and is somewhat accepted, but this was deemed to be excessive. To me, this fragment isn't that clear. Yes, he easily gets out of the group, but the others seem to slow down a bit, and he had more ambition to get back to the leading group because he was aiming for the overall win of the race. Also, he was the better rider in that group, and camera angle doesn't help. He (for a large part thanks to hard work by his teammates) did manage to return to the leading group, though, and many in that leading group would have kept the speed high because they knew an important contender for the overall win was behind. (info from http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nibali-disqualified-from-vuelta-a-espaa-for-holding-onto-team-car/ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nibali-disqualified-from-vue...)
- michaelt 11y agoAt the 13 second mark you'll see the rider at the front of the pack, in light blue, getting approached by a car with the same colour scheme. Now try to keep your eye on that rider to the end of the video.
- nailer 11y agoThanks!
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- mrow84 11y agoThat is pretty shocking. Wouldn't all the other riders be pretty badly pissed off with that, or is it just something everyone gets up to when they can?