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The helicopter gets so close to the racers! Wouldn't the wind from the blades affect the riders?
by gregkerzhner 7y ago
The helicopter gets so close to the racers! Wouldn't the wind from the blades affect the riders?
- rocqua 7y agoThis has been a bit of a complaint by riders and commentators, though it is secondary to the effect of motorcycles filming riders by driving in front of them. The defense I've heard is that televising is essential to the business model of cycling. Hence, some effect should be accepted.
- usrusr 7y agoYou absolutely do want to read up about the time trial duel between Fignon and Moser in the 1984 Giro d'Italia. That story is very famous in cycling, so there is no way a team of experienced cycling pilots would not aware of that issue. The dramatic pictures in the article are certainly misleading, shot with a long tele from a clever angle. 500 feet lateral separation (to a mountain road I assume) is still crazy close by non-emergency aviation standards.