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Very good analysis. I'm just wondering if a 'bike throw' could cause a sudden acceleration and then deceleration both within the time the front wheel travelled
by tomglynch 5y ago
Very good analysis. I'm just wondering if a 'bike throw' could cause a sudden acceleration and then deceleration both within the time the front wheel travelled over the line. Which could mean the rider in 2nd may have crossed the real finish line first. Though it's true that this does seem unlikely and therefore i'd also be comfy-ish with what you are suggestion.
- toast0 5y agoIf I hadn't forgotten where I put my physics hat, maybe we could figure out what sort of acceleration would be needed to get the bottom bike ahead of the top bike, assuming the top bike was traveling at constant velocity. If the front hubs were easier to distinguish, I'd have liked to compare those, but it didn't seem clear like the tires.
- sugarkjube 5y agoIndeed there was a bike throw, and tv footage shows pidcock first crossing the line. So maybe the bike throw is a good explanation. You guys may be on to something. Maybe worth looking at the axis of the wheel crossing the finish?