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Jul 2009
2:54pm, 6 Jul 2009
396 posts
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Dai Bank
Try being a mechanic in F1
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Jul 2009
3:04pm, 6 Jul 2009
639 posts
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thesteadygroove
Hmmmmm dilemma I think i will have to make this thread my morning thread as I don't want to risk hearing the results before i get to see it on tv later on. It's just not the same watching it if you know the results, especially later on in the mountains. Anyway, as you were everyone 
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Jul 2009
3:06pm, 6 Jul 2009
5,602 posts
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SPR™
Different though as they do a different job, was talking about competitive athletes whose sole job is to work for the benefit of another competitive athlete. If you start looking at those that make it possible for them to compete then you bring a lot more people into play
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Jul 2009
3:15pm, 6 Jul 2009
397 posts
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Dai Bank
Ok I get it now but that just indicates that cycling is a team sport rather than as some may see it as a group of individuals-Astana apart he he
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Jul 2009
3:28pm, 6 Jul 2009
29,661 posts
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Gobi
Astana is a groups of teams in one :¬)
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Jul 2009
4:08pm, 6 Jul 2009
25,025 posts
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Hendo
Why does the Peloton slow up to wait for a rider who has been injured? Surely the focus is to catch the breakaways?
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Jul 2009
4:24pm, 6 Jul 2009
8,935 posts
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SparkyMark
Gentlemans agreement that you don't drop a rider in need - you never know when you will need their help, not just in this race, but in the future.
The law of the peleton is very strict - break it at your peril. Everyone needs the peleton - they work better as a whole. The breakaway will be caught.
I will look up which guy thought he'd catch Lance out by disregarding the rules of the peleton - he didn't last long
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Jul 2009
4:29pm, 6 Jul 2009
25,027 posts
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Hendo
Interesting, thanks Sparkleton. I was going to look up some basic guides to tactics etc when I got home.
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Jul 2009
4:32pm, 6 Jul 2009
15,998 posts
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B.B.
Go Columbia!!
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Jul 2009
4:39pm, 6 Jul 2009
8,936 posts
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SparkyMark
Interesting sprint finish coming up
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