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Mosby

(16,319 posts) Sat Aug 6, 2016, 02:21 PM Aug 2016

I was just watching the Rio bicycle road race

And a rider was drafting behind his team's car on a downhill section, how the hell is that legit?

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I was just watching the Rio bicycle road race (Original Post) Mosby Aug 2016 OP

Quite a bit going on, apparently - it seems they'd decided to be lax muriel_volestrangler Aug 2016 #1

I saw one team working on a guys seat Mosby Aug 2016 #2

That's not uncommon in races I've seen... Brother Buzz Aug 2016 #3

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

1. Quite a bit going on, apparently - it seems they'd decided to be lax

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 03:06 PM

Aug 2016

(among those at the back who'd had to stop for wheel changes, anyway. As far as I know, those at the front didn't do it).

Mosby

(16,319 posts)

2. I saw one team working on a guys seat

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 03:25 PM

Aug 2016

While he held on to the overhead rack of the car. He kept his legs moving but still, the car was driving him forward. That's just cheating.

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)

3. That's not uncommon in races I've seen...

Reply to Mosby (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 07:49 PM

Aug 2016

as long as it's a legitimate repair/medical reason and the rider doesn't advance the rear of the peloton, yet the dude swapping out a wheel can't advance one bit. Weird, huh.

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