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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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No way that constitutes a DQ. Cavendish is just as much to blame. That elbow was just a reaction to the contact.
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After watching the front view, Sagan's elbow didn't even touch Cav.
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Yep. The DQ should be rescinded. Cav was working a tight line along the barriers and lost it before the elbow.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Cavendish = broken shoulder.
He's out too.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Sagan's team has appealed.
Back to the crash. Looked like Cavendish was on his way down before any contact with Sagan. Cavendish took a poor line a way. Where was he going to go? There was no room between Sagan, and the barrier.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Mill Valley, Ca
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Cycling is soooo very fast and scary during these bunch sprints. You need that big punch and insane stability ...
That's the thing - with the video played in real time, it looks like he elbowed him. But when you slow it down frame by frame it's obvious he did knott. Were the officials too lazy to really take a good look at it, or did they have an agenda? WTF?
Werner, tell us how you really feel about Cavendish LOL
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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I'm surprised Bouhanni's team isn't protesting Demare's move. He was against the barrier, made a hard left behind Kristoff, just about knocked Bouhanni down and went around the left side of Kristoff. I thought you are supposed to "hold your line".
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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Yes, in the slowed video, Sagan's elbow moving out looks to be simply a balance move after Cavendish's head pushes him to the L.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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I agree the elbow was insignificant but it seemed clear to me that Sagan cut off Cav.
BITD that woulda been called racing, n'est ce pas?
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Looks to me like Cavendish was on Demare's wheel and Sagan just pushed him aside.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 5, 2017 - 08:05am PT
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It looked to me like the elbow was unintentional
Absolutely. Sagan's elbow was flagged simply because his balance was off, based on Cav's initial contact with him. The UCI committee clearly blew this call. Very disappointing. Even so after Sagan went over to the team RV to check on Cav. I can see putting him 115th overall but kicked off the Tour?!?!
Watch Sagan's forearm catch Cav's brake hood, which caused him to flag the elbow. And clearly, no elbow contact was made.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWKUOwzgJGf/
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Craig Fry
Trad climber
So Cal.
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it's final
World champion Peter Sagan has left the Tour de France after being disqualified for causing the crash which ended Mark Cavendish's race.
His Bora-Hansgrohe team had protested against the decision, but race organisers will not allow an appeal.
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 5, 2017 - 08:17am PT
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UCI is f*cking up, big time!
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WBraun
climber
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UCI is f*cking up, big time!
Those pussy French dipsh!ts did it on purpose so that Frenchman can have better chance to win the Tour.
If an airplane fell out of the sky and caused it they still would have blamed Sagen :-)
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Barbarian
climber
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And taking the Green Jersey.......that's a no-brainer
Peter Sagan
I'm guessing not....
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mooch
Trad climber
Tribal Base Camp (Kernville Annex)
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 5, 2017 - 09:45am PT
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Had the worst breakfast croissant this morning. Must be Sagan's fault.....
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Cav may have been trying to take Sagan out, he's a naughty little bloke . . . who knows? What a bummer to lose both of these guys, especially Sagan of course, as he is perhaps cycling's most colorful character.
The show goes on . . . Froome and team Sky have a stranglehold on the yellow jersey; Fortunately Aru emerged from the field and showed some challenge to Froome, the other GC contenders did not . . . perhaps he is the David to slay the Goliath.
Hopefully things will shake up and we won't have to watch team Sky wear the yellow into Paris.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Aru looked like he left it all out on the road today. It will be interesting to see how he recovers tomorrow.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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so far, werner's posts have been more entertaining than le tour
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