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Old 07-18-13, 04:05 PM
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Here's me thinking part of the race ettiquete was giving it your all and if thats not enough, falling on your sword.......turns out you can now give it your all and if thats not enough, just break the rules and its fine.
Please, get a bit of perspective.

This is no different than intentional grounding in football. A QB who intentionally grounds the ball, and gets caught, gets a penalty. The QB hasn't violated the sanctity of the sport, and he isn't cheating. He's violated a rule.


from now on in we will see riders taking on food wherever they want if they bonk due to over exertion.
Few riders can afford to lose 20 seconds every day. Few riders need food or water handed to them in the last 5k.

And I hate to break this to you, but consuming a gel is not like Popeye eating spinach. You're not going to get over a bonk in 30 seconds because you consumed a gel.

It's a minor infraction. Froome & Porte both got busted and penalized. It's not a big deal.
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