Originally Posted by
canklecat
Yeah, race strategy makes it difficult to say what could have happened, but that was the wrong way to handle it.
I think once they were in that position, the organisers had to handle it that way. It would have been dangerous to have the lead women getting mixed up with the support cars and backmarkers of the race ahead.
What they should have done is start the women's race with a greater gap. Maybe 20-30mins?
Lessons learned and mistakes not to be repeated?