Classic, agreed. If you read what all of what I wrote, I was saying sprinting is inherently dangerous, and the best sprinters don't think about the holes and line available to them, even if they are crossing wheels with someone behind. Since when did a sprinter look behind before they jumped for a hole. You look or think and it is almost race over.

I never judged personalities ofcourse, but one can judge weaknesses re Cooke and Mcewen's ability to keep it upright and get through small holes. That maybe why they get themselves into trouble also. You need to judge the individual sprints on their mertis and there were three good examples, Davis, Mcewen, and Boonen. Two dq's and one not even referred to race jury. Davis and Boonen should have been dq'ed, Mcewen I don't think so after seeing the footage.

Just like Mcewn should not have been dq'ed for the headbutt on O'Grady when he was trying to get freckle's arm of his handlebars. That should have been let go. I think O'Grady instigated it with his line and was strongarming Mcewen. But it looked bad visually and going over to the few hundred million viewers provided motive for a dq. Just like Breschel going off in an ambulance. The race jury is partial to influence and expediency, and so the decision is not a simple one, other factors besides the sprint are weighed into the decision.

Mcewen gets a hard rap. So does Cooke. Walter Godefroot thought it was Cooke's fault he went down last year after Bettini rode him into the barrier. I don't claim pure objectivity, but my analysis is fundamentally better than his