Victory Salute Rules?
From USAC webpage at the bottom of this link.
Taking the hands off the handlebars About twice a year I get a report of a rider who won a race and was then disqualified for taking his hands off the bars for a victory salute. The problem with this is that the rule disallowing that went away at least 2 years ago. There is no rule that says you cannot take your hands off the handlebars anymore. We do have the following general rule: 1O7. Dangerous Rider. Any rider who appears to present a danger to the other competitors may be disqualified by the Chief Referee, either before or during a race. My feeling is that a CR will have a hard time declaring a rider to be dangerous for taking hands off the bars if there is no incident. Clearly, if the rider takes his hands off the bars in a tight sprint, loses control of his bike, and causes a crash, then he did present a danger and can be dealt with accordingly. But please, if a rider is clear by a bike length and gives a two-handed victory salute and causes no issue, it is just petty to disqualify that rider. As a slow amateur rider for 15 years I can tell you that the dismally few moments of fleeting glory are what make the years of training worth it. In summary, I would say that if a rider takes his hands off the bars in a victory salute, most of the time there should be nothing said about it, other than to congratulate the rider. If it was in a very close sprint where only for the grace of God did people not go down, then a warning is in order. If you disqualify or relegate the rider, I would also expect to be receiving an accident report along with the CR report. That is about all I had for this one. I hope you are enjoying the spring. Shawn Farrell Technical Director |
this applies to anyone who participates in a races where there are cat 3/4/5s in the field -
solo, or in a small break. sure. in the midst of a field sprint. idiotic. |
My teammate won today's crit with about a 50 yard gap behind him. He coasted the final 25 feet with his hands off the bars. Chief referee didn't have issue.
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I won a crit today. Hands firmly attached to bars. Didn't have to sprint for it.
That is all. I just like bragging. |
I hope that I have this problem.
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Originally Posted by VosBike
(Post 6349860)
I won a crit today. Hands firmly attached to bars. Didn't have to sprint for it.
That is all. I just like bragging. |
Well done. Can't wait til I can hit the crits... |
Like this is a big problem for me.
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Originally Posted by ElJamoquio
(Post 6349864)
I hope that I have this problem.
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My bathroom mirror isn't big enough to handle my rehearsal.
When I win solo, I plan to present Wagner's "Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral" while standing on my top tube. But if I'm in a field sprint, I'll probably shorten it some. I mean c'mon, where would I put the orchestra?? |
I've been fortunate enough to win a handful of races in the beginner old guy class and I'm definitely a "hands-on-bars-look-straight-ahead" kind of guy, mostly because I know I would biff it bigtime if I tried to lift both hands off of the bars at the same time.
--Steve |
Im gonna pull a bettini the next time i get a win:
http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news..._10-280-80.jpg |
I'm more of a McEwen man, myself.
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200707/r158729_577771.jpg Or I would be, if I ever won, and didn't care if I faceplanted. |
I think it's time to post this again:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TwXThquznA0&feature=related -bullseye |
Originally Posted by botto
(Post 6349038)
this applies to anyone who participates in a races where there are cat 3/4/5s in the field -
solo, or in a small break. sure. in the midst of a field sprint. idiotic. |
Originally Posted by EventServices
(Post 6351922)
My bathroom mirror isn't big enough to handle my rehearsal.
When I win solo, I plan to present Wagner's "Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral" while standing on my top tube. But if I'm in a field sprint, I'll probably shorten it some. I mean c'mon, where would I put the orchestra?? |
Originally Posted by EventServices
(Post 6351922)
My bathroom mirror isn't big enough to handle my rehearsal.
When I win solo, I plan to present Wagner's "Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral" while standing on my top tube. But if I'm in a field sprint, I'll probably shorten it some. I mean c'mon, where would I put the orchestra?? |
Originally Posted by prendrefeu
(Post 6354635)
Having played classical music (violin) for more than 8 years of my life, I laughed so hard at this that I started coughing. Nice one :D
Problem with violins is that there are no field sprints in orchestra, save the one to get out of the parking lot after rehearsal. cdr *edit* I forgot to stay on topic. I practice my salutes while on the trainer. I have a couple mirrors set up to check out form etc. However, even when I won in a (only time ever) two man break by 50 meters or something, I still threw my bike. Old habits die hard. |
Someone needs to PM Nomad to get his take.
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