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Re: TGV and French Bicycle Race Near Tragedy
Author: pdxrailtransit
Date: 04-12-2015 - 19:49
The Odd Duck Wrote:
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> What the officials should do is to block the road
> get all the rider to gather and start off as a
> pack. I know this unfair but only to have them
> understand that trains take a long time to stop. A
> hundred tons of trains would turn a bunch of the
> riders in to a gooey mess.
You obviously don't watch much bicyle racing. This was the peloton of the race, or main body, or field. The whole idea is to remain in this pack, and to have a shot at a breakaway.
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> What the officials should do is to block the road
> get all the rider to gather and start off as a
> pack. I know this unfair but only to have them
> understand that trains take a long time to stop. A
> hundred tons of trains would turn a bunch of the
> riders in to a gooey mess.
You obviously don't watch much bicyle racing. This was the peloton of the race, or main body, or field. The whole idea is to remain in this pack, and to have a shot at a breakaway.
