Blocking is part of racing. It happens in breaks, it happens in the bunch and it's a lot more obvious when someone rides like a dick and then has their move shut down.
I'd love to know how the orgs will stop it. "If you pass a rider you MUST continue pedaling for 15 seconds afterwards at the same wattage or you will be deemed to have blocked"
The same people who were criticising Philipsen are then cheering Alaphilipe and Declerq for disrupting the chase later. How is one unacceptable whilst the other is fine?
blocking the road is one thing. chasing someone down, putting them in the grass and then moving all the way across the other side of the road to block is another
Blocking is part of racing. It happens in breaks, it happens in the bunch and it's a lot more obvious when someone rides like a dick and then has their move shut down.
I'd love to know how the orgs will stop it. "If you pass a rider you MUST continue pedaling for 15 seconds afterwards at the same wattage or you will be deemed to have blocked"
Get a grip.