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their wheel's move together because HH's lever hood is hooked to the underside of cavs forearm, as he moves away and pushes down with his right leg he is still 'attached' to HH. this is why they move closer together and their wheels touch.
Great deductions Watson claps Their handle bars and arms don't even touch...
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Great deductions Watson claps Their handle bars and arms don't even touch...
Bullshit. Watch it again.
Cav fucked it. End of.
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i just looked full screen on the big monitor rather than my laptop and i'm less convinced of my theory.
much like listening to 'Ben' by michael jackson over and over until you cry isn't going to bring the white gloved monkey fucker back dissecting the incident over and over again on an internet bike forum isn't going to change the fact that the manx missile misfired.
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Everyone fucks up. It wouldn't hurt him to be a little contrite though.
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Just watched it again: from the aerial view you see Cav veering right quite a distance, and yes, looks like he's trying to 'encourage' Hausler to give him space by crowding him... but-look at 52 sec to 54 sec on that vid-Hausler's wheel is at 35 degrees and he seems to pre-empt contact from Cav by moving his right shoulder down and pushing against him. Cav goes off balance, wheel slips out and proceeds to make cyclist crumble.
I think Cav's a bit of a prat and definitely caused the accident by not holding his line but deliberately riding straight into Hausler's too stupid...
Speaking of prats Millar was on the (Scottish) news tonight being all saintly and saving the kids from being 'groomed' (his actual word for it) by dirty Frenchmen.
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A.n.y.w.a.y, there'll be another crash tomorrow. Goodnight.
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Clearly Cav's fault, he tried to switch Haussler to put him off and over did it. Bit of a dick move from a desparate rider lacking form, and as I'm a 45mph rider am I allowed to comment....
I've been in a few 35-40mph finishes, and no one likes it when a rider changes their line like that. It's not that hard to keep a straightish line, even when muscling a big gear out of the saddle.
Cav doesn't habitually sprint in Abduspazz mode, so it was calculated, but probably poor judgement of Haussler's speed relative to his, or he started to fade a little early. Haussler maybe found a little kick in the split second before Cav swung into his line of sight, but like people have said, he was riding in a straight line and fully committed, so I wouldn't blame him at all.
the only way the crash would have been averted was if Haussler turned sharp left ( he was already slighty drifting away from Cav) the line that Cav took he was always going to hit him. If he wasn't half a wheel in front of Haussler they might have just bashed shoulders, Cav knew what he was doing, it was deliberate and stupid and ultimately costly when Haussler didn't back away from him
I agree with all of this. I'm sure Cav has pulled similar moves off many times before, but he just doesn't seem to have that dominating form this year. Without the extra speed, this sort of move just is going to cause a crash. Can't really comment, as I'm definitely not a 40mph rider, though. :O
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you mean, and do the french thing?
***No, after you.
No, no, after you.
I insist, after you.
No, but it is I that must insist, please, after you. ***
THIS should be the new sprint cycling! Manners is everything.
I think you've nailed it, GA2G. Off to the patent office with you.
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Dredging threads to vent a backlog of spleen?
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In the absence of dogsballs, every little helps.
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@ andyp - it indecisive on the avatar front at the moment, are we?
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