Scary !

[MichaelW2]

Could you give us details, please?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-berkshire-47009149

http://humanrace.co.uk/news/follow-up-incident-windsor-triathlon/

I did a quick google search and found lots of local newspaper reports of car collisions resulting in injury or death of horse. No further news reports of other cyclist horse incidents.

This the one of the worst cases with no prosecution for any driving offense.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ca...s/witcham-horse-crash-driver-not-13134831.amp

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-berkshire-47009149

http://humanrace.co.uk/news/follow-up-incident-windsor-triathlon/

I did a quick google search and found lots of local newspaper reports of car collisions resulting in injury or death of horse. No further news reports of other cyclist horse incidents.

Thank you.
Guy got a lifetime ban. Good.

 

[Joffey]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-berkshire-47009149

http://humanrace.co.uk/news/follow-up-incident-windsor-triathlon/

I did a quick google search and found lots of local newspaper reports of car collisions resulting in injury or death of horse. No further news reports of other cyclist horse incidents.

This the one of the worst cases with no prosecution for any driving offense.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ca...s/witcham-horse-crash-driver-not-13134831.amp

That is staggering that there was no prosecution.

 

[BigMeatball]

Iain Plumb. An absolute disgrace.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I've never passed a horse when racing, but always slow and make sure the rider knows I'm there. Then a nice wide pass. It's pretty damned hard for any rider to control a panicky horse, especially on tarmac when hooves don't have good grip.

Even in a race a slight slowing and decent pass won't cost much, if any, time because you will naturally push on a bit to make up imagined losses.

Total no beds, all of them. But that's triathletes for you🙄

Sure,y if racing the roads would be closed anyway?

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Sure,y if racing the roads would be closed anyway?

???? Where the *** did you get that idea? Have you never done a bike race in this country?
Talk to any time triallist and they dream of the times when you could ride on the A1 on Saturday afternoon and get a massive boost from all the traffic sucking you along.
Road races, apart from the few big pro events, also may operate in a sort of convoy for the main bunch, but on open roads. get dropped and you are on your own.
Mind you the scaredy cat mummy's boys may soon stop all that.

 

[winjim]

???? Where the *** did you get that idea? Have you never done a bike race in this country?
Talk to any time triallist and they dream of the times when you could ride on the A1 on Saturday afternoon and get a massive boost from all the traffic sucking you along.
Road races, apart from the few big pro events, also may operate in a sort of convoy for the main bunch, but on open roads. get dropped and you are on your own.
Mind you the scaredy cat mummy's boys may soon stop all that.

I think he's probably having a dig at sportives, which as I've discussed several times on this forum, absolutely are races in which the participants are racing.

Regardless of which, the cyclists in the op were taking part in a race.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Sportive are not done on closed roads either, apart from a couple of high profile events that councillors like to use to boost their election chances.

 

[winjim]

Sportive are not done on closed roads either, apart from a couple of high profile events that councillors like to use to boost their election chances.

Yes I know, I think that was the point. Sportives are not supposed to be races at all, partly because they are run on open roads. But they are de facto races in the minds of many of the participants and organisers.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

But they are de facto races in the minds of many of the participants and organisers.

Indeed. And I plead guilty for having that mindset on the few that I have done.

 

[winjim]

Indeed. And I plead guilty for having that mindset on the few that I have done.

So have I, once or twice, but within the bounds of safety and knowing that I'm not a fast enough or consistent enough cyclist (and likely the other participants) that stopping for a junction or slowing down for a horse is going to materially affect my time or position.

 

[winjim]

Oddly enough, for an old trundler, I have actually participated in an open roads triathlon. I was part of a team, with two friends doing the swimming and running. It was Hever a few years ago. They had plenty of marshals at junctions.

I was on the lookout for frightful nobberish behaviour and was prepared to start tutting. I was disappointed: I didn't see any, everyone was riding sensibly.

I was also ready to feel a bit out of place with my trundly steel bike, expecting everyone to be on carbon bikes with tri-bars. Again this wasn't true, there was a huge variety of different bikes. It turned out to be quite a fun event.

The one 'proper' duathlon I've done, there were people riding all sorts, even down to old fashioned MTBs with panniers. Nobody seemed to take it too seriously and it was a right laugh.

 

[Brandane]

Iain Plumb. An absolute disgrace.

That appropriately named plum also had the arrogance to plead not guilty (even with video evidence) and take the case to trial. Nice to see that smart move cost him plenty in court costs. Complete and utter toss-pot.

 

[matticus]

A quick google for stats shows about 30 riders and 250 horses killed by motorists every year. (so not just in 2018)

No doubt Good Morning Britain is all over this?

 

[Dayvo]

The condemnation bears repeating

OMG! Were bears involved as well! 😳

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