Too many cyclists?

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twentysix by twentyfive

Clinging on tightly
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Over the Hill
[QUOTE 3709801, member: 76"]

Should we think again about some of the bigger sportives?[/QUOTE]

YES.
 

ianrauk

Tattooed Beat Messiah
Location
Rides Ti2
If seen they get pulled out of the event.


And how would they stop them continuing to ride on the public roads which the event is held?
 

classic33

Leg End Member
And how would they stop them continuing to ride on the public roads which the event is held?
Organised event, you get pulled out of it, by a marshall, and stopped from taking any further part in it.
Used to enter road races(running) where this rule was applied. The organisers managed to "police" their events. Why not cycle rides?
 

ianrauk

Tattooed Beat Messiah
Location
Rides Ti2
Organised event, you get pulled out of it, by a marshall, and stopped from taking any further part in it.
Used to enter road races(running) where this rule was applied. The organisers managed to "police" their events. Why not cycle rides?


That's all well and good, but on non closed roads a marshall will have no right to stop someone riding the public roads. You would also need to have hundreds of marshalls all along the event to watch out for miscreants.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
That's all well and good, but on non closed roads a marshall will have no right to stop someone riding the public roads. You would also need to have hundreds of marshalls all along the event to watch out for miscreants.
The roads were never fully closed for the races. We'd have one side at best.
You could always include marshalls within the rides. Some cost enough to enter.
 

sidevalve

Über Member
Simply a symptom of the modern disease 'stuff you I'm in the right'. Sadly the idiots that are the worst offenders will often be the first to cry about other road users not doing what they want them to do and after being sworn at and abused by some arrogant muppet it is the ordinary rider who usually suffers the reaction.
 

ianrauk

Tattooed Beat Messiah
Location
Rides Ti2
The roads were never fully closed for the races. We'd have one side at best.
You could always include marshalls within the rides. Some cost enough to enter.


But as I have said. Marshalls will not be able to do anything apart from say they cant have a free banana or gel or get a metal trinket. That is all.
 
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