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.
Should we think again about some of the bigger sportives?[/QUOTE]
YES.
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
[QUOTE 3709801, member: 76"]Should we think again about some of the bigger sportives?[/QUOTE]
Can't help feeling they have become very expensive, glorified amateur races with many participants not having the skills and etiquette to ride them safely.
Can't help feeling they have become very expensive, glorified amateur races with many participants not having the skills and etiquette to ride them safely.
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
Yes i too agree but not sure what the answer is.
How do you control the behaviour of 100 plus cyclists?
How do you control the behaviour of 100 plus cyclists?
Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
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I gave up on sportives because of the embarrassing behaviour of too many participants. We rightly complain about the driving of some of the people we share the roads with, but a bit of pride in your own ability wouldn't go amiss either.
classic33
Leg End Member
Explain the rules to them before the event. Making certain they understand what will happen if event rules are broken.
And what would happen if they break the rules. Withhold their times on a website? Not give them a cheap bit of medal?
classic33
Leg End Member
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
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
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.
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.
