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Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [albertok]
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bahahaha. Saw that whole pack out there. Everyone taking turns. I tried to ride past them a few times and finally gave up and let them go. Glad to see they got caught.
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [albertok]
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albertok wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/...n-by=fred_of_the_day THink its Chatt from weekend. Looks like it.
That is quite the sin bin - I recognize two people in that picture btw. Surprisingly everyone looks pretty calm. Those volunteers must be veterans in the penalty box to handle that kind of load. How did they manage the 5 minutes with that many people?
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Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [Thomas Gerlach]
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They had a crapton of stop watches, and there was an honor system. It looked like they could handle about 20-30 people at a time. My wife was across the street and that spectator crowd was laughing and commenting at how busy the tent was.
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [albertok]
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Did they do a group flying mount leaving the penalty tent? most of them leave shoes in the pedals and are barefoot.
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [exxxviii]
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exxxviii wrote:
They had a crapton of stop watches, and there was an honor system. It looked like they could handle about 20-30 people at a time. My wife was across the street and that spectator crowd was laughing and commenting at how busy the tent was.lol
you mentioned you got a penalty. is that you in the yellow. :)
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [ChrisT]
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ChrisT wrote:
Did they do a group flying mount leaving the penalty tent? most of them leave shoes in the pedals and are barefoot.I was wondering the same thing. Why would you take your shoes off?
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [albertok]
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The tent should be moved onto the grass for the volunteers and let the drafters sit out in the sun.
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [d00d]
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lol... I did look for myself in that picture. There were only about 1/2 dozen people in the box with me. We had a nice nutrition picnic, encouraged one another, and then pedaled on. :)
The volunteers in the tent were top-notch professional, and none of the riders were rude. I wonder if the USAT marshals had the directive to flag anything that remotely resembles a draft; that the mac-daddy smackdown was underway. Still, it occurred to me last night that if I had jumped into one of the early draft packs, I would probably have ridden 15-20 minutes faster. If I got busted with a penalty, I would still have been net 15 minutes ahead. From an economics point of view, institutional cheating totally makes sense!
The 2nd tent was only about 30 yards from the bike dismount line into T2. So, there was no point in clipping in, because there were just a few strokes before getting back off the bike.
The volunteers in the tent were top-notch professional, and none of the riders were rude. I wonder if the USAT marshals had the directive to flag anything that remotely resembles a draft; that the mac-daddy smackdown was underway. Still, it occurred to me last night that if I had jumped into one of the early draft packs, I would probably have ridden 15-20 minutes faster. If I got busted with a penalty, I would still have been net 15 minutes ahead. From an economics point of view, institutional cheating totally makes sense!
mgreer wrote:
I was wondering the same thing. Why would you take your shoes off?
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [mgreer]
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mgreer wrote:
ChrisT wrote:
Did they do a group flying mount leaving the penalty tent? most of them leave shoes in the pedals and are barefoot.I was wondering the same thing. Why would you take your shoes off?
Makes no sense. Pavement all the way, and they can ride straight from the tent. Keep the shoes on.
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [TriathlonJoe]
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TriathlonJoe wrote:
bahahaha. Saw that whole pack out there. Everyone taking turns. I tried to ride past them a few times and finally gave up and let them go. Glad to see they got caught.Ditto. And kudos for the ref(s) for giving out that many cards. I've been in too many races where the refs are either timid or really just wanted to have a front row seat of the bike leg instead of doing their damn job.
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [Dilbert]
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The dismount line was about 20 yards away. I was out of my shoes before I even knew the tent was there. No , I didn't get a penalty LOL
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Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [Diehl78]
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Looks like the got some of them, :)
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [dandr614]
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The title to that pic is funny as hell!
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [albertok]
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I remember seeing that group. We really need a Game of Thrones style penalty box for these douche bags. Send the wetsuit strippers over to the penalty box to strip the trisuits and march them through T2 while spectators pelt them with banana peels and Gu wrappers yelling "shame!"
Or if that's too much, penalties should be like 15 minutes. You could easily save 20 or more minutes over 56 miles by drafting. What difference does 5 minutes make if they're already up 20 and saved energy in the process.
Don't drown. Don't crash. Don't walk.
Or if that's too much, penalties should be like 15 minutes. You could easily save 20 or more minutes over 56 miles by drafting. What difference does 5 minutes make if they're already up 20 and saved energy in the process.
Don't drown. Don't crash. Don't walk.
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [rotosound]
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rotosound wrote:
I remember seeing that group. We really need a Game of Thrones style penalty box for these douche bags. Send the wetsuit strippers over to the penalty box to strip the trisuits and march them through T2 while spectators pelt them with banana peels and Gu wrappers yelling "shame!" Or if that's too much, penalties should be like 15 minutes. You could easily save 20 or more minutes over 56 miles by drafting. What difference does 5 minutes make if they're already up 20 and saved energy in the process.
They should make you stop at the 2nd station, get a sticker or whatever, then ride *back* to the previous station and turn it in. Then continue the race. Adding miles on to someone's race is a much better deterrent.
Re: Bigger penalty box tent may be needed [spudone]
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That's brilliant. Like the penalty laps in biathlon.
Don't drown. Don't crash. Don't walk.
Don't drown. Don't crash. Don't walk.
rotosound wrote:
I remember seeing that group. We really need a Game of Thrones style penalty box for these douche bags. Send the wetsuit strippers over to the penalty box to strip the trisuits and march them through T2 while spectators pelt them with banana peels and Gu wrappers yelling "shame!" Or if that's too much, penalties should be like 15 minutes. You could easily save 20 or more minutes over 56 miles by drafting. What difference does 5 minutes make if they're already up 20 and saved energy in the process.
too bad there's no quick way to make their bike a fixie and make it a super easy gear. maybe move the chain into the small ring, bust off the derailleurs, and ding the big ring with a hammer so they can't even move the chain there manually.