Well, at least the dead body they found down near the bridge in the river was unrelated to the race.
I hear at least two ambulances have been called out on the bike course. Hope everyone is okay.
Keep it classy TN.
Keep it classy TN.
This happened in the Georgia section of the bike course. We’re good in Tennessee.
http://m.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/sep/28/chattanooga-ironman-bike-course-sabotaged-tacks-an/?breakingnews maybe some elite (angry) swimmers put out the tacks on the course to try to account for the current assist swim?
I just finished my volunteer shift at aid station #4 on the bike course - my group volunteered from 7:30am to 12:30pm. the day started by picking up tacks ahead of the intersection. someone had thrown several hundred on the ground in the area. The aid station is on a bridge that is around a curve in the road after a downhill stretch. in hindsight it is probably not the best place for an aid station. Riders would crest the hill, start picking up momentum again, then come around a curve into the aid station. The hill tended to group riders up as hills tend to do, then coming into the aid station some were speeding up and some were slowing down. we had 5 wrecks in the aid station. 3 had to be taken off the course in an ambulance. The first wreck of the day was pretty bad with the rider still not coherent when he left. A few of us spent more time directing traffic than handing out water. All in all a mentally taxing day.
didn’t this happen the first year at Louisville?
Wasn’t there reports of tacks on the road for Whistler last year as well?
NIMBYism knows no bounds.
Wasn’t there reports of tacks on the road for Whistler last year as well?
NIMBYism knows no bounds.
I did it last year, didn’t experience or hear anything about that
What the F*3K is wrong with some people?
I do not understand this at all behavior at all. What is there to gain, be cool for etc.
Tacks are uncool and definately a d-bag move but sadly it’s happened before. It used to be “the norm” at IMC in Penticton, happened at Louisville once too
Tacks are uncool and definately a d-bag move but sadly it’s happened before. It used to be “the norm” at IMC in Penticton, happened at Louisville once too
Yes, for IMC (Penticton), tacks used to be a regular occurrence. Not only during the race but during training. As I recall, in the vicinity of the MacLean Creek climb. I believe on the uphill section so you wouldn’t have a serious crash but would suffer a serious puncture (they were carpet tacks, not thumb tacks so they blended into the road colour). I didn’t find any this year, I suppose that’s an advantage of being such a slow ass, there are hundreds ahead of me.
Dumping tacks and oil onto the road is probably the result a republican/conservative tactic within the bible belt to discourage cycling. I could be wrong, but out here in the liberal west coast, I can’t recall an incident of slime balls dumping tacks onto an event bike course.
Dumping tacks and oil onto the road is probably the result a republican/conservative tactic within the bible belt to discourage cycling. I could be wrong, but out here in the liberal west coast, I can’t recall an incident of slime balls dumping tacks onto an event bike course.
You are the biggest fuck-nozzle to disgrace this forum.
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It is the act of inconsiderate and stupid folks. The oil would have likely hurt a neighbor on a motorbike more than skinny lycra folks on bicycles.
But as we all know morons live all over the world. Sadly.
Tacks are uncool and definately a d-bag move but sadly it’s happened before. It used to be “the norm” at IMC in Penticton, happened at Louisville once too
Happened to me in Louisville in 2012. Lost about 30 minutes. Possibly could have been longer if the SAG wagon didn’t come around.
Dumping tacks and oil onto the road is probably the result a republican/conservative tactic within the bible belt to discourage cycling. I could be wrong, but out here in the liberal west coast, I can’t recall an incident of slime balls dumping tacks onto an event bike course.
Well, seeing as IMC is in Canada (thus the “C”), we don’t have Republicans. We do have a Conservative Party and a Liberal Party along with a couple of others but from a US perspective, all of our parties in Canada would be considered “Socialist”, in fact, the rest of Canada considers the West Coast of Canada to be more Socialist than the rest. However, Canada is more about overall good of the people as opposed to everyone for themselves (IMHO).
Historically, the tacks on the Old IMC course were rumoured to be spread there by a local or locals who weren’t enamoured by the influx of Triathletes and all the people who suddenly appeared on their quiet roads.
Just like out in Colorado, some idiot spread tacks on the IM Chattanooga bike course today. During the first loop, I noticed a bunch of people flatting in the same general area. Next time around, I got nailed. A police officer stopped and asked me whether I was the victim of a tack. Apparently, they are aware of the situation. I confirmed with the next three riders I saw with flats that they had a tack also.
This may be simple vandalism or maybe a resident was upset with the inconvenience of having their roads closed and wanted to get even. Assuming the latter, WTC should do a better job of educating the community of the economic benefit from having the race in their city. We are forced to check-in on Friday and rack bikes on Saturday for only one reason: so out-of-town participants will have to stay in town for two nights, rather than just one. That’s WTC benefiting the community. They should communicate all the revenue we generate.
so out-of-town participants will have to stay in town for two nights, rather than just one. That’s WTC benefiting the community. They should communicate all the revenue we generate.
It wouldn’t matter.
Close minded people will stay close minded.
There are people in this world who would still bitch and moan and throw tacks on the road because they see the inconvience in front of themselves, even if you had someone handing them $100 bills the day before. (and told them it was the compensation for the road closures)
Education can only go so far.