Team SL Posted September 18, 2006 Share What is the rule regarding the finnish of a race? Is the D2D finnish accepatable according to the rules, i am sure there are other races that also have tricky endings like the Telkom Satelite maybe the Carousel? I dont know the rules and would like to have an answer to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted September 18, 2006 Share I think if it's a sprint finish the it must be on a 1000m straight section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapshot Posted September 18, 2006 Share 1km is veer. Eks nie 100% seker nie maar dink na n 90 grade draai moet die eindstreep n 150m weg wees.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linnega Posted September 18, 2006 Share There is a 150m rule for safety of the finishers. Some races need to have tricky finishes to make them interesting. Why shouldn't the guy who can handle his bike best through a tight corner be the guy that wins the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcyclist Posted September 18, 2006 Share Because I'd like to get to work on Monday with all skin intact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted September 18, 2006 Share Agreed Linnega . Wheel sucking should not be the only skill required to win a race . And with that words of wisdom I shall disappear now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted September 18, 2006 Share No, it's can't be 1000m. That is when the red kite is shown. Must be less then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linnega Posted September 18, 2006 Share Fatty, thats easy - if you don't want to come down in the last corner don't race through it. 1000m would make no sense as in that distance you can have an attack, bring the attack back, have someone open the sprint too early, get swallowed up and the second wave of sprinters competes for the line and a guys sucking their wheel comes through and snatches it at the death. That is almost what happened yesterday in the last 650m in Madrid, except Zabel was able to hold off a fast finishing Hushovd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seepglad Posted September 19, 2006 Share i looked all over the very boring uci rulebook and did not see it explicitly stated....anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinny Posted September 19, 2006 Share 2.7.007A zone of at least 150 metres before and 50 metres after the finish line will be protected by barriers.It will be accessible only to those working for the organisation, the riders, the paramedical assistants,the team managers and accredited press.The zone before the finish line will be protected by barriers from the beginning of the final corner, ifthe length of the finishing straight is less than 300 metres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapkas Posted September 19, 2006 Share Does it say anything about the minimum required IQ of marshals? I wasn't there but it sounds like you guys had a few dim bulbs hanging around on the corners on Sunday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinny Posted September 19, 2006 Share 7 FinishFinishing lineThe finishing line shall comprise a line of 4 cm in width, painted in black on a white strip 72 cmwide thus leaving 34 cm of white on each side of the black line. For Mountain Bike it mustbe 20 cm, thus leaving 8 cm on each side of the black line.(text modified on 1.01.04).A rider shall have finished at the moment when the tubular/tyre of the front wheel touches the verticalplane rising from the starting edge of the finishing line. Nevertheless, the photo-finish shallalways be decisive.In road time trial races, in track races and in mountain bike races the finish may also be determinedby the contact of the tubular/tyre of the front wheel with an electronic timing strip on the finish line.For mountain bike events, the finish may also be determined by other electronicmeans such as photo-electric cells.(text modified on 1.01.00; 1.01.04).Except for track races, a streamer bearing the word ?FINISH? shall be suspended over the finishingline, stretching across the road or the circuit. Should the streamer have disappeared or been damaged,the finishing line shall be indicated by a black and white chequered flag. Such a flag shall alsobe used for any finish or for the passing of any intermediate point for a classification as well as atthe top of mountain passes during road races.(N) Photo-finish with an electronic timing tape shall be mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seepglad Posted September 19, 2006 Share skinny's previous note does best - anyone else know/found more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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