Long Wheel Base Posted August 29, 2019 Share So how long before someone gets bust for some or other sort of doping at a UCI e-bike competition? peetwindhoek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefmeister Posted August 29, 2019 Share its the future, that's why. some of us will still race vintage bikesjesus, and just like that we're all hipsters? DieselnDust, gemmerbal and Wayne pudding Mol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted August 29, 2019 Share Does this race have any impact on his preparation for the XCO? Why do humans race anything? If it can move, it can be raced. Why do ebikes need special justification?I'm all for racing anything but the pedalac option they've gone for just doesn't make sense to me. Allowing ebikes then limiting them to speeds and power that is well below current battery and motor technology doesn't exactly drive hordes of engineers to the drawing board to improve tech. All they have to work with is weight really. Each to their own I suppose and ultimately it's great for Spesh, Alan and SA in terms of exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted August 29, 2019 Share its the future, that's why. some of us will still race vintage bikesI don't think it is the future. It's at best a parallel to current bicycles. We have ebikes, motorbikes, cars and aeroplanes but we still watch people run races around tracks on foot. Same will happen with ebikes. They will grow but they will never replace human powered racing. ians H2Sport, EmptyB, Danger Dassie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odinson Posted August 29, 2019 Share jesus, and just like that we're all hipsters? Get with the times, you troglodyte! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 29, 2019 Share jesus, and just like that we're all hipsters? just like that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boab Posted August 29, 2019 Share Throw in some max allowable dosages of EPO, HGH etc and there, will be a level playing field. ;-) once we all have an e-bike the field will be level again. LuckyLuke and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock Posted August 29, 2019 Share Dude beat Absalon, Miguel Martinez and Jaroslav......it could have been in a game of marbles and would still have deserved a rainbow jersey. Plus its not AH's first rainbow jersey..... Pure Savage, Wannabe, DieselnDust and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted August 29, 2019 Share Alan's starts for those who think this was a easy race Ave HR 181Max HR 191 You welcome Exactly! Would be interesting to see what skill set makes ebike world champs different. I am assuming there is more speed up hill, therefore skill and line choice up hill will be more important than pure watts. There is also the battery use dynamic as well. BikeisLife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arendoog Posted August 29, 2019 Share In Europe e bikes are outselling normal bikes .Racing them is inevitable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boab Posted August 29, 2019 Share An aside...is there a road tandem UCI world championship class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted August 29, 2019 Share An aside...is there a road tandem UCI world championship class?No, road tandem not a recognised UCI category. That is also why there is no longer tandem category for national and provincial champs here. As of about 2 years back there was no more tandem category here in SA. The response I got from CSA was the above when I queried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V18 Posted August 29, 2019 Share I'm super keen on an ebike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boab Posted August 29, 2019 Share Baffling as ever the workings of the UCI... From their own website "...It develops and oversees cycling in all its forms, for all people as a competitive sport, as a healthy recreational activity, as a means of transport, and also just for fun." In all its forms...e-bikes in, tandem (merely as an example) out. ...develops? Or follows? No, road tandem not a recognised UCI category. That is also why there is no longer tandem category for national and provincial champs here. As of about 2 years back there was no more tandem category here in SA. The response I got from CSA was the above when I queried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted August 29, 2019 Share Alan Hatherly winsu23 world cup race - 19 postsebike world champs - 60 and counting scotty, Hairy, Long Wheel Base and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted August 29, 2019 Share Exactly! Would be interesting to see what skill set makes ebike world champs different. I am assuming there is more speed up hill, therefore skill and line choice up hill will be more important than pure watts. There is also the battery use dynamic as well.For one, they don’t have an auto pilot (yet) and you have to have the skill to ride the thing faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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