It just makes no sense. Cycling outside is dangerous enough on its own. Race day should be the exception. Ironman's silence is deafening. Their commentators on race day ignored it and even talked about course/world records (the event was shortened to move people around the crash). They still haven't responded with much of anything. Just a horrible situation.
Oh, come on. If you triathletes want to get all pretentious and finger pointing about safety, you wouldn't be using aero bars outside and intentionally pointing your eyes down and putting bottles and hands in front of your eyes so you ride blind. There's a reason triathletes like Joe Skipper keeps missing turn around points on the bike, it's because he can't see anything at all with his dangerous bike contraptions and behavior. He could plow right into the back of a semi-trailer and not evening know it.
Yup this is why I sold my tri bike, these new positions are too dangerous to be competitive
The IRONMAN brand is powerful and they know it. I really hope organizations such as PTO and Challenge Family start drawing athletes away. That (or lawsuits) is the only way to change the way Ironman operates.
Ironman 70.3 Boulder is this weekend. The bike has been changed to a "new and improved" 2 lap course. In addition to doubling the congestion, this means that pros and motos will be lapping age groupers... on roads open to car traffic.
Ironman 70.3 Boulder is this weekend. The bike has been changed to a "new and improved" 2 lap course. In addition to doubling the congestion, this means that pros and motos will be lapping age groupers... on roads open to car traffic.
Right, but the course is new and it will improve profitability, so....
Marathons used to overdo it with motorcycles, too. Take a look at the video of the '82 Boston "Duel in the Sun". Jump ahead to 6:40. A motorcycle actually cut off Beardsley so bad in the final 400 meters that the TV commentator actually exclaims, "The motorcycle has got to get out of the way!"
Oh, come on. If you triathletes want to get all pretentious and finger pointing about safety, you wouldn't be using aero bars outside and intentionally pointing your eyes down and putting bottles and hands in front of your eyes so you ride blind. There's a reason triathletes like Joe Skipper keeps missing turn around points on the bike, it's because he can't see anything at all with his dangerous bike contraptions and behavior. He could plow right into the back of a semi-trailer and not evening know it.
Yup this is why I sold my tri bike, these new positions are too dangerous to be competitive
So, a motorcycle crossed the center line and crashed head-on into an athlete racing in his proper lane, and you guys are blaming the bicycle and and the athlete riding it and properly racing on the course!
So, a motorcycle crossed the center line and crashed head-on into an athlete racing in his proper lane, and you guys are blaming the bicycle and and the athlete riding it and properly racing on the course!
That's nuts!
If the triathlete wasn't riding blind and staring into his hands in the aero bars, he would have saw the motorcycle coming a mile away. It's a common saying that it takes two to cause a collision. Triathletes should simply be banned from using aero bars and other aero contraptions because they literally can't even ride in a straight line (unless that line was painted on the road and the triathlete is looking straight down instead of what is in front).
It just makes no sense. Cycling outside is dangerous enough on its own. Race day should be the exception. Ironman's silence is deafening. Their commentators on race day ignored it and even talked about course/world records (the event was shortened to move people around the crash). They still haven't responded with much of anything. Just a horrible situation.
Oh, come on. If you triathletes want to get all pretentious and finger pointing about safety, you wouldn't be using aero bars outside and intentionally pointing your eyes down and putting bottles and hands in front of your eyes so you ride blind. There's a reason triathletes like Joe Skipper keeps missing turn around points on the bike, it's because he can't see anything at all with his dangerous bike contraptions and behavior. He could plow right into the back of a semi-trailer and not evening know it.
This is such a weak post, given how dangerous riding outside is & what happened here. Nobody is at fault except for Ironman & the moto making the decision to drive into oncoming riders.
Gross stereotypes about triathletes when so many cars roll through stop signs, cut riders off, turn in front of them, etc. It has nothing to do with your bike set up.