How do the riders stand motor exhaust?

When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
in front for the whole duration of the climb.

[Morten Reippuert Knudsen]

jvargas@localhost.unknown.host wrote:
> When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
> TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
> in front for the whole duration of the climb.

So does riders, yesterday Michale Rasmussen constantly waved the
moterbikes away because of the exaust.
--
Morten Reippuert Knudsen :-) <http://blog.reippuert.dk>

Merlin Works CR-3/2.5 & Campagnolo Chorus 2007.

[SLAVE of THE STATE]

On Jul 26, 8:06 am, jvar...@localhost.UNKNOWN.HOST () wrote:
> When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
> TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
> in front for the whole duration of the climb.

When you gulp that polluted air down, you are lowering the carbon
footprint of the driver. Cyclists are very community minded.
Together we can work together to save the world. Al Gore would be
proud of you.

[ilanpsi@gmail.com]

On Jul 26, 11:06 am, jvar...@localhost.UNKNOWN.HOST () wrote:
> When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
> TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
> in front for the whole duration of the climb.

When I did motorcycle support for the Coors Classic, the organisers
told us that the women were complaining about
motorcycles riding too close to them and they were bothered by their
exhaust. However, in that race, Jeannie Longo,
would always try to get on my wheel when I passed her, e.g, in the
time trial. I consider this an example of the lack of depth
of women's racing in the US 20 years ago.

-ilan

[totalbollacks@yahoo.com]

On 26 Jul, 16:13, ilan...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Jul 26, 11:06 am, jvar...@localhost.UNKNOWN.HOST () wrote:
>
> > When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
> > TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
> > in front for the whole duration of the climb.
>
> When I did motorcycle support for the Coors Classic, the organisers
> told us that the women were complaining about
> motorcycles riding too close to them and they were bothered by their
> exhaust. However, in that race, Jeannie Longo,
> would always try to get on my wheel when I passed her, e.g, in the
> time trial. I consider this an example of the lack of depth
> of women's racing in the US 20 years ago.
>
> -ilan

They gag a bit when the road is hemmed in by spectators
and the air is hot and still but it does not seem to bother them. Most
riders seem more concerned about basque loonies running across their
path waving silly flags 1 metre from the riders face. I saw Indurain
remonstrating with seven press outfitted bikes on the Tourmalet, the
day was very hot and I could taste the fumes from the moment the
caravan passed through.
Nice to be a motorcycle marshall on a major stage race,
I bet there is little time for site-seeing but the atmosphere must be
great.

[William R. Mattil]

Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:
> jvargas@localhost.unknown.host wrote:
>> When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
>> TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
>> in front for the whole duration of the climb.
>
> So does riders, yesterday Michale Rasmussen constantly waved the
> moterbikes away because of the exaust.

This is supposition on your part unless you can somehow read his mind. I
suspect it had much more to do with being too much of a carrot for Contador.

Bill

[Morten Reippuert Knudsen]

William R. Mattil <wrmattil@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> > So does riders, yesterday Michale Rasmussen constantly waved the
> > moterbikes away because of the exaust.

> This is supposition on your part unless you can somehow read his mind. I
> suspect it had much more to do with being too much of a carrot for Contador.

That is what he stated when asked by danish TV2 after the race.
btw Rolf Sørensen, currently commentator on Tv2, explained that he
waved at the bikes because of the exhaust.

--
Morten Reippuert Knudsen :-) <http://blog.reippuert.dk>

Merlin Works CR-3/2.5 & Campagnolo Chorus 2007.

[Sandy]

Dans le message de news:q6onn4-lg5.ln1@wm.reippuert.dk,
Morten Reippuert Knudsen <spam@reippuert.dk> a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré :
> William R. Mattil <wrmattil@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>>> So does riders, yesterday Michale Rasmussen constantly waved the
>>> moterbikes away because of the exaust.
>
>> This is supposition on your part unless you can somehow read his
>> mind. I suspect it had much more to do with being too much of a
>> carrot for Contador.
>
> That is what he stated when asked by danish TV2 after the race.
> btw Rolf Sørensen, currently commentator on Tv2, explained that he
> waved at the bikes because of the exhaust.

When Razz was interviewed on F2, he said he waved them on to avoid
Contador's getting a drafting advantage (Razz said 3-5 km/h) from them, as
he did one day earlier.

[RicodJour]

On Jul 26, 9:29 pm, "Sandy" <leu...@frree.fr> wrote:
> Dans le message denews:q6onn4-lg5.ln1@wm.reippuert.dk,
> Morten Reippuert Knudsen <s...@reippuert.dk> a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré :
>
> > William R. Mattil <wrmat...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> >>> So does riders, yesterday Michale Rasmussen constantly waved the
> >>> moterbikes away because of the exaust.
>
> >> This is supposition on your part unless you can somehow read his
> >> mind. I suspect it had much more to do with being too much of a
> >> carrot for Contador.
>
> > That is what he stated when asked by danish TV2 after the race.
> > btw Rolf Sørensen, currently commentator on Tv2, explained that he
> > waved at the bikes because of the exhaust.
>
> When Razz was interviewed on F2, he said he waved them on to avoid
> Contador's getting a drafting advantage (Razz said 3-5 km/h) from them, as
> he did one day earlier.

He can't even get his story straight on the same day it happened.
What a maroon.

R

[Kyle Legate]

RicodJour wrote:
>
> He can't even get his story straight on the same day it happened.
> What a maroon.
>
Michael Rasmussen = compulsive liar.

[Simon Brooke]

in message <5gtbdsF3hqeidU1@mid.individual.net>, Kyle Legate
('legatek@hotmail.com') wrote:

> RicodJour wrote:
>>
>> He can't even get his story straight on the same day it happened.
>> What a maroon.
>>
> Michael Rasmussen = compulsive liar.

Hang on, Rasmussen only ever said he'd waved the motos away to prevent
Contador drafting them. Rasmussen never said anything else. A Danish TV
commentator made the comment about exhaust, not Rasmussen.

Do you guys ever read anything? Do you even think before you type? Or are
you just in witchhunt bloodlust frenzy mode: Cyclist! Cyclist! Evil! Kill
him!

Do you actually have two brain cells between you, and if so have you tried
rubbing them together?

I don't know whether Rasmussen has lied or not, but this is not evidence.

--
simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

Wise man with foot in mouth use opportunity to clean toes.
;; the Worlock

[Donald Munro]

Simon Brooke wrote:
> Do you guys ever read anything? Do you even think before you type? Or are
> you just in witchhunt bloodlust frenzy mode: Cyclist! Cyclist! Evil! Kill
> him!

I prefer reserving my lust for podium girls.

[Ewoud Dronkert]

Simon Brooke wrote:
> Do you even think before you type? Or are
> you just in witchhunt bloodlust frenzy mode: Cyclist! Cyclist! Evil! Kill
> him!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dRRYXtk1CA


--
E. Dronkert