Universal signal for pull

[Michael]

The commentators on tourdefrance.com say that Ullrich gave the "universal sign for pull" to get
the Euskatel riders to do somework. What sign did he give them? (Not what sign _should he_ have
given them).

M.

[Boyd Speerschne]

"Michael" <nakni-nospam@wi.rr.com> wrote in news:dpVSa.28335$o27.463761 @twister.rdc-kc.rr.com:

> The commentators on tourdefrance.com say that Ullrich gave the "universal sign for pull" to get
> the Euskatel riders to do somework. What sign did he give them? (Not what sign _should he_ have
> given them).
>
> M.

There are really 2:

1) A flick of the elbow on the side you want them to come through on. This is typically the side
sheltered from the wind.

2) What Ullrich did: make a horizontal circle with your finger indicating the direction of the
desired rotation of the paceline.

- Boyd S.

[Michael]

Thanks, Boyd.,

"Boyd Speerschneider" <bspeescNOSPAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns93BFF0CA0A3DAbspeerscNOSPAM@65.32.1.8...
> "Michael" <nakni-nospam@wi.rr.com> wrote in news:dpVSa.28335$o27.463761 @twister.rdc-kc.rr.com:
>
> > The commentators on tourdefrance.com say that Ullrich gave the "universal sign for pull" to get
> > the Euskatel riders to do somework. What sign did he give them? (Not what sign _should he_ have
> > given them).
> >
> > M.
>
> There are really 2:
>
> 1) A flick of the elbow on the side you want them to come through on. This is typically the side
> sheltered from the wind.
>
> 2) What Ullrich did: make a horizontal circle with your finger indicating
the
> direction of the desired rotation of the paceline.
>
> - Boyd S.

[Peter Allen]

"Michael" <nakni-nospam@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
news:<dpVSa.28335$o27.463761@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>...
> The commentators on tourdefrance.com say that Ullrich gave the "universal sign for pull" to get
> the Euskatel riders to do somework. What sign did he give them? (Not what sign _should he_ have
> given them).

Usual one is sweeping one hand from above back wheel to above front wheel and pointing angrily at
the unoccupied road ahead of the front wheel.

It occasionally goes wrong if you do it just when someone's decided to come past on that side to do
some work...

Peter

[Gregory Kinney]

I think armstrong did it earlier too, on tourmalet? It seemed that the Euskatel riders were sucking
on all day.

Michael wrote:

>The commentators on tourdefrance.com say that Ullrich gave the "universal sign for pull" to get
>the Euskatel riders to do somework. What sign did he give them? (Not what sign _should he_ have
>given them).
>
>M.
>
>
>

[Warren]

In article <3F1D572A.2000702@u.washington.edu>, Gregory Kinney <gkinney@u.washington.edu> wrote:

> I think armstrong did it earlier too, on tourmalet?

...During the descent off the Tourmalet.

-WG