On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:55:22 GMT, Bob Schwartz wrote:
> _ wrote:
>> ...is it a tie?
>>
>> Do ties ever happen?
>>
>> (TdF mainly, but other stories of instances welcome.)
>
> 1907, Stage 2 Roubaix-Metz
> Georget, Emile/Trousselier, Louis
>
> 1934, Stage 5 Belfort- Evian-les-Bains
> Speicher, Georges/Le Greves, René
>
> 1937, Stage 17b Royan-Saintes
> Braeckeveldt, Adolf/Wengler, Heinz
>
> 1938, Stage 21 Lille-Paris
> Leducq, André/Magne, Antonin
>
>
> Bob Schwartz
I guess what I wanted to know is:
Can the two riders decide that they wish to tie? In otherwords, if they
ride across holding hands/shoulders/whatever, clearly indicating this; is
it a rule or the custom that the officials must declare a tie?
Sometimes I'd like to see honour trump glory.