Clovis Lark <
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> > Clovis Lark <
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> >> Great race, but what was up with the Cooke/McEwen contact? Cooke was clearly leaning into
> >> McEwen's line and shouldering/impeding his sprint (a la those fat fishin" OLN guys). Years
> >> past, I would have thunk that would mean automatic last place for Cooke. Has the UCI hooked up
> >> with the pro rastlin' circuit for future joint events?
>
> > Look again, McEwen swerved into Cooke slightly, Cooke over compensated when he tried to turn his
> > bike away and his body went the opposite direction - onto McEwen. There was nothing in it for a
> > protest.
>
> I looked at it three times. Didn't seem that way. I saw Cooke cut into McEwen's line, straighten,
> then at the line do it again making the contact. Saw it from both the front and from the chopper
> cam. but... Since neither seemed upset at the tactic... Aussie rules and all.
Ok, I didn't realise u were refering to the 40 or 50m before the line when Cooke moved over to make
McEwen travel further, commissaires let that go since its in the middle of the road. That kind of
action against the barriers is different, that would be closing the door. (Graeme Brown tends to do
that and gets relegated regularly, in Italy and Australia, the dickwit.. The Cookie Monster is
smarter than that.)
The contact on the line was from McEwen clearly moving into Cooke. I correct my original post,
having seen it several times tonight, not swerving slightly, he swerved 1m! Domo's DS viewed the
video himself and decided there was no protest. Its French rules, their race.
GK