Team Sky (Including Egan Bernal) Gets Pulled Over By Police For Practicing Marginal Traffic Gains 

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Only a cyclist could call running a red light as, "practicing marginal traffic gains" LOL.

When motorists see cyclists going through red lights it just confirms the general opinion that cyclists ignore traffic laws. Though this video is a sky training run they should really obey local traffic laws regardless of how famous you are or where you are. TBH it is a fair video of police just doing their job.

"no famous guys in this group" Then I see Egan Bernal who won the tour a year or so later 🤣

“No one famous” meanwhile egan bernal is just chilling there

Sensible policing. No attitude. Just the facts. If I ran a red light in front of the cops I would expect to get pulled over. This needs to happen so that we get some respect from motorists, otherwise they just want to knock us down. Chris Lawless is quite a big name on the UK domestic scene. Recently signed to Sky from the JLT Condor team that have dominated the elite road racing and crit series for years over here. Super domestique of the future possibly?

Watching in 2020 when he said no one very good now Bernal has won the tour and he was one of the riders

‘Lawless’. How apt ;) Police just doing their job and handled it pretty well.

Gotta love how he says no big names in the group. Just the guy who won the Tour de France the next year

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"LAWLESS" on the jersey hahaha :)

Have to say that, even though my instinct as a cyclist is to defend fellow cyclists, the police did well to stop these guys. Turning right over tram lines where there's a no right turn is pretty daft, and a good way to get knocked off by a tram. Yes, you probably should have said something you silly bleep, and why are you following them doing the same thing? These guys are paid professionals who get to ride on closed roads all the time. It's not a huge ask that they adhere to red lights, especially considering that they're so recognisable. Stop at lights, follow the road signs, not difficult. Any suggestion that anyone was riding in a way that would endanger anyone is obviously ridiculous though. Yes they should have waited for the red light to change at the pedestrian crossing before going, BUT they did wait for the pedestrians to clear the crossing before moving off at about 1.5kmph. However, you have to wait guys! I don't see anything wrong with them filtering through traffic to get ahead of stopped vehicles either. This is every cyclists instinct, and it's the safest thing to do. Getting boxed in by cars and buses is not fun. Not only because of the fumes, but also because you do not want to be moving off in this situation. This is why you see a large marked box for cyclists at traffic lights in many cities. The argument that cyclists should stay in the bike lane just doesn't wash. In so many cases, the bike lane is the worst place to be due to parked cars, cars suddenly pulling over, buses stopping etc. I'm not going to sit behind a great big bus which is blocking the bike lane, no way.

What's the point of a pro team riding round a city where they have to stop every couple of hundred yards?

"You'll end up getting skittled." I don't even know what that means, but I'm pretty sure I don't want to get skittled.

The Police in Adelaide are great. We had a road rage incident with a bloke who actually clipped one of our group by amazingly stayed upright. Followed up and made a complaint at the Police HQ in the CBD after our ride and the guy ended up getting a fine.

The officer should've been equipped with two headless glove puppets with which he could explain to the cyclists what they did wrong.

Do you literally just follow team sky around on their training rides? 😂

I wish I could get that 10 minutes of my life back.

It's good you put this up! Clears up a lot!

Getting “skittled” is something I’ve never heard before but it immediately became the best word for taking a concrete fall.

I heard someone crunch their gear on the take off.... that was the real crime...

8:07 the irony is that the back of one of the rider's jersy says "Lawless"...

Anyone see “Lawless” writen on the back of his shirt?😂

Imagine what Bernal must be thinking. A man from Colombia, a country with unthinkable levels of crime and corruption, and he has to sit there whilst getting told about running a red from some Adelaide cop 🤣🤣🤦‍♂

Thank you for this... as you say, all good. There are laws and we have all broken them at some point in our riding careers. Still doesn't make it right. Be careful and thankful for reasonable police officers!

Thanks for posting, nice video

Good reason not to have your name stickered on your frame. I'd say I was Chris Froome.

Love it how Chris LAWLESS is one of the riders disobeying the law. 😂

Team Sky riders are very polite. I’m from Pasadena California and have ridden many fast group rides over the years. As in a fast group training ride situation if the pack gets a red light we mostly stop, but on some occasions we get caught in the red and run it. So sometimes we get pulled over by the police, at which point it sometimes becomes a shouting match between the police and a rude know it all cyclist in our group. So this shows the professionalism of a pro team being very polite with the police, as compared to amateur riders.

Thanks for the video. Will put an end to any speculation.

Australia must be one of the safest countries in the world if the police can find the time to correct the cyclists "unruly behavior".

Wow that must be so epic to cruise with Sky through downtown. Their new kit is so dope.

just tell the cops "m8 im chris froome"

Nice footage here. I just noticed at 8:09 that the guy's shirt reads "lawless" 😁

Funny how the cops have no idea who they are, they are educating Tour de France pro riders on bike safety 🤷‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

After reviewing all the footage and using the pool of opinions in this forum, Iv'e now concluded that nothing is safe. We should all wrap ourselves in bubble wrap and forfeit our sense of self ownership, responsibility, accountability and lives to the hands of the state. I don't feel safe owning my own actions. I'd rather devolve into a cesspool of emotional erraticism and neurological mush avoiding sunlight, most forms of logic yet retaining an air of immunity and ever fleeting inculpability.

Jersey says "Lawless" lol

Good vid, well narrated

in germany when you have a group of at least 16 people you can ride double file and count as one "vehicle" on the street. and you run a redlight when the first of the group made it when the light was green.

Dude, try riding your bike in Amsterdam ! No rules at all !

why would you ride downtown in a city as a training ride?

When the police claimed that the cyclists didn't give way to the pedestrians, they are wrong. The cyclists waited for all pedestrians to pass before they continued. Having said that, the light was still red.

Sorry I'm a cyclist and I agree with the cops on this one. We can't gave it both ways. We need cultural change to end this war on bikes. Im tired of being abused on roads and how people in the ofdice talk about cyclists doing everything wrong. Every driver that sees them running the reds then sprouts the same "they all run red lights all the time crap to everyone they know and this is what breeds the hate and abuse. They were just rolling through the city, what's an extra couple of minutes waiting for a red light. In an ideal world drivers would just relax, slow down and realise the extra time behind us isn't a big deal but then again really we should do the same thing by not running red lights... perceptions of us need to change and it's not going to be the big majority that's makes that happen.

What a feeling riding with the sky boys.

I always felt that keeping a tight group in traffic was a defensive (driving) tactic especially when you are at the rear and the light has changed.

As a dutch person, I'm horrified by the lack of bike lanes

thank you for sharing! it's a great video! and good to know!

6:00 Never knew a year later will be poise to win the tour de france

Now Bernal: Hold my beer police

Police "educating" professional riders on road safety??? That's the most absurd thing I've ever seen.

“Freeze, Dirt Bag.”👮🏻‍♂️ The Blew Oyster Bar must have been closed.

I do the same as the Sky riders every time I ride in town. It's about momentum and staying out of the way of cars safely.

"I could've told them that the right turn is forbidden here but yeah,nah,fuck it" xD

8:36 says it all on the back of one of the Sky guy's jersey: Lawless.

'cutting between cars and buses' is filtering/lane splitting. Is it illegal in Australia to filter?

Its capture by à gopro hero 5? this is à verry good quality Thanks

Ah well. Mistakes happen and im certain everyone will pay more attention next time. Alls well that ends well n all. Good luck with upcoming tour WalrusRider. ps: those roads look quite good. How are they to ride on?

After the cops got the info and left, did the pros say anything to you guys before riding off? Were they cool about it or did they just big time you and ride off?

Its like when you get in trouble in school you just say, “yeah, yeah” and nod your head

Weaving around buses is far more dangerous than it seems a rider was killed in Sydney a while back when the bus knocked him and he went under the back wheels.

I use to buzz them all the time while I was training for road races. Their hybrid Trek's were no match for my Pinarello carbon fiber racer. I'd spot them riding tandem, then just fly past them. They made an attempt, but was futile, it was the fun part of my training....

Cracks me up how on the back of his kit it says Lawless lol

Typical SKY breaking the rules as usual 😂

9:41 back of the shirt reads "lawless"

Am I mistaken in thinking that you can dismount to cross a pedestrian crossing whilst the motor vehicles have a red light? While walking through a pedestrian crossing with a dismounted bike, you are a pedestrian. You can re-mount on the other side, effectively obeying the letter of the law while skipping a red light.

In America you all get your ID taken for a Fishing Expeditions, they will tell you you are acting nervous and then ask to search your vehicle (bike), they will place you in handcuffs for their safety, pat you down. They will say you seem intoxicated and ask you if you've been doing drugs or alcohol.. They will at the slightest protest you state of how you are being treated, get their egos hurt and assault you, slamming you to the ground and charge you for resisting an officer. If they do not kill you they will ruin your life with a felony on your record. So be careful riding a bicycle in America.

Also spotted another illegal thing the police failed to see. The white commodore car is in the bus only lane..

Rode with Egan Bernal, Pinarello F10s, pulled over by cops this is the best day ever!

Nice video and commentating. Sub'd

That is fine. More workout for you guys: just pick your bikes and start running on the sidewalk. Return to the road right after the pedestrian crossing. Soon you'll be ready for any cyclo-cross race!

How many dangerous maneuvers did the cops make to copsplain to a group of professional riders?

More than one road rule broken.

Which sky riders were there mate?

let's be honest, we've all done much worse on a bike and gotten away with it.

Those cops handled it real cool

which camera are you using?

Literally every car is driving on wrong side of the road. Why not stop them first?

I’ve been cycling for 48yrs. Only time I ever got a ticket is in Adelaide. No helmet. $98AUD I threw the ticket away.

They broke the law- in Aus cyclists have the same rights and RESPONSIBILITIES as motor vehicles (the exception is you can go onto the footpath at anytime, but this varies state-to-state). I thought this was a fair video of your part. The police didn't charge them or anything- they either lecture or charge. I can't say I always wait at a red light when the crossing is clear but I go onto the footpath if so, meaning I can stop at traffic islands if I need to. I think the police where fair enough to talk to them and I think [particularly] when it's that busy you should be following the law. City riding is shit tbh, I admire and question the sanity of anyone who tries to train by riding on roads in the city. Go someone quieter or on the bike paths (like non-road bike paths), much nicer.

Police : "We will now take selfies with you guys for evidences"

I love the lawless jersey as he is talking to the law.

picture quality is so good. which one didi u use?

The bicyclists were barely moving, and although the light at the pedestrian crosswalk was red ( At 2:40 ), they were safe. I mean, after all the pedestrians were certainly undeterred by the bikes. By the standards around these parts (Berkeley, California) yes, they technically would have been breaking a rule, but the police would not bother with it. We don't have 'pedestrian' red lights here. We have flashing yellows for certain crosswalks which means proceed with caution.

I like that their kit says lawless on the back.lol

The back of that sky riders jersey says "lawless", ironic. Not sure if anyone noticed.

Anybody knows about those campagnolo bullet rims that guy had? Was thinking of getting a pair.

they were just waiting for them to make a mistake I think.

Thanks for video and balanced commentary. I have mixed view. If we had a cycling friendly culture, this would have been police overkill as the Sky guys did nothing dangerous - eg waited until all pedestrians had crossed and then proceeded. But, unfortunately, we have a confrontational attitude in Aus society between cyclists and some others. Initiatives like the Amy G “a meter matters’” are real progress - but the flip side is we cyclists need to be squeaky clean. Not sure if the police knew this was a group of international pros (lots of people wear Sky kit), but their approach was pretty balanced... Thanks again for sharing.

I would have told the cops "the roads and laws are not designed for cyclist and we are professional racers doing no harm to anyone and trying to avoid the dangerous incompetent motorist who have no regard for cyclist when we get doored, I was a professional bicycle messenger for ten years in San Francisco and have been car-free since birth. I never caused a collision or hurt anyone, only hit by motorist along with getting doored once.

On the European Continent, all the road users user roll through the pedestrian crossing after most of the walkers have crossed even when the lights are still red.

i can't find chris in this team sky guys...but that very polite on the part of police great video.

Of course Australian cops are nice sounding. “Not safe, guys!” “You’ll get skittled!” lol Love the Australian accent.

do you have any thing with your name on it, "hands cop pinerello"

I assume you gave permission to 'Aussies over cyclists' Facebook page to use this, and they haven't stolen your clip?

Officers were quite gentle and polite to the riders. Where was the team car?

Cool interaction

If I obey all the road rules to the letter of the law can you guarantee my safety?

as a car driver, I can say this... Obey the road rules and keep you safe, I'll give you over a meter when I pass you and I won't care if you filter in front of my car. We are all pedestrians, from getting out of the car or off the bike, being hit by a car or a bike still hurts and it's more frustrating when you hear that you're not at fault and the other person is. Keep yourselves safe, the cops here in SA want to keep you safe. Once again, I'm a driver that appreciates cyclists, one of you that's barely 50cm wide is far better than another SUV on the road, seeing 10 of you is 10 SUV's less for me to deal with. It's just the few cyclists that I'm pissed off about, I'm on a priority road (Prospect road) heading down and a cyclist exits a back street and heads through my path into the turning lane on my right is something that scares the shit out of me because... I can kill them, even at a mere 50kph. Ride safe, stay alive, go home and get paid... rinse and repeat.

In NSW every rider would have gotten a $2000 dollar fine and had their bikes confiscated. The government is trying to stamp out the riding of bicycles in order to encourage more people to drive their cars on the toll roads so that profits can be returned to shareholders of toll road companies.

Maybe in the future they can get a representative from the police to speak with all the riders before the event starts so they are aware of the basic road rules and what is expected of them when they are riding in SA. Better to inform rather than penalise.