Interesting thought: If mittens are banned based upon having 1, 2, or 3 separations, what would the ruling be if the rider only has 3 fingers (Maybe from an incident with a Spinergy wheel) and got a glover to make a glove with 3 separations to fit?
Thats a nice rule! And i think they also have it now. Riders are only then allowed to throw their bottles when in a City or when there are people to pick it up i think
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I think the weight limit should be removed. Putting lead weights into bikes is counter productive. Also the flat seat position should not be mandatory.
I agree. The weight limit should only be removed if the bikes go through safety tests. I think aero bikes should be allowed too because i think it restricts the advancement in bikes.
08Ultrasonic the ban is also meant to curb costs that way the sport is not restricted to the wealthiest. similar bans are common in F1 and other sports
The F1 fact is wrong to start off with. Even the wealthiest of teams are struggling to reach the minimum weight especially with the new hybrid engines. There are many sports that is split in to different classes/leagues, which let's be honest, is divided by wealth. So who says that cycling would be restricted to the wealthiest? Why can't there be different classes? Eg. Bike weight classes? It only makes sense! It includes everyone and develops the sport and technology. Or were you one of them that didn't want the invention of the bicycle in the first place because the peasants couldn't afford them and was excluded?
Littering! Do we really have to throw 25,000+ plastic bottles into the bushes? I really enjoy watching the races but this practice grates me. Surely it's not that difficult to have 4 "drop zones" and fine riders who litter indiscriminately?
+GCN we should create a petition as the people to change some of the rules and regulations of the UCI I want to see our advanced bikes on the road going 60 kph on flat land
what if they ban multiple bikes per rider? it would be interesting to see how manufacturers, mechanics and riders work if they had to start and finish a race with the same bike.. or at least within a stage
Yes I agree. also ban support vehicles. if you get a flat, fix the puncture yourself with the puncture repair kit you should be carrying, and anything else goes wrong with bike.
When skin suits were first used in the early 80's I have a vague recollection that they broke some sort of BCF rule because two separate items of clothing were specified in the hand book, although if you wore a vest underneath you were fine! White socks only (if worn) ... coloured socks were banned as was any obvious branding on your kit. In Northern Ireland we weren't allowed to start a race without a bell attached to the bike ... one of the local stalwarts (Billy Reilly!) used to sell 'disposable' bells if you had forgotten. Those were the days!
they shoukd ban the crowd from being too close to the riders , like in the Tour , how many times have we seen crashes due to people cheering too close , running to follow some rider , stuff like that . like the time Lance got his handlebar caught in some idiot's flag or whatever , and he crashed pretty bad. They should also ban bringing dogs , sometimes they get loose , go between the riders and cause very bad crashes.
You are all right. I think that touching the pros shouldn't be authorized as they are in a RACE. Though, they shouldn't add penalties when it is done for a short time.
Simply put barriers should be along the roads for the entire length of any categorised climbs. The spectators need to be kept back for their own safety and the safety of the riders and the safety of the race officials and the safety of police riding along with the race. Spectators have conclusively shown that they cannot be trusted on the categorised climbs, so they should be restricted there.
@@KandiKlover The biggest reason they went after Lance was he was an American and the Italians and French couldn't handle that an American Team was kicking their butt
The UCI didn't even go after Lance. They didn't cooperate with the investigation and just rode off the publicity. That said, it's good he was banned. Even if everyone else was cheating, it still sends a message.
I'm sure I read somewhere that every tour lance came first, those who placed second and third have all been done for doping at some point in their careers
You forgot one of the first and more unjustified UCI bans: Recumbent cycles! Back in 1934, the UCI banned Charles Mochet's Velocar due to the sheer pressure exerted by diamond-frame manufacturers. This was after Francis Fauré won every single race he entered in the Velocar, proving the superiority of the long-wheelbase, feet-forward design.
UCI is dragging back the advancement in cycling. I dont know much about road races, but I do know they kicked 4x out of world cup, refused to upgrade cross country race to a more exciting level, and didn't recognise urban downhill, slope style, free ride as disciplines of MTBing
08Ultrasonic My native language isn't English. So at least for me, that's why it's quite hard to understand everything his talking about, when I can't hear him very clearly at some points.
UCI should introduce a budget cap so that more bicycle brands can have a chance to race their frames. There are great manufactures out there and it will allow everyone to make use of their strengths. I think no more than two teams should ride the same brand. The Giro, Tour and Vuelta are turning in to a Wall-Mart with Specialized bikes vs Specialized. There are way better bikes out there that don't have the same budgets for lawyers and exposure ; ) .
You should ban the guy who does your editing! the background music on the video is louder than Simons narrating! I could hardly hear him. Maybe I'm just getting old
vex-nh Actually to end this gender protection BS women and man should all mix in Football, NHL, NFL, Tour de France, Tennis etc and let the numbers and concussions speak for themselves.
vex-nh google "Alfonsina Strada". She took part to the 1924 (men's) Giro d'Italia. She finished it, she beated some men. She also won other cycling competitions against men. Of course, time has passed and IMHO the difference of level between men and woman in professional cycling would make it hard for Van Vleuten or Van der Breggen or Longo Borghini to even stay in the peloton in a flat stage...
I have to agree with Kevin Lynch. Is it any wonder all the advancements in cycling over the past decade+ have come from BMX, triathlon and mountain biking? The UCI has tried its damnedest to keep cycling in the dark ages
It doesn't make sense to ban various equipment for causing injuries, but restrict saddle tilt so that everyone has to maintain an unsafe position at the spine. Prolonged spinal flexion is the perfect recipe for disc herniations and slipped discs. There are scientific journals showing that low back pain is the number one injury in World Pro cycling, and it could have been prevented by removing the saddle tilt ban. Andrew Talansky probably wouldn't have needed to bail last year's TDF due to low back pain if they could have gotten his lumbar spine in neutral. Sucks that something that promotes safe biomechanics is banned as providing an unfair advantage.
+EatSleepTrain Smart Here is the current rule regarding saddles (As of the 1st of December 2015): The plane passing through the highest points at the front and rear of the saddle can have a maximum angle of nine degrees from horizontal. The length of the saddle shall be 24 cm minimum and 30 cm maximum. A tolerance of 5mm is allowed.
I'd like to see the Peloton riding steel frames again -- Lugged or tig welded ... and polished aluminum components -- restoring the original beauty of road bikes, and ... every professional bike racer can enjoy the "Exilerating Ride of Steel"
something else they banned that not many people know - high gears for young riders. there are specific rules that force us to limit our derailleur or buy special cassettes, and this is one thing the UCI enforces strongly, in every category race I have. Do you have any idea why they did that?
They did that because higher gears put more stress on muscles, tendons and bones. Especially for younger riders it can have negative effects on their whole muscoloskeletal system - similar to carrying heavy weights. It is about health.
XehpoTV There hasn't been any research on that. The whole notion that kids lifting (age appropriate) weights is dangerous is a sort of old wives tale that we've been parroting for a long time without actually trying to see if it's true or not.
Also because learning group riding skills is important and with some teenagers developing at different rates races could split up easily. A limited top gear helps keep bunches together.
I showed up at a local sportive wearing otk - over the knee socks - because it was cold and was told to take them off. I lawyered my out of it by claiming they were "approved" leg warmers :P Still lost the race, tho, but at least my calves were nice and warm :)
spinaci's were banned for Not having your hands on the brakes, therefore safety of the riders should not be compromised. And also, shifter's on levers were invented to keep your hands on the brakes.
The communication of how far/long the leader(s) are ahead of the peloton / chasing groups should be banned. Races would be so much more interesting that way.
races would be kinda boring at this point though, theyd all bullshit around all day or follow every attack, the whole they might stay away aspect of it would become a thing of the past as it would happen all the time
The spinaci ban was something to do with lack of control or some such bollocks....because the current trend for sitting on your top tube at 120km/h is WAY more controlled! Expect to see a ban on that stating that a rider must stay with his bum on the seat unless he's standing on the pedals...or something!!
What else to ban? Hmmmm. Well, the racing took on a different vibe once radios, and in particular the sorts of tactical information often shared via the airwaves, became common place. I do believe the racing was more challenging for the riders when tactics were either hashed out on the road or discussed through an open car window. I understand their safety benefits though. Perhaps use them for safety alerts exclusively. Call me a luddite, but radios kind of sterilized the sport.
Graeme Obree wasn't just a cyclist but a pioneer. Would have made a great engineer too. To break the world record twice with a bike constructed with bearings from a washing machine - and without the aid of enhancing drugs too - was phenomenal. A world class athlete.
I wouldn't actually mind it if they banned everything electronic from the bikes. Power meters, speedos, heart rate monitors - even electronic gears. Fine for training, but I'd like to see racing back to being just men and mechanics. Or women and womechanics. There isn't the slightest chance of it happening of course - and I doubt it would be very a popular move even amongst most fans - but it's still a form a racing that at least exists in my imagination...
How electronics (HRM, power meters, etc., besides electric motors), make bike racing anything other than bike racing? I do not get this "let's ban new things just for the sake of banning new things" attitude. Cheers!
Maxz I have been saying that for years. Keep light carbons for indoor racing and outside 30 lbs bikes weather carbon or Alloy. This would make all Pro Cyclists rethink the training on a 6 kg bike as that would not do jack shit for their legs. There is no hell in change that any of the current pros would ever ride a 30 lbs road bike period. UCI needs to end this crap make all bikes 30 lbs and those who do not have the legs GTFO it's that simple also eliminate all TUE.
Not sure what you are talking about, Danfuerth Gillis? 7 kg or 15 kg bikes for everyone would make things... the same for everyone, but slower for everybody. Your make their life harder for the sake of it is not a very good reasoning, at all. Besides, all the sponsorship would be out because nobody would be buying the pros bikes. Congratulations, you just made outdoors pro-cycling disappear.
then there would be no more of those last min. attacks with a huge group chasing down to the final meter or sprint finishes, I don't know about you but thats the stuff that makes me jump chearring and I love it
I dunno about you but I love watching the sprinters battle for position in the last 5 km coming into the last 200 m then sprint I find that as exciting as the mountains GC if you banned flat stages you would not have sprinters turning up to grand tours and for me watching flat or time trial stages gives grand tours more excitement as it gives chances for all riders to win a stage
Ban visible tattoos, long hair, facial hair, earrings, colored socks, colored shoes, kenenisio tape, power meters, carbon fiber, 11 speeds, electronic shifters, disc brakes, race radios, team cars, team buses, white bib shorts, full yellow race leader kits and bikes, team owners in Lycra doing training ride/photo shoots with the athletes, fans in borat bikinis jogging next to athletes, Dutch corner, courses with active rail crossings, Anyone who has ever been on a mountain bike, "Aero" helmets The entire Giro brand, Ban any rider from grand tour that hasn't raced in at least 3 spring classics. That's all for now. Ahh, that felt good.
Ban the weight ban! It's been out of date longer than it was in date (if that's a term). Their job is to keep up to date on things, so why are they dragging their heels on the weight!? It'd be awesome seeing guys climbing on 5lb bikes. Although it does do a handy job at keeping the field level in terms of bike weight
***** ehh, wouldnt matter in terms of keeping the field level. Lift the wieght ban, and in two three years time, all the top bikes will be at a certain wieght give or take some grams. They'll figure out just how light they can go before it hits the breaking point, and everyone will follow suit. Hope they do though, cuz right now, the UBER light bikes are basically made for the consumer. IF they could make those bike for the pros, we consumers would see a huge market spike of innovation. with how far weve come, I dont think we'll ever again see a period of time where anything but the rider himself/herself, makes the most difference in what determines a champion.
There has to be a set weight that makes it a competition of the rider more than the bike it makes it *level* playing ground so now the issue is train harder for climbs reduce ones body weight while maintaining strength and stamina. It's not nascar a competition of machines it's a truly athletic sport now banning a position in the bike "superman" that's ridiculous. Lift that Asap. I'd sooner see doping than lifting the weight ban. Oh wait we did see doping. 7 wins is 7 wins.
Well, in Schengen Area internal country borders are practically nonexistent, so you can ride uninterrupted through half of the Europe, free like a bird ;)
thought of a reason why clip-on aerobars were banned: unsafe because you don't have immediate access to your brakes when, unlike the tops, you may be using them on descents.
Spinacis weren't 'early 2000s', they were popular in 1996 & 97 but were banned when the high number of crashes in the first week of the 97 Tour were blamed on them.
UCI should ban all electronic aid devices including ear piece communication. Although we understand it is a team sport, all team briefings should be done before the stage and let the team and riders sort out the race.
Now I remember, why I didnt like Bettini, when I was a kid... Spinacis were banned, because there were a lot of crashes during Tour de France because of them- cant get to the brakes fast enough.
My bike just gave out, I’m 14 and don’t have much money because I don’t have a job, usually what I do is just buy a cheap vintage bike from around the 70’s and fix it to working order until and try to maintain it until it gets too damaged for me to repair and then I get a new one and use that bike for parts.
Hi Daryl. Jens broke the 'athletes hour record', which stood at 49.7km. However, Boardmans record, set in the banned 'Superman' position, stands at 56.375km, a mark that may never be beaten with the current rules.
The motorcycles really piss me off. Not just the danger and accidents, but they are annoying to see in the background when your watching a group of cyclists. Get some drones. You can even put things on the riders to make the drones auto follow and record them its fucking 2016. You dont have to endanger people for a camera man.. Seeing the support cars is also annoying, but at least they mostly stay in the way back.
Spinacis don't seem like a terrible idea unless I'm missing something? They seem a lot safer than when riders just rest their wrists on the tops of their handlebars...
I have ridden those old spinergy's they ride just fine and although illegal guys in my region will look the other way when it comes to using them. :) As far as the sloping saddle that's BS, use a power meter and watch your power with a sloping saddle compared to level, if anything I produce more watts with level!
You left out recumbent bicycles. They were banned in the 1930s (I think) because recumbents are faster than their equivalent upright bikes. Case in point: I ride a recumbent mountain bike (heavy bugger, about 45 lbs) at the same speeds or faster than I can get to on my road bike.
I hear this claim all the time, but I always pass recumbents on my road bike. I think it's cause most people who ride recumbents aren't doing it for the speed, but for the comfort, or uniqueness am I right? Most of the people on recumbents I see are also older, no offense.
Michael Bacon Might have something to do with where you ride. I'm in California, and that's typical, but I've read a number of times that it's the opposite in Europe. In any case, you can't compare your bike to one someone else is riding because the rider might be completely different. For all you know, those recumbent riders you keep passing couldn't hope to keep up with you on bikes identical to yours, or it could be that they aren't riding for speed, like you said. What I know is that I'm as fast on my recumbent mountain bike as I am on my much lighter road bike. A definate advantage to the recumbent is that I'm more comfortable handling it at speed. My recumbent is better balanced than a road bike, and my center of gravity is a little lover, so it handles better; its wheelbase is a little shorter than a road bike with the front wheel mounted behind the front of the frame, so its more nimble; and the bike can't physically wobble under me, so it's more stable through corners.
Depends on hills, and the specific bike. The world human land speed records are held on recumbent bikes. The flat speed record on a normal road bike is not even 70 mph. On uphills, turns, and drafting, recumbents lose their speed.
Right back to 1934, when they banned Francis Faure's Mochet frame, after he defeated every first-class track cyclist in Europe. He was a 'second class' rider, and had, so they said, 'no right' to beat them! The decision froze the shape of the bicycle frame to that of the 1885 Starley 'safety' bicycle, effectively ending racing as a contributor to bicycle development.
Despite the fact that my man Greg LeMond helped usher in this era, my answer is still: radios. For me, it's so much more fun to watch (and yes I'm that old) when there is the element of the riders on the road having to read the race and make their own decisions in real time.
