yes, but no-one will have lost any time

at least from the big ones at the end

Rule is that if you crash in the final 3km (and you were in the main bunch) then you're given the same time as everyone else gets.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on July 5th 2010 at 12:10:56

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that there big pile up from yesterday's stage in Le Tour (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 5, 11:56:37
- Was the lad that caused that so bent up on drugs that he fell off? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 5, 12:21:13
  - oh dear... (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 5, 12:24:28
  - The truth revealed: AB is SCC (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 5, 12:23:56
- Was that the one that was Cav's fault or the one that was the dog's fault? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 5, 12:00:48
  - neither. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 5, 12:02:14
    - Given that the margins are usually reasonably fine in the Tour (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 5, 12:06:55
      - if a rider is caught up in a crash within the last 3km of a race they are given the same (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 5, 12:10:58
        
        have there been any repurcussions from the Cav crash, Ralf? (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 5, 12:14:17
        
        not seen anything mentioned on any of the Twitters i follow (including Mark Renshaw's) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 5, 12:22:06
        
        and the answer: (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 5, 12:22:36
      - yes, but no-one will have lost any time (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 5, 12:10:56
        
        OIC (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 5, 12:27:01
        
        dunno, i think it's a fairly new rule though (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 5, 12:38:00
        
        Very new (Other Sports) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 5, 12:46:58
        
        ah, thanks for the clarification (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 5, 12:52:45
        
        Arbitrary cut off point (Other Sports) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jul 5, 12:33:51
- that is mental footage! (n/m) (Other Sports) - shoddy, Jul 5, 11:57:59

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