[MtnbikeMike]

It looks like stages 10 and 13 of this year's Tour may be interesting. I wonder what the riders think.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/two-tour-stages-to-be-run-without-radios

 

[maddog17]

Merckx won for years without a radio. racers make some valid points for keeping them but i think the racing would be more exciting if they didn't have the constant info. and they're only doing it for 2 stages so it's nothing they should get their panties in a bunch about.

 

[Heidi]

I say ban them on all the stages.

 

[MtnbikeMike]

Merckx won for years without a radio. racers make some valid points for keeping them but i think the racing would be more exciting if they didn't have the constant info. and they're only doing it for 2 stages so it's nothing they should get their panties in a bunch about.

It the change from having the radios to not, IMO. The riders have become so used to listening to the directors for instruction that I think they're gonna feel naked out there.

I wonder if we'll see any teams chasing themselves down accidentally after not realizing they had a rider in the break...

 

[ire]

I say ban them on all the stages.

^ I'm with stupid(the icon is now gone )

It forces riders to pay attention....the big teams will have to stick a guy up there to watch who goes in the breaks and to cover moves. The more interesting thing would be the big climbing stages, I suspect the team directors are the ones telling them when to attack

 

[Rip]

Putting the race back into the hands of the racers instead of the team directors.

I say ban the radios for all of the stages.