Wow, I don't know what he was thinking. Maybe taking someone out, but pulling someone to crash in front of you?
T-boning
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Holy crap, that guy should be shot for that.
Anybody know what happened to the guy who pulled the yellow jersey down?
Dude is saying it was not intentional. Review of the slo mo video leaves a lot of questions in my mind.
"Bos, writing in Dutch on his blog, said that he grabbed Impeys jersey out of instinct as he began to fall. I'm completely trapped and I'm being pushed into the barriers on the left, and reflexively trying to keep him away from me as a last-ditch effort. At the moment it was the only right option to prevent a crash. With my front wheel, I believe I hit the foot of the barriers and then together with Impey, went sprawling."
http://www.velonews.com/article/91065/bos-it-s-making-me-sick
"Bos, writing in Dutch on his blog, said that he grabbed Impeys jersey out of instinct as he began to fall. I'm completely trapped and I'm being pushed into the barriers on the left, and reflexively trying to keep him away from me as a last-ditch effort. At the moment it was the only right option to prevent a crash. With my front wheel, I believe I hit the foot of the barriers and then together with Impey, went sprawling."
http://www.velonews.com/article/91065/bos-it-s-making-me-sick
He took his hands off the bars and grabbed someone else. It doesn't matter if it was intentional or not, he should know better.
Agreed. I don't think it was intentional, if only because I don't know why he would do that on purpose. I think it's just incredibly stupid. I know Bos is new the the road and all, but one would think he wouldn't panic so much after years of riding kierins and all that.
Here's a slo mo of the incident.
I can't really tell. He has his arm on Impey for some time, even appearing to pull Impey alongside him.. then it looks like he throws Impey forward.
BAN!
I'm still not sure he did intentionally. The barriers are from straight, and I think he got caught out. My thought is he was trying to move Impey over but he hit a barrier while holding on to him and that's why it looks like he jerked him in to the barriers.
He should definitely be suspended.
He should definitely be suspended.
it was a stupid move. if your going to push someone out of the way, usually i've always noticed they push you on your ass, not grab your shoulder and pull you down with them.
Of all people a trackie would know this, if that was his intention.
Even Robbie Hunter said one's first reaction is to brake.