Tour de France: No race radio!
by (syndicated)
20 Jun 09
Wow. Two stages of the Tour de France will be run without race radio.
Parts of the 2009 Tour of California was plagued with technical difficulties reportedly due to the weather. Ineffective race radio made the race a lot more uncertain for the riders since team directors couldn’t relay information to the riders, and those of us following the race had no clue what was going on.
It’s a controversial decision by race organizers: The Tour de France wants to ban the race radios completely, but teams and riders say they depend on the radios for safety. Taking the radios away puts team leadership squarely back on the cyclists and benefits the those who can quarterback, think quickly and react to conditions on the ground.
What do you think?
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