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I am reading the morning paper & it said that the yellow jersey guy lost his chain & another guy (who had passed him) kept going & everyone was upset at the passer because he did not stop & wait for the yellow jersey guy to fix his chain?

WTF?

Not a rule, it's part of the etiquette of racing straight up and not taking advantage of mechanical issues. OTOH, pushing and shoving during the sprint to the finish are OK.

Bob Beamesderfer wrote:Not a rule, it's part of the etiquette of racing straight up and not taking advantage of mechanical issues. OTOH, pushing and shoving during the sprint to the finish are OK.

And people talk about what a stupid sport soccer is. I got your etiquitte right here. :mrt:

Kurt Rahn wrote:

Bob Beamesderfer wrote:Not a rule, it's part of the etiquette of racing straight up and not taking advantage of mechanical issues. OTOH, pushing and shoving during the sprint to the finish are OK.

And people talk about what a stupid sport soccer is. I got your etiquitte right here. :mrt:

It's archaic and only applies in stage races. You won't see that in criterions or track events.

Kurt Rahn wrote:

Bob Beamesderfer wrote:Not a rule, it's part of the etiquette of racing straight up and not taking advantage of mechanical issues. OTOH, pushing and shoving during the sprint to the finish are OK.

And people talk about what a stupid sport soccer is. I got your etiquitte right here. :mrt:

If it was like soccer, one of Contrador's team-mates would have slipped his chain in front of the yellow jersey and pulled him down then complained to the refree that it wasn't his fault and got Schleck disqualified for running into the fallen rider...

Don "Soccer Sucks" Salyers

Bob Plante wrote:I am reading the morning paper & it said that the yellow jersey guy lost his chain & another guy (who had passed him) kept going & everyone was upset at the passer because he did not stop & wait for the yellow jersey guy to fix his chain?

WTF?

Bob!

Wtf?! What are you doing?! Don't you realize:

A.). You are watching a bunch of foreigners, mostly FRENCH, racing in,

B.) FRANCE!

C.) The few Americans that ARE in the race are:
1.). Hop heads.
2.). Are wearing, for G*d's sake, tight fitting Spandex clothing with some
. kind of perverted child-molester crotch enhancement.

Stop now, Bob, before someone takes away your American citizenship!

Bill Schenker wrote: C.) The few Americans that ARE in the race are:
2.). Are wearing, for G*d's sake, tight fitting Spandex clothing with some
. kind of perverted child-molester crotch enhancement.

Stop now, Bob, before someone takes away your American citizenship!

Just wondering what clothing a downhill ski racer wears...............

Rick Brown wrote:

Bill Schenker wrote: C.) The few Americans that ARE in the race are:
2.). Are wearing, for G*d's sake, tight fitting Spandex clothing with some
. kind of perverted child-molester crotch enhancement.

Stop now, Bob, before someone takes away your American citizenship!

Just wondering what clothing a downhill ski racer wears...............

There's photographic evidence that Bill was wearing something made of Lycra while competing.

Bob Beamesderfer wrote:
There's photographic evidence that Bill was wearing something made of Lycra while competing.

Luckily for Bill, none of us want to look at those photos again...

Rick Brown wrote:

Bill Schenker wrote: C.) The few Americans that ARE in the race are:
2.). Are wearing, for G*d's sake, tight fitting Spandex clothing with some
. kind of perverted child-molester crotch enhancement.

Stop now, Bob, before someone takes away your American citizenship!

Just wondering what clothing a downhill ski racer wears...............

In Bill's defense, he was wearing that clothing for a foreign country.

Craig Naylor wrote: In Bill's defense, he was wearing that clothing for a foreign country.

Haha, though in Bill's actual defense Puerto Rico is part of the US.

Aaron Goldsmith wrote:

Craig Naylor wrote: In Bill's defense, he was wearing that clothing for a foreign country.

Haha, though in Bill's actual defense Puerto Rico is part of the US.

Si.

Aaron Goldsmith wrote:

Craig Naylor wrote: In Bill's defense, he was wearing that clothing for a foreign country.

Haha, though in Bill's actual defense Puerto Rico is part of the US.

Um... No! But yes, kida sort of. They are US Citizens, but have some autonomy, and as such have there own entry into the Olympics.

Last I checked we still had 50 not 51 states. Yes they have one non voting chair in the House of Rep, their title though is not a Representative, or even Member of Congress, but a "Resident Commissioner".

Craig Naylor wrote: Um... No! But yes, kida sort of. They are US Citizens, but have some autonomy, and as such have there own entry into the Olympics.

Last I checked we still had 50 not 51 states. Yes they have one non voting chair in the House of Rep, their title though is not a Representative, or even Member of Congress, but a "Resident Commissioner".

As long as they don't want to play Lacrosse in Britain then all is good.

Craig Naylor wrote:

Aaron Goldsmith wrote:

Craig Naylor wrote: In Bill's defense, he was wearing that clothing for a foreign country.

Haha, though in Bill's actual defense Puerto Rico is part of the US.

Um... No! But yes, kida sort of. They are US Citizens, but have some autonomy, and as such have there own entry into the Olympics.

Last I checked we still had 50 not 51 states. Yes they have one non voting chair in the House of Rep, their title though is not a Representative, or even Member of Congress, but a "Resident Commissioner".

They are a Commonwealth of the United States - yes, the only one that is in the U.S, and not unlike what the Brits. have/had and are VERY MUCH a part of the U.S., Craig.