Chantal Van den Broek-Blaak

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• mij31-05-2026
  sad for him, he is such a great guy. and while it is not related to these problems, I’ll forever despise Dylan Groenewegen.
• mij31-05-2026
  how are they only to blame themselves when the bike was fine before the race started? and when it checked out on their scales? and when it is the same bike ridden all year?
• acem8231-05-2026
  Almost all organizations will ask for practices that protect them from true competition (creating protected Oligopoly) if the ruling body is capable of granting it. -An Economist
• acem8231-05-2026
  My point being that it's boring BECAUSE OF their model. It prevents better organizations from out-competing the established interests. Cycling has enough problems that squash innovation (the UCI), it doesn't need more!
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  Rafionain-Glas31-05-2026
  They want to see more interesting racing than just Wiebes winning. She wins dominantly like Pogačar, but doesn't bring the same attention to the sport.
• anonymouscyclist31-05-2026
  I’m keen to see if the UCI publish a statement about this. Tadej’s bike was 35g under weight at the 25’ TdF, but his team added weights to ensure it met, and exceeded the weight limit. You shouldn’t have to, but scales are notoriously inconsistent, regardless of the professional environment of a world tour race such as the Giro. I want to avoid placing blame on the team here, because they shouldn’t have to do this, but pro teams typically build bikes to be slightly over the limit, often by 50-100g, to account for the margin of error between different scales (even the same scale). Surface levelling, wind, temperature, amongst other factors, can cause minor fluctuations. You have zero room for error if you build a bike at exactly 6.8kg. If the bike loses a few grams due to wear, or the UCI scale reads just 0.2% lighter, you’re in immediate violation.
• paultryan200231-05-2026
  I feel there is more to this than simple weight issue UCI are harsh but a disqualification as well. Maybe way off the mark but is there other factors or circumstances playing out here
• captmike31-05-2026
  Seems like organizers wanted an Italian to win. This action is a hate crime and despicable. The giro organizers must be held accountable
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  santiagobenites31-05-2026
  The penalty may seem very harsh, but this rule is nothing new, and the UCI are very well within their rights to disqualify a rider for violating it. At the end of the day, the only ones that SD Worx - Protime have to blame are themselves.
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  leedorney31-05-2026
  Uci commissioners can be locally severe & they hardly ever reverse a decision - some of the directives & rules are contravening to the sport imo