Copenhagen Sprint

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• captmike20-07-2026
  The tour organizers screw up again. It was a fast part of the course, a sudden turn. No warning. Only the first few riders would have been able to know it was coming . At this point I believe they want crashes to happen
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  KerisVroom20-07-2026
  Shhhh, let people have fun 😉 You have fun too
• Mistermaumau20-07-2026
  I think, like with most other institutions, you’ll find the total costs outweigh the fine. Apart from US lawsuits, corrupt inofficial authorities and maybe Swiss speeding fines to the very rich, it’s usually the general population or if there is a victim, them, that pays the real price, the punishment is mostly arbitrary and the whole implementation often costs more than the fine. This will be especially true if the judge is Swiss with a Swiss salary, swiss paperwork to write up and Swiss rights to contest to have to deal with. It’s actually a no-brainier, 2-3 500 fines a day doesn’t even cover the hours.
• Mistermaumau20-07-2026
  Yeah, but we’re definitely not all the same there.
• Mistermaumau20-07-2026
  And why would good reasons be made public so easily or before findings lead to conclusions? People would go apeshyt if controllers started to release statements why they are turning up at 2am. With their knowledge of past practices, it is hardly unexpected this happens from time to time and sorry, it’s been a real long time since it happened, it’s also been a REAL long time since anyone of interest was caught, that is increasing pressure to be seen to be actually checking. Typical doping checks have been so integrated into the routines that people have probably forgotten they exist, new spectators might not even realise they have them.
• Mistermaumau20-07-2026
  It’s not that simple. This was part of the whole dilemma of deciding to do the Tour or not. Once you’ve accepted you’ve committed to do media work and you have to be very careful about how, when and to who you decide to opt out. The media makes you but can also break you and it’s pretty risky to set your own rules before you’re established enough to negotiate with many of them. Also, in this day and age you’re also kind of obliged to go in order to control the narrative. If you don’t show up you’re basically giving everyone a blank check to write whatever they feel like and that can increase external pressure even more than doing post-race com work. Best thing is to prepare riders on how to deal with it and cope. Someone who can’t has a handicap to reach the top.
• Cyclingsbestfan20-07-2026
  It would be interesting to add up the total value of the fines after the tour is finished. I think the amount the UCI make from fines would be surprising
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  leedorney20-07-2026
  I don't think it makes a difference on Seixas being a French rider, it makes a difference for the test-times tho if anyone could've been tested..
• JoostMehrtens20-07-2026
  With only a few hours sleep I would be as a zombie on the bike and the probability to hit the deck hard would be massive.
• JoostMehrtens20-07-2026
  Well I have not heard a solid reason why 2am was necessary, what can be detected at 2am what can not be detected at 6am or 11pm