Mike Murray
The applicable UCI rule is:
"1.3.023 For road time trial competitions and for the following track
competitions: individual and team pursuit,
kilometre and 500 m, an extension may be added to the steering system. The
distance
between the vertical line passing through the bottom bracket axle and the
extremity of the handlebar
may not exceed 75 cm, with the other limits set in article 1.3.022 (B,C,D)
remaining
unchanged. A support for the elbows or forearms is permitted (see diagram
«Structure (1B)»).
For road time trial competitions, controls or levers fixed to the handlebar
extension may extend
beyond the 75 cm limit as long as they do not constitute a change of use,
particularly that of providing
an alternative hand position beyond the 75 cm mark.
For the track and road competitions covered by the first paragraph, the
distance of 75 cm may be
increased to 80 cm to the extent that this is required for morphological
reasons; «morphological reasons
» should be taken as meaning anything regarding the size or length of the
rider's body parts. A
rider who, for this reason, considers that he needs to make use of a
distance between 75 and 80
cm must inform the commissaires' panel at the moment that he presents his
licence. In such cases
the commissaires' panel may carry out the following test: ensuring that the
angle between the forearm
and upper arm does not exceed 120° when the rider is in a racing position"
TI expect that the deal was that angle was greater than 120°. The word was
that it was measured inappropriately for the prologue and allowed so she
assumed it was correct when she arrived at the TT with the same bike. When
it was remeasured correctly it was off. Stupid rule anyhow. She was not
penalized she was just late to the start because of the need to fix it.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of David Auker
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 15:39 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Oregonian Sports Front Page
Jeaannie Longo-Ciprelli photo, out of the saddle in the Mt. Hood Cycling
Classic.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/sportsupdates/2008/05/photos_mount_hood_cycling_c
las.html
(also at:)
http://tinyurl.com/4hktq8
Action photo!
Any insight on the "equipment ruling" (TT handlebars angled down too
far) that penalized her by a minute? Was she blatantly trying to thwart
the rules, or is she just a victim of some minor oversight in handlebar
adjustment? Did she yell at her mechanic?
=David
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