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i'm not aware of a single race with "accurate" time gaps, though the Amstel Gold Race is perpetually the worst at it
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Time gaps are always an estimation, but jumping around by 20s or so in under a second definitely isn't on the accurate end
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Time gaps are always an estimation, but jumping around by 20s or so in under a second definitely isn't on the accurate end I always assumed they were measured from the camera bikes.
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they are, when they rapidly change I assume something hosed up in whatever estimation equation they use or the camera bike is moving to cover someone else. Getting time gaps is an inexact science but the AGR seems to be really bad at things like time gaps suddenly dropping minutes at a time, or being way way too big for what's actually on the road (I remember a theory that the AGR that VDP won was because the riders in front were getting bad time gaps reported to them)
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There's a couple of issues that play into it: Firstly, as one might expect, the more precise you try and make the estimations, the more they're likely to jump around erratically. Secondly, measuring a GPS signal on a bike where the distance to the riders is constantly changing from minute to minute as they drive in front of and behind the drivers is likely to throw off measurements. Thirdly, getting the GPS data from the bikes to the the technical village involves using the same shared medium that every other data connection from every other person near the bike race is using. Finally, even if it was an exact science, what would that add to the sport? I'm a big fan of not knowing who's going to win before they cross the finish line and think it keeps the sport a little more interesting.
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I thought on the road timing was done with timing chips at checkpoints and motos stopwatching various landmarks.
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kimbo305 posted:I thought on the road timing was done with timing chips at checkpoints and motos stopwatching various landmarks. I think every race does it slightly different. Rolling GPS checkpoints seem like a pretty simple solution to me but I think the reality of signal in the mountains is probably the limiting issue.
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Lutsenko/Ion Izaguirre top 2 is not the result I expected to see
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Froomes just absolute loving Garbage
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serious gaylord posted:Froomes just absolute loving Garbage I want him to Ricardo Ricco the tour so bad
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:I want him to Ricardo Ricco the tour so bad If you mean "get tested positive at the Tour and cause the organizers an enormous loss of face", I think they'd honestly just bury a positive test. Much like they did at the Vuelta where he tested positive. Popping him now would just make the Tour look even worse retroactively. If you mean "be an exciting contender for the mountains classification", 
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Smirr posted:If you mean "get tested positive at the Tour and cause the organizers an enormous loss of face", I think they'd honestly just bury a positive test. Much like they did at the Vuelta where he tested positive. Popping him now would just make the Tour look even worse retroactively. Yeah I want him to drop 10kg in 2 weeks and do 7w/kg on all the climbs, it would be v.funny.
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https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1400138743995043843 Another exploding ineos grenade 
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Lol thomas.
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Photo finish Colbrelli vs Thomas, lol e: helicopter cam looked like Thomas won by quite a bit e2: half a wheel for Thomas, wow
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Did he get mugged at the end?
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He did it.
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Colbrelli continuing to have the most annoying week in cycling history
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Who has the most second place finishes between Cobrelli and Nizzolo
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Skarsnik posted:https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1400138743995043843 He got hit by a car from the side. Weird accident
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serious gaylord posted:He got hit by a car from the side. Weird accident I'd like to confirm that the car was not mine.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:I'd like to confirm that the car was not mine. So you did drive it, then?
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I'd like to confirm that I didn't drive the car.
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kimbo305 posted:So you did drive it, then? 
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Yesss, I was already unironically rooting for Valverde, and then it even looked like Hart might win  Eat poo poo, Ineos
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Tao looked like he was emptying himself and old man Valverde just cruised past him.
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gently caress I was about to turn on the stage and it's already over
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Smirr posted:Yesss, I was already unironically rooting for Valverde, and then it even looked like Hart might win Why tf would you ever root for Valverde e: is he on the list of this threads list of cheaters oh but it's ok for him like contador?
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Skarsnik posted:Why tf would you ever root for Valverde No we all loving hate him. https://twitter.com/philgaimon/status/1400860131827412995 Same
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Did this already get posted? https://twitter.com/INEOSGrenadiers/status/1400852159172841476 Bernal has covid.
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He did have an awful lot of maskless bellends screaming in his face. I'm amazed more of them haven't got it
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moctopus posted:Bernal has covid. What? That's the only thing he tested positive for? hope he has a speedy recovery
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