tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31276168.post5852928785078325552..comments2024-02-11T03:27:52.699-05:00Comments on racejunkie: Try Not to Kill the Riders: Fan Etiquette 101; and, an Updateracejunkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05560352186635101060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31276168.post-65251758280690196792009-07-18T08:15:46.038-04:002009-07-18T08:15:46.038-04:00Yes, definitely no shooting the riders. Seems like...Yes, definitely no shooting the riders. Seems like that should have been covered in the Fan Handbook somewhere...<br /><br />After getting over the shock of Levi being out (still sad tho!), my first thought was - And not to be a total !@#$%^%$, but Christian--here's YOUR chance. I'd be happy to see Carlos on the podium as well, of course. <br /><br />Still rooting for that all-Astana FU podium, but think Klodi is going to be too busy working to make it. I want this to happen even more now that the French are whining that Lance is getting treated too lightly by the dope testers. I can only assume that means "we can't believe you have not given him a positive result, one way or another, yet!"Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31276168.post-78715890243881728162009-07-17T18:34:49.502-04:002009-07-17T18:34:49.502-04:00Oh my, and Julian Dean too. Were they riding next...Oh my, and Julian Dean too. Were they riding next to Lance? He's the one who said he was afraid of the French fans.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00746641876790148428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31276168.post-41725586486572619292009-07-17T17:46:00.863-04:002009-07-17T17:46:00.863-04:00yep, velonews and cyclingnews now have it as well....yep, velonews and cyclingnews now have it as well.<br /><br />Silly me. How could I have forgotten to include "Don't shoot the riders, you sick !@#$s!" as Etiquette Tip #9?racejunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521337554930123743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31276168.post-54648576172174044412009-07-17T14:49:28.276-04:002009-07-17T14:49:28.276-04:00Laurens Tendam sent a tweet about Oscar Freire hav...Laurens Tendam sent a tweet about Oscar Freire having an airgun pellet in his leg today.<br /><br />haven't seen it anywhere else thoughmindtronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138264891402579027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31276168.post-45090097419769143062009-07-16T23:41:51.613-04:002009-07-16T23:41:51.613-04:00One of the things I loved about watching the Giro ...One of the things I loved about watching the Giro and some parts of the Tour is seeing people running and riding to keep up with the guys racing. It was so cool to see their faces, because you could tell that this was the coolest, most amazing moment of their lives. There was so much joy and excitement in them.<br /><br />But crowd involvement is also the big drawback to professional cycling. It's CRAZY to let fans so close that they can grab, snag or push riders, or to allow them to run into the race course. <br /><br />Can't we sprinkle a bunch of guys named Guido throughout the course and have them break some knees any time a fan does something really stupid or harmful?<br /><br />Or maybe just shoot them in the head, right there on the spot, then stick the body up on a stick or a cross as a warning to other over-enthusiastic fans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31276168.post-9720239510485468712009-07-16T20:56:14.330-04:002009-07-16T20:56:14.330-04:00I replayed the scene today of Fabian getting a whe...I replayed the scene today of Fabian getting a wheel change. A woman runs up to pat him on his back as he's getting to ride away...I think he tried to backhand her to get her away.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00746641876790148428noreply@blogger.com