{"id":175602,"date":"2019-10-01T12:51:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T12:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=175602"},"modified":"2019-10-01T12:51:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T12:51:25","slug":"the-anatomy-of-a-crash-how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2019\/10\/01\/the-anatomy-of-a-crash-how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"The Anatomy of a Crash: How Does It Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the summer of 2017, Peter Sagan was disqualified from Le Tour de France following a collision with his arch-rival Mark Cavendish. Cavendish was badly injured and arguments about who was at fault spread like wildfire across social media. Let\u2019s see it at full speed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

The race referees had the difficult decision of whether or not to disqualify the incumbent favourite for the \u0160koda Green Jersey. In the following days, months, and years, armchair referees have, with varying degrees of success, poured over the forensics. Here\u2019s what we love and what we\u2019ll ignore from each analysis.<\/p>\n

The frame by frame<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I love this video for its outlandishly documented analysis of what\u2019s happening in every frame of the footage. Some of my favourite notes are, \u201cCavendish brake lever hooks under Sagan\u2019s right arm\u201d but not before, \u201cCavendish looks alarmed & stops pedalling\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll join me in mourning the lack of bullet-time capability but, fortunately, much of Le Tour is filmed at extremely high frame-rates.<\/p>\n

We love: The detail<\/em>
\nWe\u2019ll ignore: The complete disregard for real-time thought processes<\/em><\/p>\n

The psychic<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Not many of us have been in a pro-tour peloton and, most of the time, most of the peloton aren\u2019t in a position to compete for the big points in a sprint. So, not many of us really know what it\u2019s like, which is why I love The Psychic\u2019s ability to understand that, \u201cSagan decided to chase Demare\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

I\u2019ve willing to bet that even Sagan may struggle to accurately recall what was really going through his mind when the adrenaline and testosterone are finally engaged after a brisk 200-km ride into Vittel. I disagree with The Psychic because it\u2019s likely Sagan knew other cyclists were around him \u2013 but I\u2019m sympathetic to the argument that he believed he was taking a fair line into the sprint.<\/p>\n

We love: The certain knowledge of Sagan\u2019s mind<\/em>
\nWe\u2019ll ignore: Any certain knowledge of Sagan\u2019s mind<\/em><\/p>\n

The rules\u2019 analyst<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is such a wonderfully scientific video and differs from the previous two in one key factor \u2013 the rules are what determine the outcome of the UCI judgement. What physically happened in the event is one thing \u2013 it\u2019s the action\u2019s context within the rules of the race that really matters.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

So, while the footage is helpful and more detailed than ever before, you have to work through the often impenetrable rules of the race to arrive at a fair decision. That decision is then subject to appeal \u2013 and Sagan and the UCI came to an amicable decision after the UCI accepted that the crash was unfortunate and unintentional.<\/p>\n

We love: That people care about the rules<\/em>
\nWe\u2019ll ignore: Actually reading the rules<\/em><\/p>\n

The long-term result is that in February of this year, the UCI announced that it would expand its use of video referees to 20 leading races. Unsurprising when you think of the consequences of getting it wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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