Thanks for posting that Steve - Id left for work and missed it
Brought a tear to the eyes and a lump to the throat
What a fantastic effort from Ricky and his family. Great to see the huge improvements being made and no one can doubt that there will be more successful progress given the attitude of determination
Not if the clock doesnt start until the ponder crosses the line - as Gambo points out a rider could sit for a few seconds finish many yards behind yet post the fatest time from the ponder result
Agree thats seems the logical position. Need to be identically placed independantly and the riders not allowed to meddle
That should cover almost all eventualities
That would be a fundamental change to who wins a race though
At the moment its any part of the bike cutting the plane of the finishing line (usually the front wheel) but would now be the transponder
Good point
Also what happens when one rider reaches the line on the back wheel with the bars slightly crossed against a rider pointly dead straight
The straight wheel could reach the line first but the transponder be behind the rider with the crossed bars.....
I would expect there will be at least an initial upturn
Very few of those that could be tempted back will read the mixed verdicts on here - they will get the mainstream news - and I think the top flight return will be viewed positively
A good start at home and some entertaining meetings will be needed to capitalise and maintain that advantage
Fingers crossed
The calculation will be taken to further decimal places for team position if required
Not sure that the reduction counts for team position anyway but perhaps only for team building