07-20-2004, 09:22 PM
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#19 (permalink)
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On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:30:13 +0200, "James Thomson"
<yosnappyj@hotmail.com> wrote:
>"Badger_South" <Badger@South.net> wrote:
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>> Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the
>> 15th stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing
>> the overhead you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.
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>Armstrong was about half a bike's length clear of Basso:
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>http://www.letour.fr/2004/finish/finish15.jpg
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>Even for an uphill finish, that's a fraction of a second. Finish times are
>only recorded to the nearest second, hence both receive the same time.
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>James Thomson
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Except, the finish is when the front wheel crosses the plane of the
finish, so the separation is really a bike and a half or a bit more.
Possibly could be a second in reality, but would not want to bet on it
unless I had some good equipment ;-)
- rick
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