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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: Bicycle race training technique
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:31:45 -0600
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On 2/12/2025 4:53 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On 12 Feb 2025 19:59:10 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
> 
>> Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 04:36:08 -0500, Catrike Ryder
>>> <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Riding among cars and trucks is likely to cause one to inhale CO.
>>>
>>> We were discussing testing for CO inhalation for better performance in
>>> bicycle racing.  Bicycle races are normally not conducted in heavy
>>> traffic.
>>>
>> No though UK Time Trials are often on large roads, the fastest of them are
>> fast because of that ie getting drag from the passing traffic!
> 
> I skimmed through photos of "UK Time Trials" looking for automobiles:
> <https://www.google.com/search?num=10&q=UK%20time%20trials&udm=2>
> I only found one (about half way down the page):
> <https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/time-trials2.jpg>
> <https://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/reminiscences/time-trials-1940s-1950s/>
> 
>> These generally aren’t the sort of roads people normally go looking for a
>> leisure ride but for a race..
> 
> Do they road race bicycles along side automobiles in the UK?  That
> sounds about as safe as racing bicycles on a crowded US freeway.
> 

There was an ancient common law rule about not closing the 
public way for sporting events. Mr Merriman would probably 
know more about that.

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Andrew Muzi
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