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And if you think that stuff doesn't go on you're delusional. This is big business and the big bosses want to win.
You seriously think that would work? Like if he slows down no one will bother to pass, just all pile up and slow down with him? No one will get by?
Frickin stupidest thing I've heard, come on guy....
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Tomac isn't that type of rider, and vegas can easily be over ridden. Eli should just ride his best and see what happens.
Did you see the Salt Lake City Race? Do you realize Tomac could have probably pulled over when leading, let everyone by, and then passed everyone again for the win? Yes, he is that dominant when he's on and no one can touch him.
Did you see the Chad Reed/Ryan Dungey incident? Do you realize Chad Reed is approx 3 seconds slower than Eli?
If you don't have the brains to piece these two situations together then we cannot help you. If he slows the pace, bunches them up, and someone gets around him, he'll just pass them right back. Meanwhile, all the dicing starts in the pack behind him. It doesn't take half a brain to figure this out.
If you've ever watched supercross, have you seen what happens behind Vince Friese when he starts blocking?? Go take a look and maybe, just maybe you'll understand.
Is this what I would do? Probably not. I would probably just try and win and see how it all ends up. But that is your best strategy to win the title if you really don't care what people think.
And many have done it.
RD has never had less of a reason to try and pass ET all season long.
Further, why would he try and put a wheel in on a guy that has had him absolutely covered each time they've been together all year?
You really must hang around some brilliant people if the "back-him-up" strategy is the stupidest thing you've ever heard.
This isn't velodrome racing.
Pit Row
Who is going to sit behind Tomac if he's purposely holding them up? Anderson? Musquin? Millsaps? Reed? Webb? None of those guys have any allegiance to Tomac and would punt him if he was messing with them especially for a race win! It could maybe work if the tables were turned and Dungey needed the points cause there's plenty of KTM's and Huskies to run spoiler but that would never happen either..
Maybe.. MAYBE for a few laps
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"If he slows the pace, bunches them up, and someone gets around him, he'll just pass them right back. Meanwhile, all the dicing starts in the pack behind him. It doesn't take half a brain to figure this out."
If he slows the pace and someone gets around him and UPs the pace, Eli will have to UP the pace to pass him back. Thus, STRETCHING out the field, not bunching it. When he takes back the lead & slows again, he'll get passed again & repeat. Stretching it even further.
In this sport, riders don't 'follow'. Passing is frequent and easy, ESPECIALLY when someone is 'slowing the pace'.
Your theory won't work.
It doesn't take half a brain to figure this out..
Don't think that Tomac can have strategy, only convince us that last week was a small glitch in a dominating period..
Rooting for both of them since Roczen got injured.. Men what a comeback by Tomac, still not the close end we wanted, but this was one exciting season!
Watch that video someone posted above of JS7 pulling over for Reed and them passing him again. It's called toying with someone's head. Meanwhile, if someone like Cooper, Seely, Grant, Brayton, Reed etc were to catch up because Tomac is managing the pace, they aren't going to give two shits about block passing Dungey to go for a win in Vegas. This could easily cause the carnage that Eli needs. Eli's only role would be to slow the pace from the front just enough to line up the train behind him, nothing dirty when you are going for a championship. Yeah Marvin and Anderson could be there too, but when bikes bunch up shit happens and riders tangle, even teammates and training partners. In my opinion, this is Eli's only chance other than being dirty.
This all of course is only possible if Eli has the magic speed we've seen from him when he smokes everyone. Who knows, Dungey and Marvin could leave a struggling Tomac in the dust again this weekend for all we know. Eli might lose even more points, we'll see. I'm rooting for Dungey to win, but if Eli is on I think he could ride a wide bike and make things really interesting.
Something like Dungey gets a pretty good start and is running say 2-4th, not improbable... and Eli gets a worst one, catches everyone late, and on the way past Dungey to the win, blows him off the track hard.
Shit is going down
Take a look back at Reed's lap times- his times were 'right there' all the while Dungey 'was being held up', but the lap Reed's times dropped off, Ryan was past.
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