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I thought this graphic was interesting. After the Barcia/Mook crash, I was talking about wishing that we could stop running the riders directly into rhythm lanes after the start and they're super bunched up. I forgot last year's map did exactly that with essentially running the length of the start 2x before entering the rhythms.
Different stadiums, the floor is a bit larger at Glendale compared to any other round.
I think whatever comes after the first turn has the potential to be dangerous, it’s just part of the sport. I think what was uniquely dangerous about the A1 track was that the triple where Barcia and Mookie crashed was kind of on a turn, riders weren’t coming at it straight and were fading from left to right, that’s always going to be sketchy when the pack is bunched up
I'll agree on that. Would be interesting to see a roller over a berm into a long whoop section. Keep speed low into it and let that skill pull the top guys forward.
You have to go into a rhythm lane first to keep the guys close and bunched up, but a safe first rhythm lane should be the goal. Triples and whoops in the first lane do nothing but give a big gap to the first few guys, and triples are super dangerous in the first lane of a race. I've been watching and saying this for years. It let's the guys separate naturally.
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I’d really like to see the section after the first turn be fairly benign so they can get sorted out before hitting optional rhythms.
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