Comments on: Alex Dowsett and racing in the rain http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/7141/procycling/alex-dowsett-and-racing-in-the-rain/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: Tricyklist http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/7141/procycling/alex-dowsett-and-racing-in-the-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-234936 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:23:36 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=7141#comment-234936 You stopped a TT because of the risk of low visibility? I can never understand why you insist (in the UK) on riding outside the nearside white lines. i.e. In the same lane as the fast moving motor traffic!

In Denmark cyclists ride inside the line for protection and to free the traffic from slow moving obstructions like us. These tarmaced lanes are usually the designated cycle lane on many busy main roads over here. The demarcation lines are treated with the utmost respect by drivers in Denmark.

The only traffic you ever see using these “cycle lanes” are farm tractors with implements attached. The rest of the time no vehicle crosses the protective white line. For cyclists it’s rather like having an invisible force field for protection. How many more TT rider “rear enders” will you tolerate before sanity finally prevails?

]]> By: Al-Bo http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/7141/procycling/alex-dowsett-and-racing-in-the-rain/comment-page-1/#comment-234364 Sun, 12 May 2013 12:56:10 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=7141#comment-234364 I imagine Dowsett’s not mad-keen on descending in the rain either. He’s a haemophiliac, which adds an extra dimension to already-justifiable downhill nervousness.

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