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I always wondered why the police allows all these people to stand on the road. I understand they can't control the whole route, but more security measures wouldn't hurt anybody. Sometimes spectators suddenly jump in front of a cycler to give him a cheer or whatever, but the cycler could just as easy go down because of such an action. I never understood why people do these things, first of all you make a fool of yourself, and second, i doubt it really helps the cyclers. I think if i were a cycler it would annoy the living daylight out of me.
about the sportsmanship among the riders, it's a beautiful thing of course, but i don't really understand it. I think it's a little naive to be honest. From what i understand from some interviews, a lot of the guys don't even like Armstrong, some even openly throw mud at each other in the press. There's a lot of rivalry in the sport (which is good of course) but some go beyond that.
So if the man in the yellow jersey goes down, due to his own fault, why shouldn't there be taken advantage of ? It's all part of the game if you ask me. When someone who's NOT wearing yellow goes down, do they also wait for him ? I don't think so.
Let me put it like this, if during a footballmatch a player is dribbling the ball, and he trips, should the opposite team wait until he's back on his feet and can continue his dribble ? Hell no, they take control over the ball and seize the momentum. You make a mistake, you pay the price. And as far as i'm concerned, the same goes for the cycling sport. Accidents WILL happen, that's also the charm of any sport. If Sjeng Schalken wasn't injured, he might have won Wimbledon this year. But should his opponent have said "look, i won't play you unless you're healthy, i wanna be fair" ?
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