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Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:40 am
by bruce
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/triathlon/37402716

Heartbreaking way to lose the World title.

Poor form by the Spanish btw trying to get him disqualified!

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:52 am
by Which Tyler
i was just coming to post the same thing.

I have severe doubts that my brother would have helped me; he'd certainly echo Ali's comments " I wish the flippin' idiot had paced it right and crossed the finish line first. "

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:14 am
by Adder
bruce wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/triathlon/37402716

Heartbreaking way to lose the World title.

Poor form by the Spanish btw trying to get him disqualified!

It's not a team sport. Fully understandable and fair.

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 2:20 pm
by bruce
Adder wrote:
bruce wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/triathlon/37402716

Heartbreaking way to lose the World title.

Poor form by the Spanish btw trying to get him disqualified!

It's not a team sport. Fully understandable and fair.
What is?

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 2:53 pm
by switchskier
I was watching thinking why won't he just let the poor bugger get some medical attention but the Brownlees competetiveness is a bit legendary. Alastair said in the interview afterwards that there wasn't any medical people there but they were right next to the water bottles and he didn't even let him take a drink.

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 5:07 pm
by Donny osmond
Much as I admire the brotherly love, I'm not sure why it's allowed? Surely the whole point is to see who crosses the line first under their own steam?

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:31 pm
by bruce
Donny osmond wrote:Much as I admire the brotherly love, I'm not sure why it's allowed? Surely the whole point is to see who crosses the line first under their own steam?
I think they allow assistance from other competitors only, no outside help. If they didn't then during the cycling and running to a lesser extent they couldn't allow drafting, which isn't going to happen. The only way to be certain that the competitors complete the race under entirely there own steam is a time trial format.

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:35 pm
by BBD
He wasn't "So Far Away" from the finish line when he collapsed anyway

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:55 pm
by OptimisticJock
Hasn't this happened a couple of times?

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:14 pm
by BBD
not sure if you're right or is this Your Latest trick

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:16 pm
by OptimisticJock
Eh...... what??? :lol:

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:17 pm
by Lizard
A story of two people ending in tragedy - it's a bit like Romeo & Juliette.


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Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:38 pm
by BBD
hey, Why Worry?

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:39 pm
by WaspInWales
It's a good job he helped him as he was in a right old dire straits.

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:40 pm
by BBD
did you see, as he crossed the line he was Southbound Again

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:46 pm
by OptimisticJock
:oops:

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:54 pm
by Digby
I'm Going Home

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:00 pm
by BBD
where do you live again? is it Telegraph Road?

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:15 pm
by Digby
On Every Street

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:29 pm
by Donny osmond
That guy that came 1st because the brownlees were helping each other basically got some money for nothing.

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:01 pm
by WaspInWales
Donny osmond wrote:That guy that came 1st because the brownlees were helping each other basically got some money for nothing.
No doubt chicks for free too.

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:02 pm
by WaspInWales
Made me laugh watching Jonny stumble all over the road and then Alistair helping his brother. Was a walk of love for shewer.

Re: Brothers In Arms

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:10 pm
by BBD
It surprised me, I had thought The Mans Too Strong for that to happen