Comments for Commissaire.net http://www.commissaire.net An online resource centre for bicycle race commissaires Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:59:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Cyclo-cross changes brewing? by casey kerrigan http://www.commissaire.net/2003/12/26/cyclo-cross-changes-brewing/#comment-4 casey kerrigan Sat, 27 Dec 2003 01:13:22 +0000 http://www.commissaire.net/?p=32#comment-4 I have no strong feeling about a World Cup (or whatever replaces it) being held in the U.S. I just which the UCI would stop trying to turn Cross racing into a form of dirt criterium racing. I have no strong feeling about a World Cup (or whatever replaces it) being held in the U.S. I just which the UCI would stop trying to turn Cross racing into a form of dirt criterium racing.

]]> Comment on Best/worst new rules for 2004 by casey kerrigan http://www.commissaire.net/2003/12/26/bestworst-new-rules-for-2004/#comment-3 casey kerrigan Sat, 27 Dec 2003 01:04:02 +0000 http://www.commissaire.net/?p=28#comment-3 In Nor Cal allowing masters to use radios will not be that bad since most of our master races are divided into 4/5 and 1/2/3 groups. What about the other parts of the country where the majority of master events are open categories. Do we really want Cat 5s trying to listen/use their radios while they are still trying to learn the basics of racing? Will lower category masters have to spend even more money on another item to try and maintain an even playing field? Speaking of masters and expensive toys will it be legal for someone to buy jamming equipment to render the radios of their opponents useless? :twisted: In Nor Cal allowing masters to use radios will not be that bad since most of our master races are divided into 4/5 and 1/2/3 groups. What about the other parts of the country where the majority of master events are open categories. Do we really want Cat 5s trying to listen/use their radios while they are still trying to learn the basics of racing? Will lower category masters have to spend even more money on another item to try and maintain an even playing field?

Speaking of masters and expensive toys will it be legal for someone to buy jamming equipment to render the radios of their opponents useless? :twisted:

]]> Comment on Best/worst new rules for 2004 by kurt http://www.commissaire.net/2003/12/26/bestworst-new-rules-for-2004/#comment-2 kurt Sat, 27 Dec 2003 00:18:39 +0000 http://www.commissaire.net/?p=28#comment-2 I'm not sure it's worth falling on one's sword over whether masters should be permitted to carry radios. The genesis of the rule was to match the UCI rule, which only prohibits juniors from wearing radios. And in UCI events, Juniors can't mix with any other class, so it's pretty cut-and-dried. The whole point of it seems to be twofold: - Keep juniors from having to buy lot of expensive stuff, and - Teach juniors how to read a race, not just be told everything by a coach My guess is that when the rule was worked up for USA Cycling, "Juniors" somehow became "age graded" and therefore it swept up the U23s and the masters in the same breath, neither of which was likely intended. I figure that no power in heaven or on earth is going to stop wealthy masters from buying expensive toys, and most of the masters I've seen wearing radios aren't getting coaching anyway. They're just coordinating. Personally, I'd rather do without them, but I'm not sure it's that big a deal. I’m not sure it’s worth falling on one’s sword over whether masters should be permitted to carry radios. The genesis of the rule was to match the UCI rule, which only prohibits juniors from wearing radios. And in UCI events, Juniors can’t mix with any other class, so it’s pretty cut-and-dried.

The whole point of it seems to be twofold:
- Keep juniors from having to buy lot of expensive stuff, and
- Teach juniors how to read a race, not just be told everything by a coach

My guess is that when the rule was worked up for USA Cycling, “Juniors” somehow became “age graded” and therefore it swept up the U23s and the masters in the same breath, neither of which was likely intended. I figure that no power in heaven or on earth is going to stop wealthy masters from buying expensive toys, and most of the masters I’ve seen wearing radios aren’t getting coaching anyway. They’re just coordinating.

Personally, I’d rather do without them, but I’m not sure it’s that big a deal.

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