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[QUOTE="fang, post: 2791749, member: 1161"]
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Unfortunately, this happened at the 30 km mark, but the broadcast started at about 100 km.  Did anyone see this all the way through?  The broadcast definitely said the "race was halted," but I have no idea what that means.  Did the officials halt the whole thing?  Stop everyone at the same point?  I doubt they could stop everyone at the same time.  In a race that may be decided by seconds I think whatever the race officials did could affect the results.[/QUOTE]

Actually...   yes they do stop the race.  With more than 100km left, what happens near the beginning rarely affects finish times.  Cycling is different in that there is no set time.  The participants decide if they go fast or slow.

A couple of years ago they stopped the race near the finish in one of the early stages, where the crazy build-up to a sprint finish often causes crashes.  There were so many crashes that day they were worried that further incidents would strain the medical resources.  They ended up giving everyone the same time for the stage, and now if you crash in the last 3 km, you get the same time as the peloton.

In the decorum of the tour, if one of the main contenders gets a flat, or just stops to answer nature's call, the rest of the tour slows down to let him catch back up.  To do otherwise would be bad manners. Mon Dieu!
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