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Re:Thermal camera footage allegedly shows pro cyclists using... by ddispaltro on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @12:48AM (#11524943)
You have to ban things that are outright bad for athletes. You also have to remember, given a competition people will do whatever it takes to win, because someone else will. So you have to draw the line somewhere.
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Re:Thermal camera footage allegedly shows pro cyclists using... by terryf on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @06:12AM (#11525942)
Why though? In many areas of life, people for example work themselves to death voluntarily. Why is there not a sport where there are really no limits at all?
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Re:Thermal camera footage allegedly shows pro cyclists using... by na85 on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @07:01AM (#11526091)
Because at some point it stops being fun to watch if your race from point A to B is won by a supersonic fighter jet.

Also there's the pesky little problem of poor or up and coming athletes literally killing themselves to try to win big money, all for the benefit of some FIFA-alike and its sponsors.

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Re:Thermal camera footage allegedly shows pro cyclists using... by Lawtonfogle on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @10:40AM (#11527293)
>Because at some point it stops being fun to watch if your race from point A to B is won by a supersonic fighter jet.

Not when the opponent pulls out a surface to air missile.

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Re:Thermal camera footage allegedly shows pro cyclists using... by terryf on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @12:12PM (#11527946)
ha! This is exactly the kind of out-of-the box thinking that jet cycling needs!
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Re:Thermal camera footage allegedly shows pro cyclists using... by driverdan on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @08:58AM (#11526581)
> You have to ban things that are outright bad for athletes.

You're assuming all those things are bad for the athletes.

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