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Its a race. You have to do what you need to do.

If its not in the rules, then move on poor losers.. great effort :)

love the vids!

huh? so who got 2nd?

If a wheel is there then use it even sitting on is OK as far as I’m concerned but fair play you got your nose in the wind. Anyone else could have done the same. Good luck in cat 2

All i can say is “sore loser”. Its one of the reasons i never competed. They suck the enjoyment out of competition.

Sick mate earned my sub what glasses are those?

it's against the rules in track

Normally in a Criterium a lapped rider is pulled out of the race by the race director, but when the entire field is lapped that’s different. Sitting on the wheel of a rider who has lapped the field I think is fair play as long as it doesn’t interfere with the result, as in if 3 riders lapped the field and you sat on them and started swapping turns that could change the results of the first 3 would be a no no.

Great story - you kept me until the end. And Nick you are a beast

zzz

You did nothing wrong. cycling is cycling..... if you dont want to be drafted, then pull away,. if you cant then just accept it and RACE. too much crap go's on in cycling races.... Race or dont!! Well done mate.

I quit the sport (which I loved) entirely due to the sort of bad sports you are talking about. I was physically threatened after a race once for absolutely nothing (mistaken identity). I met some of the best and without doubt the worst people I've ever known in cycling. Lots of macho men who don't realise how none of us are any good (at cat 2/3), it's just a bit of fun and should be seen as such.

Nought wrong with your tactics in my book. Well done dude😊 👍👏🏼

Good win mate, there’s nothing wrong with using the rider in front as your wind deflector. Strategy always wins! Congrats mate!

Eh. Something doesn't add up. Why you being lapped and Nick got the same finish? Shouldn't he be off 1 lap before that?

I'm confused, who got 2nd?

The rule I am aware of about lapping is that lapped riders should not interfere with the race happening one lap ahead of the them, which includes not doing pulls in the front but I don't know any rule that says not to try to stay on the wheels of the riders that lapped you. The only valid complaint would have been from the #2 finisher complaining that you offered a wheel to #1 and you robbed them the chance to catch them but I suppose the gap was so big that this was not a case.

Don't get it... Are u racing or do you make a coffeeride? =D What the hell... Don't get those people^^ When and most important why did they agree not to get that advantage? In F1 they are also allowed to lap themself back and getting DRS (Big Aero advantage on straights)... That's part of that kind of a race anyway... If u don't want to do that, don't race on a circuit =D... And if everyone is against that, then they have to get rid of that rule: The race ends in the same lap when the first one ends it.... Also if u don't recognize him, how do you know that this guy already lapped you?

I'm not a cyclist at all (I'm a runner) but found your video really interesting. I can't believe how sore those losers were. Why is there such a morality when it comes to cycling? this is a race for everyone surely? so you deploy whatever tactics it takes to win as long as it's legal i.e. no drugs or james bond style dropping nails on the road or oil slicks etc... Why wasn't nick chastised for winning?

well they obviously need to go racing in Europe to get the feel of racing then .

you did absolutely nothing wrong i'm a roadie who thinks many/most roadies are total pussies

I have no idea what is going on, but you tell a good narrative!

Hello from the US. Nick is a Beast and sounds like you are also ready for cat 2. There was no problem at all with what you did, the guys in the peloton that got lapped and pissed about what you did are just stupid and not racers. I never liked people who sat up at the front, especially if its not their teammate. So I would always crank the pace back up. I came to race, not do a club ride. Good on you! Keep it up.

I'd be fighting not to sprint so as to not be technically finishing lapped.

Good ride!

The lads saying let nick go before the finish I bet all wanted a sprint. Fair play you put it out there and won.

Big Dick Nick strikes again!

A well deserved podium. 👍👍

I don’t see anything wrong here.

Cyclists are such babies. If they’re all butthurt about sucking so much more than you, that’s on them. Laughable.

100% you did the right thing. A sprint for 2nd or 3rd place is a recipe for a stupid crash at that level so nothing wrong with you choosing to avoid the sprint. Not your fault that the others chose not to follow Mr Beastmode through who could have just sat at the back of the peloton but was obviously trying to set a PB time or something.

nothing wrong with what you did and enjoy the cat2 racing

michael armstrong?

If he lapped you, how did you finish at the same time? Or did you just not show your last lap?

If you got lapped dont you have another lap to fo to finish?

If you have to relay in the failure mechanical or fatigue of your opponent... you don't deserve the win ! Humble opinion you have to work harder 💪

Nothing wrong with that. Riding (even just living) in the UK would do my head in. A country full of officious, sanctimonious self-ordained experts.

Great first race for Cat 2. I'm going to get my son to watch your videos so he thinks a bit more when racing!

Congratulations on your promotion! I'd like to know what rule they thought you were breaking. I marshal some kids/youth/junior races (my teenage sons race road, track, MTB, BMX and occasionally cross (I wish they would pick a discipline) while I'm just a casual mountain biker). I have heard commissaires say that the lapping rider cannot draft riders they have lapped, and also that riders that have been lapped cannot draft the lapped rider. For the races that I've marshalled it's not normally a problem as the lapped riders get pulled out well before the end, to avoid slower riders getting caught up in the final sprint.

Well done mate you did what any racer would do 👍

Poor guy that loses his chain at 2:16🙁

Why didn't you have a CO2 cyclinder as back up lol?

Not cheating at all IMO. Happens all the time at Mountbatten. I'd do exactly the same, and pretty sure I have. The only time you can't do it is when it's a different Cat race (eg Goodwood have the 3/4 and 2/3 on track at the same time, if you're in the 3/4 you can't jump on the wheel of a 2/3)

These pumps all over RUclips ATM . Anyone actually using them on rides?

Dude, if the phone call was not a set up scene, you should never play this with your wife…

She did not seem happy at all lol

Not cheating. Simply clickbait. 😂

bruh, leave your wife alone.😆 two calls to say you don't need her to play uber. She's questioning her life choices.😆

You must love living dangerously, Michael! I did my review of this pump on my London to Paris ride BUT with my full workshop stand, toolbox and track pump in the support van. 😂 It’s a great little pump though, isn’t it. I don’t bother taking any other pump out now. 👌🏻