Re: Cyclocross is crossing the line?

In article <49639fd1$0$201$e4fe514c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Susan Walker <myfullname@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Bob Schwartz wrote:
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
2) when did cyclocross become, to any meaningful extent, a team sport?
It has less "teamwork" than a typical F1 race.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/jan00/ccworlds00/elite.shtml

Yes, that was beautiful. More recently and slightly less high profile,
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ewoud/cycling/simunek_goodteammate.mp4

I stand by my assertion.

Well, let me be clear: I'm suspicious of the idea of meaningful teamwork
in the vast majority of pro CX races. At the very highest level, there
is a small prospect of some pacelining, but the number of races where
that actually matters appears to be small.

I deliberately chose F1 as a sport where there are, ostensibly, teams,
and where in certain cases there is teamwork, but it's hardly at all
like road racing, where most racers in most races live or die by the
strength of their team.

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