Hindes admits to crashing deliberately, then backs away from comments

[Lars77]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hindes-admits-to-crashing-deliberately-then-backs-away-from-comments

The intricacies of the track cycling rule book may get a going-over following the Olympic Games but the actions of Great Britain team sprint member Philip Hindes were completely legal.

Hindes had the task of leading out teammates Sir Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny when the German-born member of the team got off to a wobbly start in Great Britain's qualifying heat against Germany. Hindes then appeared to deliberately ditch his ride before the first bend with Hoy and Kenny reacting quickly to appeal for a re-start which was granted.

"So I crashed, I did it on purpose just to get the restart, just to have the fastest ride. It was all planned really," Hindes said when interviewed following the incident.

Following the re-start Great Britain went on to soundly beat the Germans, going 43.065 to the German's 43.710.


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[Iggo]

1. I bet some badminton players are wondering...

...howcome he's not disqualified for not trying his best.

[joeybee12]

2. Sucks, but I'm willing to bet this happens a lot...

We're just noticing it because of the Olympics...a sport we really don't otherwise pay attention to.