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Originally Posted by Noney
Flipper brings up a very interesting point: where is the video footage?
About half of the riders I pass every day have some kind of GoPro or lipstick camera mounted on their helmets, handlebars, frames, etc. I assume they're using them to document points of interest on their rides, or perhaps they're part of some training system....... I really have no idea. But I do know that the cameras are so small and cheap these days that there's very little financial or aerodynamic cost to strapping one (or in some cases 3-4) on yourself or your bike. Perhaps a more knowledgeable cyclist could chime in and shed some light on this.
This begs the question: With that many team riders and support vehicle(s), wasn't there at least ONE camera in the group? A cursory search of "Tyler Wren" produces plenty of video footage, most of it shot from a support vehicle and at least one showing one of their "Group Rides", complete with riders taking up a whole lane of traffic.
Team Jamis Talks Group Ride
I am not a cyclist and I don't pretend to understand the nuances of these training sessions, but I find it odd that in this day and age, where every Tom, Dick and Harry has a camera strapped to them, that not one of these riders, coaches or support vehicles had a camera rolling. |
Yet another very good point. John's head must really be spinning by now - this is just so
hard. Be prepared to have him tell you that you just made this up, though, and there is no evidence any of them were recording. Wren doesn't mention it in his in-depth report.
This must be sort of like when the cops "lose" dash cam footage. It's a pretty sure bet at least a few of these guys were recording, if not Herriott and Wren themselves. It was a training ride, not a race. These guys are nothing if not vain.