Cycling litterbugs - what is the story here?
I've been watching the Dauphiné on SBS the past few nights and I have to say I'm really disturbed at the way the cyclists just bung their rubbish off into the shrubbery on the side of the road. It's a really bad look IMHO.
Why can't they stuff their rubbish & empty bottles into their jersey and organize a support car with a trash trailer to come by every now & again so they can offload responsibly?
Some appear to throw their rubbish at the spectators, but I'm not sure if it is for amusement or in the hope it will subsequently find its way into a bin.
No wonder so many young people just hurl their McDonalds trash out the car window whilst driving. They probably get the idea from watching professional cyclists.
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Permalink Reply by Lucas Pittaway on -
I don't intend to demean the thread but I doubt the average young Macca's customer is watching the Tour Down Under.
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Permalink Reply by Richard on -
Nah, if the Macca's had a tele, they'd have it tuned to the footbrawl instead.
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Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on -
I've still got one of Darryl Impe's bottles that he threw to me during a TDU.
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Permalink Reply by Fred Rochler on -
I'm not against them throwing souvenirs to fans, but I saw quite a few chucking them into the forest.
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Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on
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I agree Fred I also don't like seeing amateurs doing it also. I have even seen used tyre tubes on the side of the road, this is not on bring your rubbish home or put it in the next bin!
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Permalink Reply by Richard on
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Tubes are by far the worst, because you know they brought a tube with them so it's no issue to take it home again ... unless you're leading the peleton and there's a sheep station hanging off the outcome of course.
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Permalink Reply by Richard on
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I remember the big grin on my son's face during one of the first TDUs as one of the pros came over and handed him a bidon (this was before the start of the race).
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Permalink Reply by Tim B on -
I seem to remember reading that teams of volunteers follow the race along picking up rubbish, at least with major races, but cant imagine they find every gel, wrapper and bottle in every bush. Who knows what happens with the smaller races. Even local riders seem to dump a few things on the roadside here, see plenty of litter around, banana peels, gels etc. There was a thread recently about the litter left at the bus stop on the corner of summit and greenhill roads
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Permalink Reply by Mick Adams on
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Saw last year at Nationals that someone had set a target up for the cyclists to throw their bottles into as a bit of fun. good way to keep all rubbish toghether.
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Permalink Reply by Darren Bosanko on -
This is only for elite sporting events and I'm sure there are things in place for cleanup.
I know in triathlon for example it is a DQ offense to discard stuff on the course outside of the aid stations.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Bland on -
I reckon them tossing bottles & banana peels is OK ,,but anything else is wrong & rude ...
Banana skins could be a cunning tactic ...... 8~)
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Permalink Reply by Ethan Bovingdon on -
In most big races there are certain parts of the race which are designated rubbish dumping spots. Unsure whether this race has it but the Tour de France has it. It may be a 5km stretch etc where you can get rid of your wrappers and volunteers pick it up.
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