Subject: Bike Mount/Dismount Line in IM I was watching the IM Wisconsin television coverage last night and I noticed something - it seems that the pros aren't held to a very strict standard with respect to mounting AFTER the Bike Mount line and then dismounting BEFORE the dismount line. I've watched the ITU International distance races and they give a penalty for the smallest infraction. There was one with Meredith Kessler (1st in Pro women out of swim) coming out of T1 and she clearly mounts her bike right BEFORE the mount line. The 2nd one I saw was Ezequiel Morales (2nd in Pro men coming in) having trouble getting his feet out of his shoes before the dismount line and dismounting right AFTER the dismount line. The 3rd one was pretty blatant - Kessler (again) on entering T2 has some trouble finding the top of her left shoe and completely rides through the dismount line and finally gets off the bike about 2 bike lengths AFTER the dismount line. Do they just not care in IMs? You'd think the Pros would be held to a higher standard (considering there isn't anyone around them and everyone can see. |