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Runners fall down regularly. When they do , they are out , even harsher , anyone they they take down with them when they fall is out. Now they are not eliminated in that they can get up and continue running again (absent lane violations , etc) but its so hard to catch up they are essentially eliminated. Why are bikes different?
One thing I hated is in the speed skating . It seems like some bottom rung skater waits till his teams best guy is in front of him then he goes down and purposely wipes out everyone behind and to the side of him. So I guess restarts are in some way a good idea for those taken out by someone else who falls but if you fall down on your own , be it bikes , skates or runners , you should be eliminated whether you fell by accident or on purpose. Only if you got taken down as a secondary event to someone elses fall should you be allowed a restart.
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