Lyne Bessette and Geneviève Jeanson on March 23
photo : Robert Jones The Canadian Cyclist

The Sea Otter had timing problems. Here is what we found in Cyclingnews
Timing problems
They say that to err is human, but to really foul things up, you need computers. This year's Sea Otter has demonstrated that, with technical snafus plaguing the event's results system. The race this year is experimenting with an electronic timing system that, well, doesn't work. Each rider has to wear a chip on their ankle. It was used for some of the mountain bike races last year and seemed to work fine. However, something has gone awry on the larger scale causing a major scramble for race officials.

Not only does the media not have results, but teams as well. "Actually, I have no idea," said Rona team director Andre Aubut when asked how his team was doing more than one hour after the finish of one stage. "Looks like we're going back to the old fashioned method," said a race official. "I just hope someone's been paying attention."

Robert Jones from The Canadian Cyclist adds :
The biggest problem seems to be results, which causes this writer extreme stress and very long days. (One newbie from VeloNews was heard raging "How can they do this?" The standard answer: Hey, it's Sea Otter...)

Geneviève Jeanson	Lyne Bessette

photos : Rob Karman, March 21, via Cyclingnews

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