What not to do when watching a cycle race

[kahheng]

http://petapixel.com/2015/05/15/fans-dslr-lens-causes-terrible-crash-at-italys-top-bike-race/

And I think Contador was doing well overall at that stage. The animated gif of the rally car photographer was impressive. What a cool dude!

 

[zaren]

Lol'ed at the comments.

But seriously there should be a safety buffer between the racers and the spectators.

 

[BBTM]

Lol'ed at the comments.

But seriously there should be a safety buffer between the racers and the spectators.

Area too huge for fences (like in F1) to be setup. At times, photographers also need to be in "auto gear".

 

[ed9119]

Looks like a Canon 70-200 f2.8 with hood on

[video]https://youtu.be/2Ab7DxZJjrM[/video]