I want to throw something out there without it seeming like sour grapes. Does anybody else think all these upheld protests are nuts. I was at Ft Worth and there were about 6 protests with riders even moving from 4th to 2nd. Now this exciting finale has also been a shambles. Rathy gets to the final, gets protested out, loses the tour and probably the K of W as well. Nicola wins by 6 points and 45 minutes later gets protested into 2nd and losers her Q of W title.By all accounts her and Dallas rode pretty poorly (Nicola had some boat stopping issues as well)but the results should be tabulated properly. They either need to have a "judges decision ruling is final" or the judges need to take an extra 10 minutes and get it right. They might come to the correct decision in the end but they cannot carry on raising peoples hopes and then breaking their hearts. Some of the protests are real close but 6 points?? They need to get it right the first time. Speak to Corey Bradley about protests if you don't believe me. Well K & Q of Wake are done. Congrats to Phil and Dallas.
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