Your comment clearly shows that you haven't read the article.
The main point of the post is that the photo you are showing is not the photo at the time the two guys crossed the line
The main point of the post is that the photo you are showing is not the photo at the time the two guys crossed the line
This was my first thought. Then I thought about it some more, and became persuaded I was wrong. I definitely did read the article.
According to the explanation in the article, it’s a narrow slice, so the back of the wheel would be photographed when that passed the finish line, even if ~30cm out – at which point the front would be clearly over the finish line.
The point being that the wheel is bigger than 30cm. It’s subtle, but I’m persuaded – unless I’m missing something, like them not having or not actually enforcing wheel-size regulations.
I personally find it very difficult to reason about something that looks so much like a photograph where only vertically-aligned points were taken at the same time.
Unfortunately this isn't true if the camera line is not parallel to the finish line, which it probably was not.