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Originally Posted by CTD
A more natural reason could that the trees had to be taken down because of age or illness to ensure nobody would get hurt as the race was on.
The most plausible, are that they were in the way of good TV images.
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Pines usually live for a very long time, 100-1000years so I wouldn't say it's age.
In the above photos, they've been looked after very well (crown's lifted).
Id say it's a safety aspect, mainly due to height as an infection or wind could cause damage.