Wife just told me Gee Atherton has nearly killed himself (I presume in a crash). Airlifted to hospital with everything on him broken.
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Broken femur, wrist, ribs, nose, and eye socket (orbital). No reported neck or spinal injuries at least.
Wtf, where?
I presume she read it on insta or similar, but there's a pb article
The top comment is real.
Holy fuck though, that list of injuries sounds like a horrific high speed smash.
Healing vibes to the Geeman. He is a beast on the bike. Hopefully he has a reasonable recovery. I hope he eases back after this. Guy has nothing left to prove at this point. I can't think of anyone that can compare when it comes to hitting insane stuff at such speed.
that sucks. dude has so many nasty stacks over the years (the snow overshoot alone... *shudder*). old(er) age will not be good times.
What amazes me is the mental strength these athletes must have to come back from such big injuries. Respect!
Results in from Crankworx.
new dorado drops 7/12
The NA Monkeys will have not one but TWO opportunities to get Punk in Drublic!
Santa tap dancing Claus...I really need to start saving up my Sudafed and .45 ACP ammo. That bitch knocking over TdF riders with a cardboard sign will be considered a total amateur hour effort once the Nor'Cack crew gets up there.
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fuck yeah. can prob make dat first race...
Lodging at Snowshoe for that period is so expensive that it is also about half the average annual pay for a professional bike racer.
At least there aren’t any privateers left to take issue with that?
Wow, I just checked and you're right. Cheapest is a dumpy condo @ $260/night up to $1000+/night for a house!
WTF, isn't this WV? Don't they take opioids and gut rot whiskey as payment anymore?
Perhaps related to the resort needing to pay off the UCI mafia?
The pro move would be to rent a place for a night or 2 on the weekends, then go camp at a relatively nearby park and ride some of the goods in and around western VA. I'm sure @Westy could help out with rides around Stokesville & Blacksburg, and where to score the best meth/rebel flag gear.
I think the reason that the megacorp that owns Snowshoe choses that resort over one of the many other ones they own that most people would rather go to is because it’s in the middle of nowhere and they own the greatest percentage of lodging and food options.
The mountaintop resort makes it easier than just about anywhere else to force people to pay for access too.
Nah, there's no way megacorp would do something like that
That said, have you been to Whistler? Not a whole lot of options there either for events like Crankworx. But you're definitely right that SS is in middle of BF Egypt, but I don't honestly know if thats any different than somewhere like MSA or Leogang.
Another Pierron bites the dust.
goddamn, stop breaking yourselves kids!
Man oh man. That was a brutal impact. Gee is one tough dude. https://m.pinkbike.com/news/video-gee-atherton-posts-footage-of-the-biggest-crash-of-his-career.html
Anybody watching Red Bull Hardline? I think I've never watched an event so dry in the UK. The track is uber fast this year!
I feel like somebody is going to die going into that catch berm after the new drop. They are going so fast into that berm.
The air they're catching after the landing and before the berm...
I love Hardline. There's obviously nothing comparable to World Cups, but Hardline is the next best thing by far.
Yeah, Kerr's crash didn't seem "that bad" on the POV footage, but it sounds like he did hurt himself pretty badly. I think his answer when the first person asked if he was OK was "I don't know". That says a lot for these guys.
Much respect to him to keep on with the race on this track after destroying his helmet and getting all bruised up like that.
Yeah, Kerr's crash didn't seem "that bad" on the POV footage, but it sounds like he did hurt himself pretty badly. I think his answer when the first person asked if he was OK was "I don't know". That says a lot for these guys.
Much respect to him to keep on with the race on this track after destroying his helmet and getting all bruised up like that.
