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DRB

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George nipped a sprint bonus which puts him yellow. All the big sprinters got beat by Jimmy Casper.

Something happened to Thor during the finish. It looked to me that he was already bleeding heavily from his arm while he was coming across the line. Like he cut it on a barrier or a sign....
 
bjanga

bjanga

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I think Thor got his gash from something a spectator was holding. It was ~5 feet before the line, you can see his whole torso move a little in a slo-mo replay.
 
Wumpus

Wumpus

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Dec 25, 2003
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Oscar Freire was behind Thor when he got cut.:eek:




Tour organisation bans PMU hands

On Sunday evening, after the hectic "sprint royal" finale of stage two in which prologue winner Thor Hushovd was thought to have hit a plastic cardboard hand which cut deep into his upper arm, the Tour de France organisation has announced that it will prohibit the use of the marketing giveaways in the last two kilometres of flat stages.

Certainly, fans leaning over the barriers and waving the objects pose another threat in the sprint finishes, which are already very dangerous. Other objects such as still or video cameras should not be held over the barriers either, as they represent the same risk. [There is actually some doubt over whether it was a PMU hand or another object, like a camera, that cut Thor Hushovd's arm - ed.]

Hushovd alright

Crédit Agricole's Thor Hushovd, who suffered a cut on his right upper arm in the finale of stage 1, has received several stitches to his wound in a Strasbourg hospital. He was able to leave the clinic at 19.00 in the evening. "Thor lost a lot of blood," said his DS Roger Legeay. "It was a terrible sight. The cut itself isn't that bad though. The doctors said that he would suffer more from the contusion, though. He won't feel so well in the next 5 or 6 days during the race." But fortunately, the Norwegian rider will be able to continue the Tour de France.
 
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