Poor Horner. He's 12 min down now.
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This is so brutal. I can not believe they let him finish the ride. Horner is totally lost when he comes over the finish line:
http://video.bicycling.com/video/Chris-Horner-Post-Stage-7-Crash
http://video.bicycling.com/video/Chris-Horner-Post-Stage-7-Crash
That really sucks. He will feel like he can ride no problem but probably shouldn't be allowed to ride.
I finished a 6 hour MTB race not remembering the first 4 hours. I was pretty confused when they announced how many laps I had done and I only recalled a fraction of that. Wasn't until the next week until someone mentioned they saw me crash hard on the first lap. Riding can become so natural that you can get back up on the bike and go pretty ****ed up. I know for a fact that I can ride a bike when so drunk I can barely walk. I have also done laps at 24 hour races with a case of vertigo so bad I couldn't stand up without falling over, riding was no problem.
He's totally out.
Should have never been allowed back on the bike. Doctor fail.
Should have never been allowed back on the bike. Doctor fail.
Yeah that dude got straight KO'ed. It's not a light one either to still be jabbering what looks like probably over an hour or two after the incident. I've been like that before and then completely fine within 40 minutes, sometimes not. That's definitely a not.
Sucks. I was looking forward to that guy kicking ass and making fun of some euros.
Sucks. I was looking forward to that guy kicking ass and making fun of some euros.
That sucks to see Chris take that and roll, I know him fairly well and he was literally not himself in the clip
This. Holy crap.
Sad for Horner. He seems to not ever catch the good breaks.
God this a brutal tour this year. Vino's crashed out and it did not look good.
The driver of the car needs to be beat.
No ****. Stupid move to start with but all he had to do was hit the brakes. Even then if you have the choice to hit a tree or a person, go for the tree.
I'm reading the crash was basicly due to the driver disobeying orders to slow down (something along those lines). My guess is his attention was on the cyclists, saw the tree too late and, by pure instinct, made a sharp turn in the opposite sense. But even if he had crashed into the tree, there were some cars, bikes & motos immediately behind the car...
Hoogerland has really been lucky. Crashing into barbed wire like that and coming out "only" with scratches it's a miracle. Not to mention finishing the race and losing only ~10'.
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Even in the actual goddamn Tour de France, a driver would rather wipe out a cyclist than do damage to his vehicle...
How long before the domestiques start carrying wrenches in their pockets?
How long before the domestiques start carrying wrenches in their pockets?
But the bikes probably cost more than the cars.
I think it was french television car wasn't it?
Probably just lighting a cigarette and got caught off guard by the tree and threw his hands up in surrender too quickly.
Probably just lighting a cigarette and got caught off guard by the tree and threw his hands up in surrender too quickly.
Lucky? Yeah he was very lucky. Scratches? 33 stitches is more than a scratch.....or maybe im just a pvssy
I have a rifle i'll sale you...never been fired and only dropped once
lol!!
Sprint stages are fine but I've had enough of the "argy-bargy", let's see who's got the legs. Bring on the mountains! Come on you clowns - suffer for our entertainment!! 
Personally I think Contador is bluffing and that he feels fine. Let's not forget he learned a lot of things from Lance.
The Schlecks need to attack. They need way more time in the bank. If they think a minute and a half or so is enough and that they can simply defend, they are confused. There will definitely be climbs where they will not be able to match Contador. Plus, if he can stay upright, Contador should do pretty well in the TT. The Schlecks and Cadel should take it to Contador right away if they hope to bring it home - especially if AC is not bluffing and isn't 100% due to his supposed knee issue.
Personally I think Contador is bluffing and that he feels fine. Let's not forget he learned a lot of things from Lance.
The Schlecks need to attack. They need way more time in the bank. If they think a minute and a half or so is enough and that they can simply defend, they are confused. There will definitely be climbs where they will not be able to match Contador. Plus, if he can stay upright, Contador should do pretty well in the TT. The Schlecks and Cadel should take it to Contador right away if they hope to bring it home - especially if AC is not bluffing and isn't 100% due to his supposed knee issue.
61mph+ on those hills is nuts.
do they still stop in one mountain stage to pay respect to the riders that have died?
do they still stop in one mountain stage to pay respect to the riders that have died?
Wow. Go Evans... he just needs to do that 5 more times and he's golden. I feel bad for horner. He'd have been up there for sure.
Frank looked super strong, BTW, but if Evans can hang in there and limit damage to seconds, then He'll likely take this Tour in the TT.
Frank looked super strong, BTW, but if Evans can hang in there and limit damage to seconds, then He'll likely take this Tour in the TT.
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Quite a few big mountains still for fingerbang to go bouncy bouncy up.
I think it depends on whether or not they pass one of the monuments
Isn't Evans the guy who usually has one bad day where he'll drop 5 minutes?
We could have a darkhorse win it this year...
We could have a darkhorse win it this year...
Is the one black dude they've ever let in this race still in it?
Definitely evans. Give it time. It never fails. He always does however and comes up with REALLY good explanations.
Damn! Just missed a bltchy slap fight!
And.....BOOOOOM goes the God of Thunder!!!
Shoulda chucked the bottle at Cavs head
Thor De France
Amazing today talk about some good riding. Thor is my new hero.
I was 175m from the finish today and damn was that an exciting stage
Thor is an absolute beast. Seeing Roy win would have been fantastic but I would have probably been crushed by the ensuing riot of drunk French people.
I was up on Luz Ardiden yesterday too- descending the mountain with thousands of other bikers, some pro riders, walkers and cars was pretty nuts xD
They close the roads to cars pretty early in the morning but let bikes on for a few hours so you can get some nice riding in on open roads with fans already getting rowdy- very fun.
Thor is an absolute beast. Seeing Roy win would have been fantastic but I would have probably been crushed by the ensuing riot of drunk French people.
I was up on Luz Ardiden yesterday too- descending the mountain with thousands of other bikers, some pro riders, walkers and cars was pretty nuts xD
They close the roads to cars pretty early in the morning but let bikes on for a few hours so you can get some nice riding in on open roads with fans already getting rowdy- very fun.
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Think he can hold to Paris? He is riding a hell of a lot better than anyone thought, and he had a teammate to boot at the end. Only other team that had two was Lep-Trek.