Tour de France 2011 talk

[Possegal]

Good heavens Hoogerland took a beating courtesy of that barbed wire. http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-f.../photos/181772
His shorts are pretty much not on anymore, just to warn folks, naked butt cheek at the link above. OUCH

[pll]

Good heavens Hoogerland took a beating courtesy of that barbed wire. http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-f.../photos/181772
His shorts are pretty much not on anymore, just to warn folks, naked butt cheek at the link above. OUCH

Ouch^2. 33 stitches. But before getting those, he finished the race, collected his polka dot jersey and wept on the podium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJarentZE2g

[bmccasland]

Good heavens Hoogerland took a beating courtesy of that barbed wire. http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-f.../photos/181772
His shorts are pretty much not on anymore, just to warn folks, naked butt cheek at the link above. OUCH

Holy cow! And to think I whimpered after scratching myself on some blackberry vines while mowing the lawn this morning.
Like the tan line

Ouch^2. 33 stitches. But before getting those, he finished the race, collected his polka dot jersey and wept on the podium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJarentZE2g

I liked the red dresses of the podium girls (part 2), those are much nicer than the red pokadot raincoat inspired frocks.

[tulip]

All the cars were directed by the officials to let the Directeur Sportif of Europcar go to the front because Voeckler had requested his team car. This means pull over to the right and let the team car pass. The TV car ignored the directive and went ahead, causing the accident.

From OuestFrance.fr:

«Le véhicule incriminé avait reçu la consigne de la Direction de la course de ne pas passer et de laisser le directeur sportif de l'équipe Europcar apporter à Thomas Voeckler le bidon qu'il réclamait. Ne tenant aucun compte de cette injonction, le véhicule s'est engagé et a provoqué la chute de deux coureurs», a déclaré notamment la direction du Tour dans un communiqué, en qualifiant ce comportement d'«intolérable».

Elsewhere in the article, it says that all media cars have been doubly reminded that the safety of the riders is paramount. I imagine there will be some fallout tomorrow.

Also, Vino has been flown to Paris by helicopter for surgery tonight.

[ny biker]

I am just really pissed. If you can't ride the biggest bike race in the world without getting hit by a car, what hope do the rest of us have.


I was thrilled to see Horner enjoying the Micky D's. Nowhere near as good as In 'n Out Burger, I supposed, but tasty nonetheless.

[blue_angel]

I am just really pissed. If you can't ride the biggest bike race in the world without getting hit by a car, what hope do the rest of us have.

Excellent point!

[TrekTheKaty]

I am just really pissed. If you can't ride the biggest bike race in the world without getting hit by a car, what hope do the rest of us have.

Amen!

My fantasy team was a combo of Radio Shack and Team Leopard with a couple others thrown in. I can't look.

[channlluv]

As a photographer, I'd like to defend the human artistic element in photographing and videotaping the Tour as it happens. You can't point and shoot elegant images from some remote location. The immediacy and drama of the story in the picture would be gone.

I do agree, however, that there needs to be a restriction on cars and motorcycles driven by people who are not specifically trained in how to drive in close proximity to cyclists. When that Getty Images motorcycle took out the rider a few days ago and dragged his bike 200 yards, I was horrified, but when that car hit Flecha and Hoogerland yesterday, what the hell was that driver thinking? You can see in the video that he was actually speeding up! I think the driver was trying to impress the VIPs in the car by getting them up at the front of the leaders, probably looking at them closely himself, then glanced back at the road, boom there's a tree, and he swerved out of instinct.

I could only read a few words of the French transcript about the car. Could someone translate that, please?

I'm amazed at Hoogerland back up and riding this morning. What a hero indeed.

And what someone else said about rodeo riders having nothing on cyclists. Amen! 8 seconds. Feh.

Roxy

[blue_angel]

I'm amazed at Hoogerland back up and riding this morning. What a hero indeed.

Why is he back up and riding today? It's a rest day...

[ny biker]

[QUOTE=channlluv;587335And what someone else said about rodeo riders having nothing on cyclists. Amen! 8 seconds. Feh.[/QUOTE]

A few weeks ago I saw something on the news about some major league baseball player having a sprained ankle, or maybe wrist, I don't know. But it was definitely a sprain. And it was huge news to the sports guy on the tv news: Big Important Baseball Dude Leaves Game Due to Sprained Ankle/Wrist.

And all I could think was, what a pu$$y. He wouldn't last 5 minutes in a bike race.

[tulip]

I could only read a few words of the French transcript about the car. Could someone translate that, please?

Here ya go:

"The car that was involved received the directive from the Course Referee to not pass and to allow the Europcar Directeur Sportif to bring a water bottle to Thomas Voeckler that he had requested. Ignoring this order, the car sped up and caused the crash of the two racers," said the the Tour head-honchos in a communique that considered the behavior "unacceptable."

[Possegal]

Ouch^2. 33 stitches. But before getting those, he finished the race, collected his polka dot jersey and wept on the podium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJarentZE2g

When he wept on the podium, he might have become my new favorite rider.

I feel like I don't even want to sit down on my bum just looking at all the injury to his.

[KnottedYet]

When he wept on the podium, he might have become my new favorite rider.

Mine, too!

[ny biker]

Now that I've finally finished watching the stage, I'm catching up on the cycling guys I follow on twitter. This is made me smile -- from Jani Brajkovic, who broke his collarbone the other day:

2h30 on a trainer. all went fine until landlord got a nervous breakdown. Ups, i guess I was a bit loud. New trainer?

As did this, from Taylor Phinney (who crashed in the Tour of Austria today) to his dad, Davis:

Happy Birthday Dad! I love you very much!!! Sorry I crashed on my head today :^\

Also, Fabian is cooking for his team tomorrow as part of a charity thing...

[Tri Girl]

Good heavens Hoogerland took a beating courtesy of that barbed wire. http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-f.../photos/181772
His shorts are pretty much not on anymore, just to warn folks, naked butt cheek at the link above. OUCH

Dear Lord- that's horrible!!! (kinda sexy) but horrible!!! Poor guy. And then he gets back on and finishes. Rodeo men have nothing on these guys! Tough as nails.