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Tour de France 2012 | Stage 6
One of those chaotic days. Crashes, riders injured and big GC favourites losing a whole bunch of time. Our bestest of wishes to those injured and much respect to those soldiering on.
Tour de France 2012 | Stage 4
LIEGE, BELGIUM - JUNE 30: The car placard for Tom Veelers of the Netherlands - the first rider on course for the prologue - riding for Agos-Shimano is displayed ahead of the 2012 Tour de France on June 30, 2012 in Liege, Belgium. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) (via Le Tour de France 2012 - Prologue - Yahoo! Sports Photos)
Škoda Velothon Berlin 2011
Photograph by Thorsten Frisch | Thorsten’s blog post about the Velothon
Kurt Asle Arvesen was involved in a 70kph crash with a kid who ran across the road in front of him in today’s stage of the Vuelta. Karsten Kroon’s latest twitter comments convey the fear and shock of that scenario better than what I had originally written about this.
Amazingly both are ok though the damage to Kurt’s knee may scupper his chances of continuing the race. Initially he did climb off the bike but got back on (google translated inaccuracy: “Sky-bus was accidentally near the accident site, so I was inside the bus and had taken off my suit and helmet and was on track to break the race. But then I thought “no, heck does, I can not give me now”).
Both the kid and Kurt are so very lucky the outcome was not worse. Stay safe when watching races, folks. The cyclists are always faster than you think they’ll be - don’t go nipping across the road until you’re absolutely and completely sure there are no riders or race traffic. Safer for them, safer for you.
Further details on cyclingnews and procycling.no.
(co-mod natalie)
Škoda Velothon Berlin 2011
Photograph by Thorsten Frisch | Thorsten’s blog post about the Velothon
White jersey of Best Young and second placed in the overalls, Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck (L) rides with Netherland’s Karsten Kroon in the Landes region forest the 198 km and 18th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Salies-de-Bearn and Bordeaux, southwestern France. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE (Photo credit should read LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images)(Photo Credit should Read /AFP/Getty Images)
Andy and Karsten: Tiesto buddies.
