Sean Kelly broke his collar bone once and got back on his bike and did a few miles in agony before he realised he had to pack. A few riders have finished stages ripped to shreds and with broken bones in the past. |
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"Sean Kelly broke his collar bone once and got back on his bike and did a few miles in agony before he realised he had to pack. A few riders have finished stages ripped to shreds and with broken bones in the past."
There was the guy who went through a barbed wire fence a couple years ago, can't remember his name. |
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"That looks like a broken collarbone to me  "
I think it looked like a broken collarbone to everyone watching other than Sherwin and Ligget! The way he landed it could also be his shoulder.
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"Sean Kelly broke his collar bone once and got back on his bike and did a few miles in agony before he realised he had to pack. A few riders have finished stages ripped to shreds and with broken bones in the past."
Pascal Simon fractured his shoulder while in yellow and carried on for several days. |
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"Mind you he still managed to cross the line, unlike these sissy footballers who fall over in agony for nothing at all! 
He only has to pedal
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Yes, only with one hand, only with a fractured collar bone/shoulder. Not bad eh! |
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"Mind you he still managed to cross the line, unlike these sissy footballers who fall over in agony for nothing at all!
He only has to pedal
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True.
But hitting the floor at 30 plus mph with zero protection hurts a lot. Cyclists are hard as nails for their ability to get back up and back on the bike |
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"Mind you he still managed to cross the line, unlike these sissy footballers who fall over in agony for nothing at all!
He only has to pedal
Yes, only with one hand, only with a fractured collar bone/shoulder. Not bad eh! "
Thought they pedaled with their feet  |
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"Mind you he still managed to cross the line, unlike these sissy footballers who fall over in agony for nothing at all!
He only has to pedal
Yes, only with one hand, only with a fractured collar bone/shoulder. Not bad eh!
Thought they pedaled with their feet "
You're not a sissy footballer by any chance! |
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"Mind you he still managed to cross the line, unlike these sissy footballers who fall over in agony for nothing at all!
He only has to pedal
Yes, only with one hand, only with a fractured collar bone/shoulder. Not bad eh!
Thought they pedaled with their feet
You're not a sissy footballer by any chance!"
Football,cycling,rugby,cricket,tennis i take part in lots of sports. |
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"Mind you he still managed to cross the line, unlike these sissy footballers who fall over in agony for nothing at all!
He only has to pedal
Yes, only with one hand, only with a fractured collar bone/shoulder. Not bad eh!
Thought they pedaled with their feet
You're not a sissy footballer by any chance!
Football,cycling,rugby,cricket,tennis i take part in lots of sports."
Really?? |
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Anyway
Bad luck for cav, don't think he would have been in contact for the win anyway
But feel really bad for him.
However
What an excellent turnout by the good folk of Yorkshire |
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"Sean Kelly broke his collar bone once and got back on his bike and did a few miles in agony before he realised he had to pack. A few riders have finished stages ripped to shreds and with broken bones in the past.
There was the guy who went through a barbed wire fence a couple years ago, can't remember his name."
Wasn't that the guy who was thrown off when the camera car hit him when they were overtaking? |
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"Anyway
Bad luck for cav, don't think he would have been in contact for the win anyway
But feel really bad for him.
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What an excellent turnout by the good folk of Yorkshire "
Not sure why you think he wopuldn;t have been in contention considering him and Sagan were fighting for Kittel's wheel when he crashed? |
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"Sean Kelly broke his collar bone once and got back on his bike and did a few miles in agony before he realised he had to pack. A few riders have finished stages ripped to shreds and with broken bones in the past.
There was the guy who went through a barbed wire fence a couple years ago, can't remember his name.
Wasn't that the guy who was thrown off when the camera car hit him when they were overtaking?"
Johnny Hoogerland. He still has scars on his legs from it, awful accident. He's riding for an Italian team now who aren't at the level required to get a start in the tour |
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Over 10,000 watching on buttertubs pass,over a million overall, just had guy on from the police control.
Great crowd watching big screen in sheff...and its a lovely sunny day with the Selector headlining a free gig tonight.
Might head for Jawbone hill tomorrow to see the Tour. |
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"Sean Kelly broke his collar bone once and got back on his bike and did a few miles in agony before he realised he had to pack. A few riders have finished stages ripped to shreds and with broken bones in the past.
There was the guy who went through a barbed wire fence a couple years ago, can't remember his name.
Wasn't that the guy who was thrown off when the camera car hit him when they were overtaking?
Johnny Hoogerland. He still has scars on his legs from it, awful accident. He's riding for an Italian team now who aren't at the level required to get a start in the tour"
Thanks for that! Shame he can't make it this year. |
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"And don't forget Tyler Hamilton in 03 breaking his collarbone in early stages but still carried on to finish the tour. "
That's probably more a reflection of the amount of gear he was on than bravery |
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"Anyway
Bad luck for cav, don't think he would have been in contact for the win anyway
But feel really bad for him.
However
What an excellent turnout by the good folk of Yorkshire "
It was said there was over 800,000 people lining the route to watch the stage in yorkshire. Shame about Cavendish, just watched the highlights and it said it could be a detached ligament.
As for cyclists getting back on the bike after a fall, Shane Sutton came off on a stage of the Tour of Britain breaking his collar bone. He rode over 9 miles into Liverpool, just to get to the end of the race. Lots of people are right you do pedal with your legs, you need your arms for steering and braking. It can be hard to control the bike at speeds up to and sometimes over 30 mph. |
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