This is pretty amazing, but painful. Beloki broke his femur just below the hip, as well as a compound fracture of his elbow and a broken finger. You can see how hard his helmet bounced off the road, he might be dead without it.
Click on the white box to the right that says: “Tour de France: Stage 9 Highlights”.
That crash was just sick!
What was with that little shortcut Lance took? That was wild. I don’t see why he didn’t cut right back into the road, though. I wonder if he’ll be penalized for that.
They’ve stated that he won’t be penalized because it was unintentional and he didn’t gain an advantage in terms of time over his opponents.
That’s cool. He was flyin’ thought that field!
Ahhh! No TDF today.
I found an inspring pic of Lance on the podium!
That’s just plain wrong.
Just tryin’ to keep the thread alive!
Damn it, I saw a spoiler for today’s TDF on another site. I won’t say why, but it’s gonna be one to watch!
I followed it on Cyclingnews.com’s live feed. Holy shit. Jeff is right, if you have any interest in this, tonight is the one to watch. The next couple stages are going to be very, very interesting. To say the least.
I just keep track via the site. Oh man what a doozie it is. Bring it on!
Watched it this morning; which is the morning routine lately.
OH MY GAWD. What a exciting stage. And the recovery Armstrong made after falling during the last 10km? And then he almost lost it again!
Wow. But thank god for his teammates. After the fall, they kept yelling back at him to remain calm, stay w/in his rhythm and that he still was in it. And he goes on not only to get back ahead of Jan Ullrich, but to win the stage, too.
But Jan Ullrich. What a powerhouse he is. AND it was he who after Lance’s fall, kept the front group back a bit ; just like what Lance did in a previous Tour after Jan was down with a flat tire. Amazing athletes.
This stage was a whopper.
I hadn’t seen anything of the Tour since Friday, and caught the CBS coverage. Seeing him lose time in the TT on Friday, then to have Vinokourov come within striking distance… I was nervous for Lance in todays stage. And now seeing him come back to take the stage and gain back some time!!! So much relief, but the race isn’t over. Lance is going to need to lay it out on the line on the coming TT. Vinokourov is, at this point, firmly in third, but Uhlrich could still take back some good time in the TT. Still a nail-biter.
This stage was a whopper.
That’s no shit. I took a couple hours sick time to stay home and catch the Luz-Ardiden stage live. Damn that was a good call!
I was jumping up and down yelling at the TV when Mayo attacked and Lance countered. Then he went down, and next thing I knew my wife was standing over me with some defib paddles in her hand. Then watching him catch and pass Chavanel, and the look of sheer determination on his face.
This was the best stage I’ve seen yet, and this Tour has to be one of the best ever.
tme: “defib paddles” hehehe
I was close. From that spill of Armstrong to the finish line, I was yelling at the TV; screaming “get the fuck out of his way!!!” at the spectators.
Geez: how do these cyclists deal with all the flags, cameras and whatever else RIGHT there in front of their faces during the race?!
Oh but yes, this is one hell of a exciting Tour. It’s going to come down to just mere seconds at the end. That’s what I’m thinking.
patricia, tme,
thanks for the laffs, wife and i have defibed a few folks and screamed at the tv a few times.
wife & i spent our ride between thundercrackers today raving at the spectators, and trying to figure out a way to keep them out of the way. barriers all the way? no wine for the french? (her maiden name is LaFrance) we even yelled at the reruns!
now, on to the time trial! what a cerebral sport! a chess match of courage!
What a stage!
Lance sure kicked some butt after his fall. Ulrich didn’t look happy at the end!
Patricia, I completely agree with you. What the hell are the spectators thinking? Not just today, every day! You’d think there’d be more accidents.
I still laugh every time that guy says “Tour Day France.” :D)
bob rolls a nut
I’ve seen this look before. Don’t get in this guy’s way.
Spoiler post, so any one not wanting results until tonight go to the next reply.
HOLY CRAP!!! Hamilton is puttin’ the hammer down!! 5 minutes on the ENTIRE peleton. With a broken collar bone. Amazing.
AND he becomes the Sixth American to win a stage in the Tour!