'Dale Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 I see Ted King is a DNF today (?) Yeah, held lantern rouge for a while.Eish!
'Dale Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Specialized, Tinkoff-Saxo’s bike sponsor, initially denied reports that Contador’s bike had broken at all, either resulting in or as a result of the crash, or via some other externality. The company first stated that a bike had fallen off the roof of a car. That story was then amended — it still involved a car, but instead stated that Nicolas Roche’s bike had been run over earlier in the stage. This broken bike was the start of the rumors, it said. “We have spoken to Alberto’s brother as well as his personal mechanic (Faustino Muñoz) and the mechanic who was at the scene (Rune Kristensen), and contrary to some early, unconfirmed reports, frame failure was not involved in Alberto’s incident today. Nicolas Roche was involved in a separate incident today and while his bike was laying on the road it was run over by a car causing it to break, potentially giving rise to the initial inaccurate reporting,” the original statement read. But the photos do not lie. Contador is #31, and his race number is on the broken frame. The Roche incident relayed in this statement may be entirely factual, but it is clear that Contador’s bike broke as well. Specialized later corrected itself again, stating that Contador’s bike that had been run over. A source within the team who was present at the scene of the crash explained that Contador’s mechanic, Faustino Munoz, grabbed his backup bike off the roof, then, seeing the condition of Contador, rushed to his aid, leaving the bike against the team car. The team car drove off and crushed the bike. Photos were taken, and the broken bike story took off. Read more at http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/07/news/timeline-details-alberto-contadors-tour-ending-crash_336328#fPqYpSUkqUM6MjDk.99
'Dale Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Btw Roche's Spez was a Mclaren edition that got run over by a car while he was waiting for a team car on the side of the road.
'Dale Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 "He was going fast on the downhill at about 60 or 70km/h. It was a bumpy road and he lost control of he bike. Maybe he was eating." Rijs
Slowbee Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Would the whole bike, wheels and all not be toast if a car rode over it? interesting point .... we NEED the footage.... but there is non
Spoke101 Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 interesting point .... we NEED the footage.... but there is non Plus the frame tubes would be crushed to the width of a car tyre? not just cracked.
Spokey Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Anyone have a spare S Works l can use in a car run over test! No wheel damage, no marks on the seat or water bottle cages. Am with Gen on this, surely more damage to the rest of the bike if it was run over. And leaning a bike on the car and then driving off.........did they lean it across the front bumper? And drive off with eyes closed! Sorry for the abandonement of Contador, what grit and determination to carry on for several km's with that injury.
Squier Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Fractured tibia... and then you do 10km more. Respect!
ScottCM Posted July 15, 2014 Author Posted July 15, 2014 I foresee some serious withdrawal symptoms today
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