Jackes Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 I hear Oscar Pereiro i think, did a magor superman one on stage 15 ? did'nt see it but sound quite serious ?
Wonder Woman Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Yip, he broke his shoulder.....also decided to try flying....you missed an exciting stage there Jackes!!!
Jackes Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Should really speak to the boss about that raise, this mnet / csn thing is biting me in the a$$ this year. our poor bastards
Wonder Woman Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 I actually got DSTV specifically for the tour how's that for training the hubby well
Jules Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 So which crazy fan is going to risk his life to salvage the bike? And what do you think it'd be worth on e-bay? Very bad news for JL, but thank goodness he's alright and he got the KOM. Also, a lot more people know who he is now, which can only be good for his future prospects.
Bikalot Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 maybe he thought he was on his bro's bike and could just somer go down the hill
Oldschool Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 The kid is a rocket, cant wait to see tonight, the crash is a shame, but look at the result, and this late in the tour, we all thought he would exit end week 2, major prospect, I am sure he is getting noticed by the big teams, he did show Hincapie and Popovych a clean pair of heels...16:46 - Results Of Cime de la Bonette-RestefondAt the top of the 2nd climb, the points were won by: 1. John-Lee Augustyn (BAR) 40pts 2. Dessel (ALM) 36pts - 12" 3. Arroyo (GCE) 32pts 4. Popovych (SIL) 28pts 5. Casar (FDJ) 24pts 6. Hincapie (COL) 20pts 7. Valjavec (ALM) 16pts 8. Siutsou (COL) 14pts 9. Portal (GCE) 12pts 10. Schumacher (GST) 10pts
XTC OKE Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 He still came in 35th! 5minutes of! but he could of won the stage!
Pieter Henning Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Such a pity. The four guys who caught him on the descent stayed away. He would've been top 5 at the worst, and he is quite fast in a small group sprint, so a stage win was looking very realistic. I reckon Murphy lives in the Barloworld bus. Ai, such bad luck. Go John-Lee!!!
The Crazy German Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Thought I saw dust but then did not see a replay that was the replay you saw, there was quite some footage
Tumbleweed Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Such a pity. The four guys who caught him on the descent stayed away. He would've been top 5 at the worst' date=' and he is quite fast in a small group sprint, so a stage win was looking very realistic. ? I reckon Murphy lives in the Barloworld bus. Ai, such bad luck. ? Go John-Lee!!! [/quote'] whole thing was lovely to watch. how he was unmatched when he put in the kick, then the head tilted to the right with the effort... he actually took that fall with grace and poise, slowed himself down nicely on the scree slope, coulda been worse, god, even the spectator who was tring to help struggled to get up.
swift Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Check out the crash on video http://www.versus.com/videoPlayer/?artID=72710&catID=566
TNT1 Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 but thank goodness he's alright and he got the KOM. No, thank goodness he got the 5000 Euros for crossing the highest point in the tour first...
SeanMort Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 I would love to have read his thought balloon at that moment. Just needs some tips from Greg Minaaar and he'll be able to take those "short cuts" with ease. He's certainly going to get noticed for his efforts thus far though. Good effort he's putting in for his first Tour. The big names will be watching out for him now.
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