First retirement of TDF

[2 X 2]

Gonzalez Ramirez had to retire today after riding into the back of a car on yesterdays stage

 

Sorry for the hubbers that have him in their team

 

[AndreZA]

They showed the car with the broken back window but they did not say what happened.

 

 

[2 X 2]

Mampara, have alook at this site: http://www.letour.fr/

[big.mamma]

iS IT TOO LATE TO JOIN COMPETITION?

[Poison Ivy]

They showed the car with the broken back window but they did not say what happened.

 

 

this article was on news24 today:

 

Canterbury - Spaniard Eduardo Gonzalez claimed the first unwanted statistic of the Tour de France on Sunday following a spectacular crash which forced him out of the race. <?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Gonzalez, who rides for the modest French team Agritubel - one of two 'wildcard' teams on the race - crashed early in the 203km stage from the heart of <?:NAMESPACE PREFIX = U1 /><?:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />London to Canterbury.

The 24-year-old Spaniard, riding his second Tour de France, could not avoid a car from the Caisse d'Epargne team which had braked suddenly in front of him.

According to French television, Gonzalez went over his bike and crashed into the back windscreen, which promptly shattered.

His crash means the peloton is now down to 188 riders, and leaves Agritubel without a key aid to team leader Juan Miguel Mercado, who won the 10th stage on the race in memorable fashion last year.

[Man with no name]

iS IT TOO LATE TO JOIN COMPETITION?

 

Sorry, yes, we have to be fair to the guys who are in already