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Media Car Tour Disaster

edited July 2011 in General
Is it enough simply to tgrow the car out of the tour???
That was a seriously stupid and dangerous piece of driving...It destroyed the 5 man break...nearly killed Flecha and Hoogerland.Even if they continue with stitches and doctors care I doubt they will be up to their best form. Their crash was all the more shocking compared to the earlier two, because it was so avoidable. They were in a relatively small group, well clear of the main pack with some 30km to go, so both were robbed of a great opportunity to win a stage.
I noted that Dave Brailsford was keeping closed mouth about the crash. I doubt he will leave it at that. I would hope charges brought against them for wreckless endangerment...they could have simply braked and passed when clear of trees etc.

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  • VicVic
    edited July 2011
    I fully agree Geoff, I was watching live yesterday afternoon and couldn't believe the stupidity of the Tele France driver.

    If anyone has seen the incident yet, it's on-line and so are pictures of Hoogerland's horrific lacerations (Warning not for the faint-hearted!), how he managed to keep going to the end of the stage is beyond me

    Vic

    Flecha / Hoogerland Car Crash
  • Yes, it was a VERY, VERY Silly error on the cars behalf !!!!! Totally agree with the above statement, how did them guys carry on to the end of the stage, let's hope the rest day serves it's purpose....
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