Since no other races compare the Belgian classics, then it follows that there are no other crashes like those on the Flemish cobbles. A mass pile up in le Tour is terrible, but one during Gent-Wevelgem? Spectacular!
In fact, wednesday's spill on the Kemmelberg was so severe that more than a few cycling luminaries are calling for its removal.
Mr. 60 wonders: how bad could it be?
To the evidence!
It seems that it all started when a water bottle came loose on the high speed cobbled descent (Tony Cruz,' probs- ed.) and a rider swearved to avoid it.
Everybody who is anybody began hitting the cobbles on Wednesday! Matthew Wilson sprained his wrist, American Tyler Farrar (Cofidis) fell and broke his kneecap, Matthew Wilson sprained his wrist, Milram's Alessandro Petacchi and Fabio Sacchi both suffered contusions, Marco Velo broke two ribs and injured his knee and collarbone, Wilfried Cretskens (Quick.Step) suffered a deep cut to his right arm, im de Vocht (Predictor) broke his thumb, and Heinrich Haussler (Gerolsteiner) bruised his shoulder, elbow and knee. Perhaps the most beautiful of all was Frenchman Jimmy Caspar who boke his fall with his eye socket. Good one Jimmy! We didn't learn that in Judo.
Well, Mr 60 for one belives that there is no place in the pro peloton for danger. Sylvain Chavanel's tattoo is bad enough. You're officially on notice, UCI. In the meantime, the Cycopaths recommend Bushwick Bill's Guide to Crashing.
Not too soft.
Not too soft.
1 comment:
i don't know. i think it's a conspiracy to put the national spotlight on cycling. proof? it was featured on inside edition today. it's called taking one for the team. no?
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