The professional cycling thread

[budgie smuggler]

S10GTA said:

That looks like some kind of brake failure. Nobody would take that corner at that speed out of choice. His bike leaves the road at the approach to the corner due to the speed.

Noticed a couple of other riders hit the motorbike just afterwards too.

I thought that at first but now I doubt it, as he's pulling a stoppie towards the end, implying near maximum braking.
And yeah, bit of a stter that the motorcycle decided to stop where it did leaving nowhere for those two riders to go.

[ewenm]

Froome confirmed for La Vuelta. Looks like everyone but Contador will be there.

[Some Gump]

^ i just came by to post that same great news.

Hoping he can do well, but my money would be on Quintana.

[JustinF]

The downhill camera doesn't tell the whole story, that camera below seems to suggest he flew around the right hander above, possibly expecting a little more road before the next bend, this put him on the inside line for the much sharper left hander following, grabbing all the brake he could was the only option.
Here's to a full and swift recovery.

[JuniorD]

JustinF said:

The downhill camera doesn't tell the whole story, that camera below seems to suggest he flew around the right hander above, possibly expecting a little more road before the next bend, this put him on the inside line for the much sharper left hander following, grabbing all the brake he could was the only option.
Here's to a full and swift recovery.

What a champ. Broken pelvis, broken ribs, a fractured sacrum and a pneumothorax. He broke two legs in 2007 in a crash with a lorry and came back stronger.

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/brammeier-...

[johnxjsc1985]

JuniorD said:

What a champ. Broken pelvis, broken ribs, a fractured sacrum and a pneumothorax. He broke two legs in 2007 in a crash with a lorry and came back stronger.

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/brammeier-...

first saw him as a skinny yoof riding for Liverpool century. that was a hell of a hit and its going to take some recovery best wishes and a speedy recovery Matt.

[CoolC]

[spikeyhead]

Nibali's been kicked of the Vuelta for a very sticky bottle.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/34035096

[VEA]

Footage of the event.

https://youtu.be/hSQW8OX8VqA?t=26s

What an idiot.

[London424]

spikeyhead said:

Nibali's been kicked of the Vuelta for a very sticky bottle.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/34035096

He might as well have just jumped in the back of the car!

[Chris Stott]

VEA said:

Footage of the event.

https://youtu.be/hSQW8OX8VqA?t=26s

What an idiot.

How did they think they'd ever get away with that.

[johnxjsc1985]

Chris Stott said:

How did they think they'd ever get away with that.

should have said his handlebar got caught in the mirror

[Johnny]

Would have been more believable than the nonsense he spouted earlier...

[Some Gump]

Do you think he can watch the interview back without cringing to death? He must know those noises he's making are lies.
100 yards? LMAO.

[KTF]

"I thought I'd get a fine and time penalty that would take me out of the overall classification. After all, I won't be the first or last to do this kind of thing."

So they knew full well what they were doing and thought it a time penalty or similar would be better than being way behind.

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/34040497

[Leithen]

Astana really ought to be chucked out of the sport. They won't because money talks, but they've made a mockery of things with their doping scandals and employee history and now this.

[spikeyhead]

Sagan and now another Tinkoff rider out of the Vuelta thanks to motorcycle crashes. Oleg is very unhappy.

BBC reporting that Froome may not start today after falling off yesterday

[Jonnny]

WTF is going on with the bikes, wouldn't blame Oleg for removing his team.

[funkyrobot]

Jonnny said:

WTF is going on with the bikes, wouldn't blame Oleg for removing his team.

Utterly bizarre isn't it.

[DeltonaS]

Tom Dumoulin

Froomy how where are you. Looking forward to next years TdF.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-QX_4Q__5I