Aviva Women's Tour **Spoiler alert**

[biggs682]

Ah but the public are in danger at the Women's Tour and the reasons why/how are "confidential" http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=97383

its a risk i will take and enjoy

 

[oldroadman]

They're announcing the team riders tomorrow, apparently

Usual thing, each team signs on the riders the day before, the list of engagements will be out later. Sign on for teams is usually in the afternoon before stage one. Then the organisation publish it, although they may have a good idea of who is coming, until the licences are presented to the commissaires anything can change.

 

[Ian193]

Going to Clacton tomorrow ready for the finish on Thursday taking our bikes and going for a spin both days looking forward to seeing the finishing sprint

 

[User169]

Lizzie Armistead wins today, but crashed just after the line. Looks like it could have been nasty.

 

[rich p]

Lizzie Armistead wins today, but crashed just after the line. Looks like it could have been nasty.

Ouch
http://velonews.competitor.com/2015...d-after-winning-stage-1-at-womens-tour_374186

 

[User169]

Ouch
http://velonews.competitor.com/2015...d-after-winning-stage-1-at-womens-tour_374186

30 mins on the floor doesn't sound very promising. Can't really see what happened from the footage in your link.

 

[simo105]

Tried to freeze a shot looks like she veered of course when celebrating and hit someone

 

[Rustybucket]

Tried to freeze a shot looks like she veered of course when celebrating and hit someone

Why is there someone standing there? How stupid!
I hope she is ok

 

[simo105]

Why is there someone standing there? How stupid!
I hope she is ok

If you watch the footage further on theres another guy about 2m further standing the wrong side of the barrier!

 

[Crackle]

It's the usual press huddle isn't it. I always thought it was a bit dangerous them being there to get the finish line shot.

 

[Rustybucket]

Also covered here:
http://road.cc/content/news/154577-...y-hurt-after-winning-aviva-womens-tour-opener

Should the title now have spoiler alert in it?

 

[Buddfox]

I think the person she hit was the race organiser who was standing there to prevent the encroachment of photographers. Why even he was there is beyond me, but it's clear Armitstead veers unexpectedly to the left. I hope she is OK.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I gather Lizzie Armitstead had a very nasty fall just over the finishing line today. Whether it was her victory celebrations or just photographers in her way - or both - I don't know but it appears that she was taken to hospital in a neck brace.

 

[mcshroom]

Radio says she was discharged from hospital half an hour ago. No news yet on injuries.

The photographers are stating that they were being kept in position by the race director and that she lost control of the bike, veering left.

Fingers crossed

 

[mcshroom]

Video here - http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/v...ospital-after-crash-during-race-31310326.html

looks like the bike veered left while she was riding no-handed. Quite a big fall, and she didn't move much after hitting the deck