Crash

[fossyant]

Anyone see the crash on Stage 13 Narbonne to Nimes with about 10 km to go.....Sven Krauss....Spesh Tarmac bike smashed in half...oh...errr..ouch..

What a mess..............

Case for clipless for new riders here - i.e. you detatch in a crash.... ouch..flipping ouch !

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Yep. Saw it on the ITV4 coverage. I think he collided with a road centre sign. He was lucky to get up and walk away.

 

[Aperitif]

The 'road sign' didn't fare too well after it got tonked either!

 

[4F]

The other riders did really well to avoid that. I note that his seatpost appeared to be clipless as well as that landed about 4 foot away

 

[Rob S]

I note that his seatpost appeared to be clipless as well as that landed about 4 foot away

Wasn't the seatpost....his white saddle was very clearly still attached to the back half of the bike.

 

[mondobongo]

Jeez he was lucky to walk away from that he didn't half go bike flew through the air and then when it was picked up was in 2 pieces.

 

[fossyant]

Thought the part was probably a fork blade or seat stay....anyway, it was totally in bits !

 

[andy_wrx]

Yeah, that's what happens if you ride a carbon fibre bike.

Now if it had been titanium...





(yawn)

 

[Smokin Joe]

Yeah, that's what happens if you ride a carbon fibre bike.

Now if it had been titanium...





(yawn)

Modern rubbish, both of those.

If it had been 531 not only would it have been undamaged, it would have picked itself up, lifted the rider onto it's back and raced past the bunch at such speed the rider would have been in yellow that night with an unassailable lead.

 

[yenrod]

Yeah, that's what happens if you ride a carbon fibre bike.

Now if it had been titanium...





(yawn)

Maybe i'll stick with the alu - and will get that custom steel job !

 

[Keith Oates]

Maybe if it was steel it would not have broken but bent around into a 'U' and trapped his leg inside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chuffy]

Maybe if it was steel it would not have broken but bent around into a 'U' and trapped his leg inside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh hush Keith. Smokin' Joe has it right...

 

[Keith Oates]

OK, I didn't say that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chuffy]