Je suis désolé mon brave, je ne voyais pas vous

[ferret fur]

I doubt the driver on stage 9 was expecting to see a bike just there.

(with apologies to google translate.)

 

[Rapples]

Putain de Merde* that was nasty. Poor guy who hit the barbed wire was KOM, was in tears on the Podium

*Apologies for my French

 

[raindog]

*Apologies for my French

I should think so.

 

[Adasta]

je suis desole petit espagnol mais, n'etant pas francais, t'es rien qu'une cible pour ma voiture.

Poor driving from a professional.

 

[asterix]

I believe the tree jumped into the road in front of the car. The driver was left with no option.

(I am very sorry for Hoogerland)

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Driver should be sacked for that, what an appalling bit of driving, hats of to the rider for remounting and finishing the stage.

 

[gavroche]

That's why these guys are so exceptional. Could you see a footballer or other sportsman get up and carry on like that?

 

[summerdays]

Just saw it on the news a few minutes ago ... was impressed with the first aid on the move...... though less impressed with the driving. Will it affect the chances of those involved?

 

[addictfreak]

I missed todays live stage due to other commitments. But caught the end of the highlights. A terrible accident (one of many today), but it shows the courage of these guys. Total respect! Johnny Hoogerlands comments i the after race interview made me respect him even more, didnt blame anyone said it was just one of those things, before saying he was off to hospital and expecting 30 stitches!

 

[Will1985]

That's why these guys are so exceptional. Could you see a footballer or other sportsman get up and carry on like that?

I'm not a fan of Vinokourov, but he is a tough guy to even agree to be moved up to the road by his teammates... you could clearly see he was in pain. Not the best way to end one's career

 

[Judderz]

If you want to see Hoogerlands injuries as he climbs back to his feet over the fence, the pics are on the Guardians website:

http://www.guardian....ce-2011-crashes