Blimey, I didn't think he'd got back on the same bike.
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
That might explain the reports of a second crash!
Feel sorry for Porte, that looked very nasty, but it was a bike handling error on his part. What I'm really gutted about is that he took out Dan Martin at the same time - seriously impressed that Dan didn't lose too much time, but it's still probably enough to put him out of GC contention.
smutchin
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- The Red Enclave
Is this post what you might call a Memento Mori?
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Guru
Geraint's x-ray
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
nowt gaffer tape and zip ties couldn't fix....
roadrash
cycle chatterer
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- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
couldn't agree more I would love to have seen dan martin on the GC podium
Fight.The.Power
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Broken collarbone and hip for Richie Porte
BalkanExpress
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how wonderfully amazing said:
SWSteve
Guru
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- Bristol...ish
Wasn't he on a neutral bike?
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Guru
No idea, his front brake was neutral
themosquitoking
Guru
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- Spain
Think he had neutral wheels.
Fight.The.Power
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UPDATE: no fractures for @majkaformal but heavy contusions. we will see how he feels tomorrow and then decide if he can continue #TDF2017
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Just watched ITV highlights and they mentioned Mavic service assistance and that he was on his own bike as his own car was not there. So it looks like he set off with new wheels from Mavic car and his own bike with broken front brake.
Supersuperleeds
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The highlights clearly showed Dan Martin got back on his own bike with two neutral service wheels put on it.
They also said in the highlights that Dan Martin hit Urans dérailleur in the crash and that is what knackered his gears up. Pretty impressive riding that distance at that pace with effectively two gears.
They also said in the highlights that Dan Martin hit Urans dérailleur in the crash and that is what knackered his gears up. Pretty impressive riding that distance at that pace with effectively two gears.
