Tour of Missouri

iainf72

From cyclingnews live commentry.

Dan Schmatz, the BMC sprinter who collided with an armadillo in stage two is at the finish line and announcing the race.

Brilliant - They know how to do it in the US - Who needs dopey labradors when you've got armadillos!

LangerDan

iainf72 wrote:

From cyclingnews live commentry.

Dan Schmatz, the BMC sprinter who collided with an armadillo in stage two is at the finish line and announcing the race.

Brilliant - They know how to do it in the US - Who needs dopey labradors when you've got armadillos!

I think armadillos have a habit of curling up when threatened and then springing up into the air. While you're busy saying "What the fu..." and crashing, the armadillo makes good its escape.

Theres a world-class physical therapist based in Limerick called Ger Hartmann who includes many of the worlds top runners as his clients. Prior to this line of work, he used to be a triathlete until an armadillo hopped into his front wheel - the resulting crash broke his pelvis, IIRC and he packed in the triathlons.