Unlucky Frank Schleck TDS *Spoilers*

Doobz
Doobz Posts: 2,800
edited June 2008 in Pro race
Poor dude was decending with one other break away rider and had a crash.. I am sure he would have taken the victory.. Hope he has not done too much damage
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    he comes in 2.52 behind the other riders kissing his St-Christopher pendant on his necklace
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    He landed on his feet, down that drop. I thought he was a gonna! So, too did the tv guys. They didn't replay it, until he came home.
    Don't like to be critical of the guy who explodes the lead group, but his bike handling is like Russian Roulette, especially on decents. He has a phenomenal record for crashing.
    Amstel Gold and Lombardy, last season. I've already seen him come off 4 times this season! :oops:
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    he landed on his feet? I am sure he said in the interview that he landed in the top of a tree.. This is the best I could do for a pic from the replay..

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  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    So who won?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,823
    Marcus Fothen, a minute or so ahead of the Yellow Jersey
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,573
    It's up on YouTube already;

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1RQcQhWtuTA
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Doobz wrote:
    he landed on his feet? I am sure he said in the interview that he landed in the top of a tree.. This is the best I could do for a pic from the replay..

    That's what I was told, straight after it happened. I was surprised too, if it's correct. A hell of a drop, if not for the trees. We'll find out I'm sure.

    Right, here it is folks.
    http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza.be/wielr ... r/1.326592
    then click on the right de val van Schleck
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  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Right, here it is folks.
    http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza.be/wielr ... r/1.326592
    Those commentators are on the ball - they spotted Schleck was going to crash before he did. If it was Duffers, he'd only have noticed after he crossed the finish line :wink:
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  • grimpeur
    grimpeur Posts: 230
    Another clip...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-WSpiTFR0

    ( It's a Youtube upload of the Sporza.be one )
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Doobz wrote:
    I am sure he would have taken the victory
    ..........not only for the stage, but he was also in line to take a lead in the overall - double DOOOH! but I guess he's counting his lucky stars after that wipeout
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,823
    I think it pales into comparison when you think about winning a bike race or being in the leader's jersey when you saw his face at the finish. He knew he was a lucky so and so and was just thankful to be alive. You just think "so what if I'm now out of the running, at least I'm not dead" !!!
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    That clip was featured on BBC Breakfast News with the glib comment "Make sure you always wear your helmet when you're cycling" :roll: - because of course, there's a high chance you'll plunge down a ravine on your commute into Dorking

    How come Aunty Beeb are only interested in cycling when it's
    a) The Tour
    b) a drugs story
    c) a bit of car-crash tv :twisted:
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  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    Bronzie wrote:
    That clip was featured on BBC Breakfast News with the glib comment "Make sure you always wear your helmet when you're cycling" :roll: - because of course, there's a high chance you'll plunge down a ravine on your commute into Dorking

    How come Aunty Beeb are only interested in cycling when it's
    a) The Tour
    b) a drugs story
    c) a bit of car-crash tv :twisted:

    Yeah I spotted that too. Numpty said 'those helmets are good'
    Coz they'll reall help if you fall down a ravine :roll:
    I dunno maybe the chap did bang his head, but I can't help feeling the helmet had little to do with his survival!
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    Could have been worse, they could have used some commentary from Duffers?!!!

    (Poor old boy is getting a slating in an adjacent thread)
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  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    Bronzie wrote:
    That clip was featured on BBC Breakfast News with the glib comment "Make sure you always wear your helmet when you're cycling" :roll: - because of course, there's a high chance you'll plunge down a ravine on your commute into Dorking

    How come Aunty Beeb are only interested in cycling when it's
    a) The Tour
    b) a drugs story
    c) a bit of car-crash tv :twisted:

    To be fair - didn't see all of the item, though, as I was in the kitchen at the time - my local BBC news did a piece this week on the guys from Southampton who won RAAM.

    David
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  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    Bronzie wrote:
    If it was Duffers, he'd only have noticed after he crossed the finish line :wink:

    As soon as that (plus there's always the off-chance that Duffers would have got Frank mixed up with his brother Andy)? Crikey!

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal

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