How can they ride in the commotion?
07-17-05, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Ostuni
i would not have the emotional intelligence to drive one of those vehicles - i would not be able to resist the urge to run those idiots down....
Id love to blind side them with a shoulder tackle while thier looking over thier shoulder sprinting.
07-17-05, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Ostuni
i would not have the emotional intelligence to drive one of those vehicles - i would not be able to resist the urge to run those idiots down....
They ran some guy over today!!
07-17-05, 10:00 AM
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OMG, stage 15 (today, Sunday) was unbelievable. I don't know how the riders even could see where to go, there were so many crazed Spanish fans on the road, jumping out of the way at the last second. And what's with all the people patting Jan on the ass? Encourage him, yeah, but keep your hands to yourself.
07-17-05, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Smoothie104
They ran some guy over today!!
So I laughed til the tears ran down my face.
Really, I hipe the guy is OK, but he did bring it on himself.
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07-17-05, 01:15 PM
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I am guessing you are refering to this? I found it quite funny, havent seen the live shots but the pics are worth a million
07-17-05, 01:39 PM
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After the Cornelius Horan incident in the Olympic Marathon, you'd think there'd be efforts to keep spectators back.
07-17-05, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Smoothie104
They ran some guy over today!!
07-17-05, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SunSwingsLow
Ive seen a few of them get tackled by police in the background shots...
07-17-05, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by va_cyclist
OMG, stage 15 (today, Sunday) was unbelievable. I don't know how the riders even could see where to go, there were so many crazed Spanish fans on the road, jumping out of the way at the last second....
07-17-05, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SunSwingsLow
...Id love to blind side them with a shoulder tackle while thier looking over thier shoulder sprinting...
07-17-05, 05:46 PM
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On the flip side of the tackling bozos who run with the riders. . .
at the Tour of Georgia last year there was an overzealous volunteer that grabbed a runner and threw him into me and very nearly sent my Hasselblad (for non photographers, ridiculously expensive camera) to the pavement. My fault for taking the camera onto the mountain into those crowds, but it pi$$ed me off none the less.
at the Tour of Georgia last year there was an overzealous volunteer that grabbed a runner and threw him into me and very nearly sent my Hasselblad (for non photographers, ridiculously expensive camera) to the pavement. My fault for taking the camera onto the mountain into those crowds, but it pi$$ed me off none the less.
07-18-05, 01:37 PM
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I've wondered if maybe the pros possibly have uncommonly calm nerves. Part of the whole efficiency in riding. Like how they all look so smooth on the bike compared to non-professionals.
07-18-05, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by KiddSisko
Except that Macevedo dude, who always looks like he's about to keel over at any second. But hey, whatever works.
07-18-05, 02:33 PM
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Maybe when those dorks stand in the middle of the road waiting to jump aside at the last moment, the heavy race officials standing out of the Credit Lyonnais car should yell, "On your RIGHT!"
But then they would probably just jump rightward into the path of the riders again.
But then they would probably just jump rightward into the path of the riders again.
07-18-05, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by DocRay
This is why a race like the TDF is not in the US, otherwise there would be three lawyers jogging behind the motorcycle.
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07-19-05, 07:19 AM
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apparently Kashechkin (whoever that is) got punched in the face by a fan during today's stage and ended up with a bloody nose.... wtf?
07-19-05, 08:28 AM
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He wasn't punched, a fan was slapping those air tubes together to make noise while cheering him on, he accidentally tagged him in the face with one.
07-19-05, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Laggard
Voigt said that if a fan ever took him down he'd punch the idiot before getting back on his bike.
Here is to story of todays incident https://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug...v=ap&type=lgns
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07-19-05, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ViperZ
He wasn't punched, a fan was slapping those air tubes together to make noise while cheering him on, he accidentally tagged him in the face with one.
07-19-05, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by collegeskier
I think he actually caught the guys or girls hand not just the noise maker and that is what caused the bloody nose. As far a punching remember that many people blame a rouge fan for punching Merkx in the kidney and costing him a sixth win.
I have to admit in the back of my mind I was worried for Lance during that 15 stage with the parting of the Red Sea of People, fearfull that it's possible that a crazed fan could quite easily end his bid for the 7th tour win like we have seen in other sports.
What was funny was the replay of the fan that was ran over by the Motorbike. I like when the camera man Be-yotch slapped him in the head once they got going again
07-21-05, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by cryogenic
apparently Kashechkin (whoever that is) got punched in the face by a fan during today's stage and ended up with a bloody nose.... wtf?
I he's still second but has now fallen an extra 1 1/2 minutes back of Popovych.
07-23-05, 06:50 AM
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On the ITT stage today they did a musical tribute to the Schluges, and there's a great vignette of a guy wrapped in an American flag getting grabbed by a Gendarme and thrown to the ground. All the personal injury attorneys must be salivating at that clip!
