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Old 07-16-10, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
Just exactly what kind of course would Frank Schleck find not life thretening?

For a professional cyclist, he is not the best bike handler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O5d94P6JGo
It looks like either he panicked and clipped out to put his foot down (that trick only works on motorbikes...), or he may not have been leaning enough and, rather than countersteering more to tighten up his line, subconsciously compensated for the turn by rotating his feet (in a way similar to those whose wave their controller around when playing Tetris to move their blocks further over on the screen, you know who you are), then his foot inadvertently clipped out. Both of those explanations are noob mistakes, though. So, maybe he was really tired/fatigued and had a lapse of judgement, or maybe he isn't all that confident at bike handling; pro or otherwise. Either way, I'm convinced that his foot coming off of the pedal is what caused the crash. It's amazing how much it affects control.
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