heck of a case of road rash!
09-16-02 | 11:50 PM
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heck of a case of road rash!
U.S. Postal's Michael Barry of Canada rides on despite crashing earlier during the 174 kilometer (108 mile) 8th stage of the Tour of Spain, Vuelta a Espana, cycling race from Malaga to Ubrique, southern Spain, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002. (AP Photo/Denis Doyle)
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09-17-02 | 10:14 AM
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Oh, the pain, wait until they have to scrub the dirt out, OH THE PAIN 
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09-17-02 | 10:24 AM
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09-17-02 | 12:07 PM
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To add insult ot injury I believe that he got
run over by one of the official motorcycles. I heard
something about that while watching the stage but
never saw any follow up about it.
Marty
edit note:
Here is Barry's recount of the incident
the above quote is from Velonews.
run over by one of the official motorcycles. I heard
something about that while watching the stage but
never saw any follow up about it.
Marty
edit note:
Here is Barry's recount of the incident
"I have a lot of cuts, some pretty deep, but no broken bones. At 50 km into the stage, three of us crashed going around a corner at high-speed. I went off the road at about 65kph," Barry recounted.
"I went face-first and ripped open my chin and knees on the pavement but then was hit by a following motorcycle. The front wheel was on my chest when I tried to get up and left tire marks on the back and front of my torso. I think the bike pretty much came to a stop with me underneath as my radio was flattened and the back of my jersey torn to shreds," he said. "All in all, I was pretty lucky as the bike could have done a lot more damage. Anyhow, I am not going to world championships and my season is now over."
"I went face-first and ripped open my chin and knees on the pavement but then was hit by a following motorcycle. The front wheel was on my chest when I tried to get up and left tire marks on the back and front of my torso. I think the bike pretty much came to a stop with me underneath as my radio was flattened and the back of my jersey torn to shreds," he said. "All in all, I was pretty lucky as the bike could have done a lot more damage. Anyhow, I am not going to world championships and my season is now over."
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09-17-02 | 03:01 PM
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Bikes: 1 trek, serotta, rih, de Reus, Pogliaghi and finally a Zieleman! and got a DeRosa
Here's Barry under the motorcycle before he
rode off and the road rash picture was taken
Marty
rode off and the road rash picture was taken
Marty
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09-17-02 | 03:56 PM
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He won't be rolling over much in his sleep. Those motorcycles are irritating, I'd be ready to kick the poop out of those guys at the end of a race - assuming I had the energy.
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09-17-02 | 09:35 PM
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not bad.
my face looked like that once after a fall.
seriously.
I still rode the 6 six mile home, after riding for a bit longer w/ my friends.
I was 13 and my parents had just left for a week long vacation, leaving me at home by myself.
ah, the good old days...........
my face looked like that once after a fall.
seriously.
I still rode the 6 six mile home, after riding for a bit longer w/ my friends.
I was 13 and my parents had just left for a week long vacation, leaving me at home by myself.
ah, the good old days...........
09-20-02 | 02:16 PM
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I'm not sure what is the worst part of the whole thing.
1.Crashing at 65kph
2.Getting run over by a motorcycle
3.Having your backside clearly visible through what used to be your uniform and then have every photographer in Spain take pictures and post them on the Internet...
Barry is a real warrior. How many other riders would have just packed it in once they got run over? He kept on riding...
1.Crashing at 65kph
2.Getting run over by a motorcycle
3.Having your backside clearly visible through what used to be your uniform and then have every photographer in Spain take pictures and post them on the Internet...
Barry is a real warrior. How many other riders would have just packed it in once they got run over? He kept on riding...
09-20-02 | 03:54 PM
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Originally posted by Brian_T
Barry is a real warrior. How many other riders would have just packed it in once they got run over? He kept on riding...
Barry is a real warrior. How many other riders would have just packed it in once they got run over? He kept on riding...
09-20-02 | 06:41 PM
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I think it was Gadeo from Jazztel.
OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! No wonder Michael barry had to bail out. He'll be a human scab for a while.
I actually felt like a real wuss this week. I crashed on railroad tracks and got up and went on. However, I'd landed on the palm of my left hand- the heel where it joins the wrist, and it hurt so much I couldn't grip the bars or squeeze the brakes. I actually have a very high threshold of pain but this was really really painful. So I had to bail feeling like a sap.
Maybe if I were being paid, maybe I'd have continued, but truly, it was hard to navigate with one hand. However, it could always be worse- all we need to remind us is a photo like this!
I remember seeing a similar photo of some guy from AXA in the Ronde Van Nederland last year- he'd also crashed and his shorts had basically been torn from his butt. YOWCH! On those cobblestones!
OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! No wonder Michael barry had to bail out. He'll be a human scab for a while.
I actually felt like a real wuss this week. I crashed on railroad tracks and got up and went on. However, I'd landed on the palm of my left hand- the heel where it joins the wrist, and it hurt so much I couldn't grip the bars or squeeze the brakes. I actually have a very high threshold of pain but this was really really painful. So I had to bail feeling like a sap.
Maybe if I were being paid, maybe I'd have continued, but truly, it was hard to navigate with one hand. However, it could always be worse- all we need to remind us is a photo like this!
I remember seeing a similar photo of some guy from AXA in the Ronde Van Nederland last year- he'd also crashed and his shorts had basically been torn from his butt. YOWCH! On those cobblestones!
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09-21-02 | 02:05 AM
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Did anyone notice he was wearing a helmet when he crashed?Just think how bad it could have been without a helmet...
This picture should serve as an inspiration to all of us that do wear helmets. Just see what you can survive with something on/in your head!
This picture should serve as an inspiration to all of us that do wear helmets. Just see what you can survive with something on/in your head!
