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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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I was so stoked for Tony M. yesterday, to be so close yet so far 3 times, and then get it!!!
Close one at the end today.
Did you see how much faster Peter S. was going that Andre G. at the end? Bad timing though, he got boxed in just at the critical moment.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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It's like golf; You have to play the wind correctly.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Thinking about those long flattish stages with a sprint finish reminds me of what a friend once said about NBA basketball games: "Why don't they just give each team 100 points and then play for one minute?"
At least it looks like the race organizers have woken up to the fact that a lot of people find those stages boring, and this year have tried to include more stages that can impact the GC.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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I'm no doctor, but it looks like Martin just broke his collarbone.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Massive Armstrong hangover going on.....only 3 Americans among 198 starters.
What does this have to do with anything? This is not about America or Lance.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Please never post about the day's stage again, until later in the evening.
How about you just don't read this thread till you've watched the stage in the evening, and let the rest of us post as we wish. We are all interested in sharing the news of the day's race, and if you don't want to know it, don't click it.
Has there been any news about Martin's collarbone yet? That arm posture is sure typical of a broken collarbone, and if that's the case, he's out.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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So bummed for Tony, it looked like he knows it's bad.
Yay Daniel!
Sagan, will be in green soon.
Tyler talking about Daniels score.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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According to The Guardian:
He left for hospital for x-rays almost immediately and later took to Twitter to confirm a fractured collarbone.
“Collarbone is broken. We will discuss further steps,” he wrote.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Maybe he can continue.
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Tony's out...
All this crashing is getting a little ridiculous. Understand the weather aspects and all, but its getting so the odds of actually being able to finish a race are going to hell.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Damn....could you contemporaneous posters at least preface your posts with "spoiler alert"??? Purdy Pleeze?
Susan
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Maybe he can continue.
No, he's out for sure. See the statement from the doc, below. But even if the frx was just a simple clean break, he'd be out anyway. You just can't pull or push with an arm below a broken collarbone.
“Unfortunately, the collarbone is a lateral fracture,” team doctor Helge Riepenhof said. “The collarbone is in lots of pieces, so it was a major impact. One of the pieces came through the skin, which means it’s an open fracture. Therefore, even if it was Tony’s [Martin] wish to start tomorrow, I have to say he is not allowed to. Riders always want to race. Tony especially. He’s shown in the last years that even with broken bones that he will race if possible. But this is a medical situation where this is impossible. He needs surgery straight away, and that is why we are going to the hospital now. We will fix the collarbone there. He is already on antibiotics. It’s a serious injury, and that is why we can’t risk anything and why he cannot be at the start tomorrow.”
Read more at http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/07/news/tour-yellow-jersey-martin-says-its-broken-stybar-wins-stage_377359#rkdcQUVhRQc7A5VD.99
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jus' sayin'...
I wonder if he had a complete break. Or more of a crack or greenstick type fracture.
I broke my collarbone in a bike crash about 25 years ago, and have no idea how anyone could pull hard on handlebars in that situation. Mind you, I had some other damage, but it was the collarbone that said "NO!" when I tried to ride.
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Article just says "with a double fracture of his right collarbone."
I would expect just about any way you slice it, having it busted in any way would have to hurt HUGE.
Later in the article it talks about some dude claiming the supposed break was a PR stunt, but they published the X-rays in the paper, so I'm thinking that put it to bed.
Tough guy... to say the least.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Jul 10, 2015 - 08:38am PT
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It looks like Cav isn't over the hill!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jul 10, 2015 - 10:03am PT
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First Lars, hero much respect from this wee one I hope your ok ,man stop scaring us , , ,okay that out of the way
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Jul 9, 2015 - 10:14am PT
They eat snails in France"
Well I am deathly allergic to them things
, I nearly died in the Adirondacks' Lake Placid Club back 30 years ago
But that saved me from learning the rules of ice clambering until the technology
Caught up with our skills as climbers.
The Tour de France the extreme Dream of every kids who ever road a bike too far in one direction and had to try to peddle back it sucked more if the bike was borrowed and you had to return it and then drag azzback home,on foot.
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