Vacansoleildcm rider johnny hoogerland of netherlands is seen. Its a threeweek race, starting on the first saturday in july, that includes about 20 daily stages, and two rest. Fury after tv car collides with tour riders in disturbing crash sport. The riders who survived the opening days crashes are starting to feel the effects of. As bad as that may sound, the collision wasnt where the damage occurred. Antonio flecha, left, were struck by a car during the ninth stage of the tour. The 4 worst crashes 0 of 4 with the biggest annual sporting event in the world coming to a conclusion yet again, let us take a look some of the crashes. Alberto contador was clearly tired after a winning a difficult giro ditalia.
I was surprised and i didnt have time to move out of the way. Car crashes into cyclists during ninth stage video by matt brooks. Beloki ended up with a fractured femur, elbow and wrist, and he wouldnt return to action again until 2004. A car driving personnel from the french channels that cover the tour collided with the cyclists in the winning escape, sending juanantonio flecha of team sky crashing. Johnny hoogerland finally receives compensation for 2011. Fury after tv car collides with tour riders in disturbing.
Hoogerland crashed after spanish rider juan antonio flecha was hit by a car belonging to tv station france 2. With riders piled up at the start of every stage and weaving their way through the pack in hairpin turns, collisions are simply part of the sport. Spains juan antonio flecha and hoogerland survived being hit at speed by a car which bore the marking of france television. It started on 2 july at the passage du gois and ended on the champselysees in paris on 24 july. Uci updates rules for the use of gravel roads in pro road races.
Check out these crashes that show the dangers of riding the tour. Hoogerland and spaniard juan antonio flecha were sent flying into a barbedwire fence. Team sky ponder legal action after flecha tour accident. Hoogerland then crashed into juan antonio flecha, and the spaniard landed on a barbed wired fence. In stage 9 during the 2011 tour, a french television car swerved and clipped juan antonio flecha, who was pushed into a pair of other riders. Hoogerland and flecha survived being hit at speed by a car which bore. With only 36km to go on the ninth stage of the tour 2011, hoogerland and juan antonio flecha sky. Team sky rider says hes had no apology from france television. There are a significant number of spectacular crashes on the tour. Juan antonio flecha sky is assisted following his heavy crash. Celeste ng, ann patchett, min jin lee and others on the books that bring them comfort. Nastya and papa pretend play of toy shop and other toys compilation duration.
Its the most watched singular sport event in the world. Johnny hoogerland hits barbed wire fence in crash french television car hits skys juan antonio flecha, sending him tumbling and knocking johnny hoogerland into a barbed. Thomas voeckler took the lead after a crash marred stage 9 and held it with courage and tenacity until stage 19, which determined the tour s outcome when cadel evans did the ride of his. The auto swerved into sky rider juan antonio flecha. Theyre violent and disruptive, and they hurt riders who trained all year to be at the tour only to go home in bandages. Its certainly one of the most barbaric in the long history of the event. He was the highest placed dutchman in the mens road race at the 2009.
He finished in 12th place in both the tour of flanders and the gc of the vuelta. British team seek action over flechas crash with france television car. Let us take you back to 2011, when johnny hoogerland and juan antonio flecha were knocked off their bikes by a passing press car, and thrown straight into a barbed wire fence. The cyclists competed in 21 stages over 23 days, covering a distance of 3,430.
The media car attempted to pass them on a narrow road and ended up hitting flecha. In 2009 hoogerland won the driedaagse van westvlaanderen, taking stage 1 along the way. Full list of all national public broadcasters linked to eurovision sport in the press release in the. The group of cyclists were on a narrow country road only 22 miles from the finish of a stage. Entering the day in second place overall, beloki hit a patch of road tar that had melted. Christian vande velde gets a push after the early crash.
On the ninth stage, a france television car swerved on a narrow road to avoid a tree on the side, hitting team skys juan antonio flecha and causing hoogerland to crash. Johnny hoogerland born may 1983 is a dutch former professional cyclist, who rode. Full list of all national public broadcasters linked to. Scary highspeed crash on mountain descent shakes up. Juan antonio flecha giannoni born 17 september 1977 is an argentineborn spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2000 and 20. Its essentially in two parts, the introduction and the stages. The next, he was sprawled out at the side of a country road, his shorts. Dutchman johnny hoogerland and juan antonio flecha had been part of a fiveman breakaway that was vying for victory in the 208 km stage. Graham watson dutchman johnny hoogerland has received insurance compensation three years after a media car ran him and juan antonio. Chris froomes crash was accident waiting to happen due to. He added that organisers had been informed of vinokourovs positive test by astana, not the uci.
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