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[Closed] Tour Down Under Crash - want to hear a pair of carbon forks snap?

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keep an ear and eye on the red Canyon. On the slow mo it's a real 'pop'

few more details on road.cc

[url= http://road.cc/content/news/140943-video-board-footage-j%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-roy-miraculously-escapes-crash-tour-down-under-finish ]http://road.cc/content/news/140943-video-board-footage-j%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-roy-miraculously-escapes-crash-tour-down-under-finish[/url]

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I hadn't watched the video from the other angle on that link. Ouch 🙁


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 10:21 am
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Skills staying upright.


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 10:30 am
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Skills staying upright.

must be an ex-mountainbiker


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 10:35 am
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😀

That only helps with descending doesn't it?


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 10:40 am
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For true Ligget-esque effect you really need to say it describing someone who actually piles into the meleé in the nanoseconds after the comment!


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 10:46 am
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ugh - looks nasty on that second angle.


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 10:55 am
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Ouch, but what's the Sky rider doing in the second angle?


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 10:59 am
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Dull! (apparently 🙄 )


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 11:07 am
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Ouch, but what's the Sky rider doing in the second angle?

That would be Stanard skating on his cleats looking for his bike that he was just sitting on a millisecond before.


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 11:24 am
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And exhibiting some pretty mad skills to suddenly be stood on your road shoes at 40mph and not instantly face plant!


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 11:41 am
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I'd be diving into my suitcase of courage to avoid that lot


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 12:15 pm
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You'd be doing a job of work to stay upright, in this sport of professional bike racing.


 
Posted : 23/01/2015 12:29 pm