It’s the drivers as much as the riders this year – that’s the 2nd one that’s been taken out by a motorbike / car. Incredible. The other guy’s in the fence.

Jeez, that looked bad. What on earth was the driver playing at?

bLOODY hELL!!

What on earth was the driver doing?

WTF, that driver won’t be with us tomorrow!

Now he’s telling the Team Sky car to go and take out that French TV car…..

Mental.

i really can’t understanda what that driver was playing at, i guess hoogerland won’t be finishing, i can’t see anyone being in a good state after that.

Hoogelandt was the guy who ended up in the fence. Flecha got sideswiped and that took out Hoogelandt too.

Jeez, that looked nasty, poor guys. Hope they’re both OK and the driver gets fired instantly.

That was nasty ….

Flecha is suffering but what about Hoogerland ….

This tour is just a bloodbath.

Driver will not be taking any further part in that race.

fence wire could have taken his head off

Flecha won’t get back on lead group now will he? 1′ 30″ down.

That driver needs the jail, never mind a ban!

Flecha was favourite to win the stage out of that breakaway, best sprinter in that group of 5 by far. Sky have had some rotten luck in this Tour. 🙁

Guess JAF will just float back into the main bunch now. Hoogerland back on the bike – incredible! He’s suffering though.

What an idiot driver. What’s the betting there will be a lot fewer narrow roads in next year’s race?

Blood, sweat and gears. It always is! That contador video is pretty dubious as well. Surely Saxobank would have protested if Contador was actually attacked.

Can’t believe Hoogerland’s riding his bike after that! #realmenridebikes.

Flecha’s day is done, tomorrow is the rest day so hopefully a good nights sleep and the rest day

Well Hoogerlands is still going messy though.

Hoogelandts up and riding

Getting taped up by the doctor on the go. Awesome!

sliced and diced.

Some properly hard men in the TDF.

he’s not happy though
that driver wants fining for that, at least

Look at him riding, he’s in agony! 🙁

lost for words

Magnus Backstedt on Twitter just now:

Hoogerland is a hard man! Respect to get back up after that! I hope he can continue! #suetheshitoutofthedriver someone should pay for that!

Don’t ever tell me road riders are soft…

TdF riders are not soft

footballers are soft

road riders are frickin nails

voekler taking a hell of a lot of sticky bottles today

That’s just disgraceful 👿

“sticky bottles”

❓

yes – sticky bottles

hoogerland is a proper mess- shame a s he been super aggressive all tour

Hoogerland is pouring blood, he’s just gone out the back of the main bunch along with Flecha. Looks like they’ll both just roll in and hope they make the time cut…

Sticky bottles are similar to magic spanners.

When the team car hands you a bottle and it takes about 30 seconds. Basically the rider getting a bit of a push.

Flecha hasnt yet been caught by the bunch

Sticky bottles are similar to magic spanners.

still none the wiser. Im wearing my weekend brain, give me a chance! 😉

EDIT: ahh, thanks jon.

Stupid idiot was trying to squeeze through with two wheels on the verge, having either under estimated the closing gap as the tree stuck out or he hadn’t even registered it!

For the riders sake I hope they both finish the stage & the driver is charged with reckless driving & endangering life.

Flecha hasnt yet been caught by the bunch

Oh yeah. Oops! 😳

hope hoogerland can beat the red light. WOuld be a shame if he didnt get he shirt tonight.