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Spectator with sign causes massive Tour De France pile up
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ymoc
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I was watching this live. Not gonna lie, I got mad as all hell.
Apparently they are looking for this woman.
Based on the medical report among other injuries were notably (and out of the race):
Konovalovas - head trauma and loss of consciousness, concussion.
Lemoine - four broken ribs, a moderate pneumothorax and a head wound
Froome - hip and thorax trauma (will he continue the race?).
Soler - finished the race with fractures to both elbows - the end of the radius on both arms and the ulna of his left arm and is out of the race
Apparently they are looking for this woman.
Based on the medical report among other injuries were notably (and out of the race):
Konovalovas - head trauma and loss of consciousness, concussion.
Lemoine - four broken ribs, a moderate pneumothorax and a head wound
Froome - hip and thorax trauma (will he continue the race?).
Soler - finished the race with fractures to both elbows - the end of the radius on both arms and the ulna of his left arm and is out of the race
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
probably wasn’t expecting anybody to be playing defense
funkygunther
Banned
Typical arrogant cyclist probably saw her 200 yards off and carried on forwards expecting her to move
ipukespiders
Member
Yet another cunt more concerned with the camera's spotlight instead of the actual sport in progress.
SidViscous
Member
If her sign was a drug test the results would have looked similar.
ArtemisClydeFrog
Banned
Not an expert but a loose translation seems to be "Hey mum I'm on twitch!"
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StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Lets be honest guys.
The only time cycling is worth watching is giant spills.
That spectator just doubled Tour de France ratings.
The only time cycling is worth watching is giant spills.
That spectator just doubled Tour de France ratings.
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INC
Member
I really hope her grandparents were avid cyclists, and looked forward to the event every year, now only to see their grand daughter ruin the entire thing, its almost worth it now
ArtemisClydeFrog
Banned
I didn't even know it was going on, or how long it's supposed to last for.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
All I know is it's like 20 stages, the first place guy wears a yellow jersey, and there's a mix of flat, downhill and mountain stages, where some cyclists are better at one type than another.
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
Well i hope she gets nailed hard for this. You singlehandedly fucked someone's season that has been training years to get to this stage just so you can be "cool" on TV. This is gonna be a huge punishment if true about injuries.
bender
What time is it?
My dad would record NASCAR only to watch it later by fast forwarding to the wrecks.
Kenpachii
Member
U mean, biking with 30 people on a road that's ment for 10, would not result in crashes? Seems pretty safe to me rofl.
Honestly tour is such a joke.
The whole rules are laughable, they got like 7 people, forming a wind shield around the sprinter, they do all the work for the entire run, just so the sprinter at the end can run and take the win.
What they should start doing is, remove the entire teams, just have the sprinters, and have 10 meters in between them so they all catch the same wind.
But na, lets just keep going like this.
Honestly tour is such a joke.
The whole rules are laughable, they got like 7 people, forming a wind shield around the sprinter, they do all the work for the entire run, just so the sprinter at the end can run and take the win.
What they should start doing is, remove the entire teams, just have the sprinters, and have 10 meters in between them so they all catch the same wind.
But na, lets just keep going like this.
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mansoor1980
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T8SC
Gold Member
Froome - "No fractures thankfully but there’s a lot of swelling & bruising to my left leg and thorax. I’m going to try get a good night’s rest & see how things look in the morning before making any decisions with the medical team. Thanks for the many messages of support X"
Dumb bitch wasn't even watching the race.
Dumb bitch wasn't even watching the race.
ultrazilla
Gold Member
This is basically like watching Nascar if you aint a sister humping, inbred, white trash red neck. You watch for the crashes.
It's ok. You know I'm right and so is
StreetsofBeige
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
AlteredForms
Banned
What an absolute stupid clueless bitch. And to add insult to injury, her sign was absolute dogshit, with some ink on a piece of tacky cardboard.
Julius Ibidus
Member
i don't watch the tour that often but wow, those are car accident level injuries, particularly Lemoines. just wow.
INC
Member
pretty sure the sign said something different originally lol
mansoor1980
Gold Member
well that would cause a shitstorm , i was hoping for a "I HATE TOUR DE FRANCE" edit of that img
Paulxo87
Member
ya beat me to it lol
xrnzaaas
Member
Bicycle races remind me of old rallies. The spectators want to be very close to the participants and with the modern age of sharing every aspect of your life on social media asshats are even more likely to cause an accident. I think more efforts should be made into distancing the cyclists from the spectators, even if it's difficult to be done logistically on longer stages.
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StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Never understood fans at cycling races.
There's surely some main hubs people group up at. The cyclists coming zooming down the road and blow by you in 2 seconds.
Now what? Does the average cycling spectator stand there for hours watching every cyclist ride by? Does the average person standing there even know who the cyclists are by number or jersey?
There's surely some main hubs people group up at. The cyclists coming zooming down the road and blow by you in 2 seconds.
Now what? Does the average cycling spectator stand there for hours watching every cyclist ride by? Does the average person standing there even know who the cyclists are by number or jersey?
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Maybe car and cyclists races should have one mandatory crash per race.This is basically like watching Nascar if you aint a sister humping, inbred, white trash red neck. You watch for the crashes.
It's ok. You know I'm right and so is
And the winner is the one (or team) that can hurry up, patch up the car or bike, and ride to victory.
Think of it like those weird cooking shows where the contestants are given shitty ingredients and they have to make do making something tasty with a bad starting hand.
That's a true triumph! lol
I guarantee ratings would 10-fold if fans knew one pileup happened every race. I'd watch it. An the only race car drivers I know are Schumacher, one-hit wonder Jacque Villaneuve, Hamilton, Danica Patrick, Ayrton Senna (from Genesis gaming) and Dale Earnheart (I think he's dead). No idea who the rest of the 100s of racer are.
Oh, forgot Jean Alesi from playing Formula on PS1.
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Lock her up
Patrick S.
Banned
No, that's the sign as it was when they shot the scene. They only changed it to "I hate N......" digitally afterwards. The scene was filmed in a bad neighbourhood, and standing there with a sign saying I hate N...... was considered too dangerous for the actor and crew.
INC
Member
Ha, well there you go
mansoor1980
Gold Member
really? the N word was added later?
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godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Let’s roll back society.
Amazing how it is politically correct to shit on low income white people, but it is a crime to say anything about any other ethnic group.
I say this as a person of color; the double standard will eventually destroy any semblance of unity in the USA.
This is basically like watching Nascar if you aint a sister humping, inbred, white trash red neck. You watch for the crashes.
It's ok. You know I'm right and so is
Amazing how it is politically correct to shit on low income white people, but it is a crime to say anything about any other ethnic group.
I say this as a person of color; the double standard will eventually destroy any semblance of unity in the USA.
synchronicity
Member
But this was only one girl...
ArtemisClydeFrog
Banned
How is it a crime to say anything about other ethnic groups? Say what you want, nobody's stopping you or anybody else. You can tell it's not a crime to say anything about any other ethnic group by the way a sizeable portion of America is openly saying things about other ethnic groups and not being arrested for it.
Definitely though he needs to tone back that language, as we know NASCAR is the birthplace of many American ideals and rights, and their events are known for being highly diverse and minority-friendly. Remember, even some die-hard NASCAR fans tried CANCELLING them after they banned the confederate flag from being displayed by the fans!
Anyways, back to the dipshit with the sign. Did they ever find her?
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Funny that you take an issue with me highlighting the double standard, but not the double standard.
I don't blame you, you are just the product of the dominant culture that demonizes low income white people in the "flyover states". I used to be like you until I started traveling through the rust belt and realized that the ignorance and racism attributed to those individuals was overblown, and that the poverty was mainly the product of a government that had turned their back on them; like moving all industrial labor to other countries and facilitating the distribution of opioids.
I still remember the day I met the grandparents of a woman I used to date, they lived in the most humble of places in some god forsaken corner of Oklahoma, and had never left their little town.
Before that trip, I had heard from my intellectual friends here in the Bay Area that I was asking for trouble, that I was going to be lynched, called names, and go through trauma. Nevertheless, the only name these people ever called me was "San Francisco"; they welcomed me with open arms and had tons of questions about how things operate in Silicon Valley.
During subsequent trips that opened my eyes, I realized how much demonization propaganda is distributed here in California about what America is really all about. We are taught to hate our neighbors pushed into an ideology war that truly doesn't exist outside of the internet.
If you ever want to know who really watches Nascar, attend a race, don't take it from the news. I have never gone to a Nascar race, but I have been at the raceway in Kern County, the "redneck" part of California, where I also met tons of amazing individuals, and I never saw a hint of racism or homophobia.
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Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
You say that like this is uncommon when it comes to major events like this. Do you think the average spectator at a NASCAR event knows the cars? The teams? The drivers? What about football? You think Billy Joe and Holly Hughes in seats 543 and 544 know who is playing on the offensive line? Or who the cornerbacks are? Who the special teams coaches are? Same goes for Tennis, Basketball, or any other sport. Golf is probably the best example. You think everyone is standing at hole #13 to see Jim Fuzzies from FuckKnowsWhere? No they are there to see Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, and Rory. Everyone else that passes through is a "Oh hey that's fun" kind of moment. I imagine the TDF is no different.
People go to stuff like this either to see someone/some team very specific they are a fan of or just to see the event in general. To take part in the spectacle itself. Everything else is just extra.
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ManaByte
Gold Member
No, it was blank when filmed. The "I Hate Every Body" sign is the edited for TV version.
poodaddy
Member
I literally drive right the fuck next to em in the same lane. Scares the shit out of em lol.
LordCBH
Member
Everyone looks at me like I’m a madman when I demand they register their bikes and pay wheel taxes like I do on my car lol. Hey. They gonna use the road they get to help with the upkeep as far as I am concerned lol
INC
Member
I think horse riders should be made to pick up their horses shit off the road, its a hazard technically, I have to pick up my dogs shit, if I don't I can get a £1000 fine
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