Jul 10, 2015 -- 3:34PM, cedarmaster wrote:
https://youtu.be/7raIxrzodt4for those of you that havent seen this, it shows the mayhem of a crash and the cries of riders in real pain. Quite an eye opener. Makes you appreciate more what the riders actually go through
Yeah cedar I watched that one the other day. Footage from a Gopro on the OGE mechanic. Matthews is strolling around in a bit of a daze, skin off everywhere and two fractured ribs, mechanic goes and gets him a new bike, he gets back on and finishes the stage. Impey waiting for a new bike from the mechanic, mechanic brings one back for him and asks "are you ok?", he replies "shoulders sore" he gets on the bike asks for a couple of bottles and finishes the stage, is later found to have a broken collarbone. Gerrans just standing around, checking on other riders with broken bones in his wrist, on the positive side for him, apparently as he requires surgery on his wrist and hand he can have the plate in his collarbone removed at the same time. OGE mechanic was earning his money there, I think I counted him speaking four different languages. I dont really get into the off-bike persona's of the riders myself usually or social media in general but OGE do put out some good stuff on twitter and youtube.