Tony Martin knocked down by car

Harrybelafonte

Piece in Bicycling

Dubba

Nasty, doesn't sound good.

kennyb3

They need to make up their mind - did he hit a car or get knocked down - big bloody difference!

happytramp

kennyb3 wrote: »

They need to make up their mind - did he hit a car or get knocked down - big bloody difference!

It hardly matters does it? the result is the same, the guy is lucky he wasn't more seriously injured.

Sean02

comments like kenny bs . surely the admin can delete . what purpose does it serve.

Harrybelafonte

Am on phone so can't make the link hypertext, sorry.

Looks like he'll be going for surgery next week: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tony-martin-injured-in-training-accident?ns_campaign=news&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=cyclingnews&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0

galwaycyclist

Sean02 wrote: »

comments like kenny bs . surely the admin can delete . what purpose does it serve.

Why? It seems to me perfectly reasonable point to want clarified. Are you telling us that just because someone is an "elite" cyclist they are entitled to do what they like on the public highway?

Harrybelafonte

galwaycyclist wrote: »

Sean02 wrote: »

comments like kenny bs . surely the admin can delete . what purpose does it serve.

Why? It seems to me perfectly reasonable point to want clarified. Are you telling us that just because someone is an "elite" cyclist they are entitled to do what they like on the public highway?

Ah, you guys are the best. Always have your eye on what's important in this world. I applaud you and your unwavering duty to the essential truths of this life. Replies like these are what ensure that Boards.ie is filled with pertinent information and discussions, never needing anything in the way of filtration.

Beasty

OK guys, let's get back to the story

Thanks

Beasty

C3PO

Update here:

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11604/Tony-Martin-details-crash-which-totally-smashed-left-side-of-his-face.aspx

check_six

He says he was on a bike path and the driver probably crossed it.

Here in Ireland they'd be out making sure that the 'Yield' or 'Cyclists Dismount' signs were all nice and clear on every driveway, minor road, and bus stop on the path to make sure this didn't happen again! (I think I'm only half joking here...)

He also said he was going at 35-40kph. There's hope for me yet!
I also remember how he nearly went through a teamcar on the last TT in the last Tour De France. He was really moving on one straight and had to do a major readjustment to manoevre when the car wasn't going fast enough to keep out of his way. (I'm not for one second saying this is anyway related, just a memory that popped into my noggin).

Lumen

check_six wrote: »

He also said he was going at 35-40kph. There's hope for me yet!

"What I know is that I was going about 35 to 40 km/h on a gently sloping bike path"

He probably means no more than 10% uphill.

coastwatch

Back out on the bike just 7 days after his accident, very impressive.

Injury Update

Pherekydes

He made his racing return on the 1st, finishing fourth in Frankfurt!

Tony Martin happy with comeback