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25. this race has been rough too

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 09:42 PM

Jul 2015

Race leader Tony Martin abandons with a broken collarbone

and more

Fabian Cancellara abandons 2015 Tour de France with fractured vertebrae

Read more at http://roadcyclinguk.com/racing/fabian-cancellara-abandons-2015-tour-de-france-with-fractured-vertebrae.html#UpD8ZGXAsQH3UF7x.99

Several riders were badly injured within the final 60 kilometers of Stage 3 of the Tour de France after two large crashes, and the stage was stopped at the foot of the Côte de Bohissau, 105 kilometers into the 159.5-kilometer race.

The pileups included Fabian Cancellara, the bearer of the Maillot Jaune. According to Sky Sports, Tom Dumoulin, Simon Gerrans, William Bonnet and Dmitry Kozonchuk have all abandoned.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-2015-tony-martins-crash-injuries-show-multiple-pileups-are-an-unpleasant-feature-of-the-race-10383097.html

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Another doping scandal brewing in Le Tour? [View all] Baclava Jul 2015 OP

"deny deny deny" jberryhill Jul 2015 #1

he doesn't sweat and his eyes look like the 7th hour of good shrooms snooper2 Jul 2015 #2

I'd steal for one of those bikes Baclava Jul 2015 #14

Meh. No lugs for a cargo rack. jberryhill Jul 2015 #26

Can't put baseball cards in the spokes, either. Orrex Jul 2015 #46

Well it is TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #3

Not anymore jberryhill Jul 2015 #4

If there's a way to cheat some will figure it out. TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #11

Lance and his fellow losers managed to make that work cwydro Jul 2015 #38

I'll check in on the race coverage tomorrow and let you know. Baclava Jul 2015 #7

hacking, doping... what's not to like jberryhill Jul 2015 #10

All good entertainment, I say Baclava Jul 2015 #18

Shit happens jberryhill Jul 2015 #21

oh yeah! - I remember that guy going into the barbed wire fence Baclava Jul 2015 #22

He finished the damned stage, too jberryhill Jul 2015 #24

this race has been rough too Baclava Jul 2015 #25

Slippery when wet.... jberryhill Jul 2015 #27

Doesn't matter Baclava Jul 2015 #28

A relative no name that came from nowhere to blow away the field two years ago taught_me_patience Jul 2015 #9

He did not come from nowhere two years ago jberryhill Jul 2015 #12

Today erases any doubt that team Sky is doped to the gills taught_me_patience Jul 2015 #34

It's been a good tour so far this year....maybe AC is back to his old tricks also. ileus Jul 2015 #5

Pyrenees, here we are! Baclava Jul 2015 #6

Unless you are on the Orica Greenedge squad jberryhill Jul 2015 #8

Some sad news...Ivan Basso drops out - cancer Baclava Jul 2015 #13

Meanwhile, back in the Tinkoff team car... jberryhill Jul 2015 #16

This has me so torn up ... seveneyes Jul 2015 #15

We got Teejay Van Garderen in the mix - he is our salvation Baclava Jul 2015 #17

You got that right ... seveneyes Jul 2015 #19

Nice tunes! but Contador is a Vampire? Baclava Jul 2015 #20

The ten second time bonuses add up jberryhill Jul 2015 #23

Ha! 6:30 am drug test for Mr Froome, he says Baclava Jul 2015 #39

It's like watching piranhas jberryhill Jul 2015 #40

It wasn't much of an attack, seeing as Thomas finished in the group of the leaders muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #41

it was about the way it played out on the hill jberryhill Jul 2015 #42

Quintana was the only one capable/willing to match Froome's accelerations, I'd keep an eye on him Baclava Jul 2015 #43

Froome calls out 'irresponsible' Tour de France reporting Baclava Jul 2015 #44

When will Le Tour allow horses? longship Jul 2015 #29

In Spain, they let bulls chase the peloton jberryhill Jul 2015 #30

Gonna have to look that one up. nt longship Jul 2015 #31

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Bloodbath. Nt longship Jul 2015 #32

It's over - he just crushed the field Baclava Jul 2015 #33

I usually get very doped to watch the tour olddots Jul 2015 #35

I vote to let them all juice up! We demand entertainment! Baclava Jul 2015 #37

Eventually the riders will just be sponsored by steroid makers with logos like NASCAR GreatGazoo Jul 2015 #36

shut it down or level the playing field by giving them all dope. spanone Jul 2015 #45

Spectaor throws urine in Froome's face, calls him 'doper' - Froome blames French media Baclava Jul 2015 #47

Bummer! Tejay van Garderen abandoned the Tour de France on stage 17 after falling ill. Baclava Jul 2015 #48