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Fan's Elbow Crashes Tour de France Pack

Pile-up costs Alberto Contador precious minute

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 5, 2011 2:36 AM CDT | Updated Jul 5, 2011 4:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – A woman standing too close to the roadway triggered a massive pile-up during stage 1 of the Tour de France, leaving dozens of bikes and bodies sprawled over the road after a rider hit her elbow and knocked over the rest of the pack like... More »

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vjh
Jul 5, 2011 10:29 AM CDT
This shouldn't affect the cyclists at all. Aren't they all on steroids? They should have been able to swerve with super-human reflexes and avoid this women. In fact, that might make this sport more interesting.. put spectators on the road and watch these roid-ragers try to avoid them..
jen87
Jul 5, 2011 8:45 AM CDT
Clearly another case were cyclists  think they own the road :P
finkster
Jul 5, 2011 7:39 AM CDT
Down goes Frazier.....down goes Frazier....
 

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