It was the early 90′s and Donald Trump decided to stamp his name on of all things a bike race. One of the most memorable scenes was not Gert Jan Theunisse climbing up Devil’s Kitchen climb somewhere in NY, but of this hapless accident. This must have been a less experienced rider who simply did not think there would be anyone riding next to him in a pack of all places. Maybe it was a guy that decided to cash in a favor “The Donald” owed him…(note, this video may not even be from the Tour de Trump 89-90, but the Tour Du Pont in 1991. Thanks Cyclocosm)
CollegeHumor Movie: Hi mom! (bicycle pile up!!!)
Cosmo
Don’t quote me on this, as I was 9 at the time, but I believe this crash is actually from the 1991 Tour DuPont. The Tour de Trump and the Tour DuPont were essentially the same race, but the sponsorship changed after The Donald went bankrupt in 1990. There’s a video called “Hammer and Hell” or “Hammer in Hell” on the 1991 race, and it has this crash in it (along with skinnier Bobby Julich and much fatter Lance Armstrong).
Velochimp
I think you may be right. I wasn’t sure if it was 90 or 91, so I went for Trump.
Mags
Not that this has anything to do with cycling, but Trump’s net worth was just estimated to be around $2.6 billion by Forbes. Of course, Donald claims he is worth much more (about $3.7 billion), while the NY Times says it’s all bull and Donald “only” has $250 million, at the most. You would think that with that much money he would get some decent hair…
Mags
http://roadrace1.blogspot.com/
Velochimp
I think the $250 Million might not be off since most of the things like fancy houses, helicopter, limos etc. can be attributed to the Trump Corp. I bet a guy like Trump would make sure that on paper his net worth does not look so huge for taxes, divorce, liability etc.
Mags
Yeah, true. But Trump is not your average “run-of-the-mill” billionere. He is faaaaar to interested in public exposure…
Mags