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Burghardt wins stage 18 in St. Etienne

Velochimp — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:31:36 +0000

The long breakaway worked and Marcus Burghardt won another stage for Columbia which is having an awesome Tour de France. Burghardt’s fortune is better than last year when he hit a dog.

John Lee Augustyn Crash Video

Velochimp — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:26:41 +0000

The crazy descent of the Cole de la Bonnette featured the spectacular looking crash of John lee Augustyn who took the corner a little too fast. Thankfully Augustyn was not injured and was able to get back on with a new bike. The team did recover the bike, so there is no souvenir waiting for a mountain goat.

Frank Schleck Tour de Suisse Crash

Velochimp — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:25:08 +0000

Cyclist Rolls Off Side Of Bridge – Watch more free videos

The video has been everywhere. This is a crazy crash and fortunately Frank Schleck made it out alright. Seems the racers who careen off of mountain roads usually make it OK. Oscar Pereiro crashed on the Col D’aubisque in the Tour in 2005 while busy with his musette and made it out OK. Jan Ulrich crashed on the Col de Peyresourde in 2001 in a very dramatic fashion, bike and all, but seemed to recover OK too.

Here is a link to an extended version of the incident

And here is another crash that is not as dramatic, but the cyclist goes into a creek off a corner during a descent in the 2007 Deutschland Tour 2007.